My son is my son till he gets him a wife, but my daughter’s my daughter all the days of her life.
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You will never learn enough looking for only the good things in life; you will always be a pupil.
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The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.
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As soon as a man leaves his house he has seven enemies.
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The gods just laugh when men pray to them for wealth.
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One cannot scoop up the ocean with a sea shell.
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