A live dog is better than a dead lion.
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Those who are one in food are one in life.Traditional
The secret wall of a town is peace.
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The sun is red at dawn and red at sunset. Great men are unchanged in prosperity and in distress.
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Pale moon doth rain, Red moon doth blow, White moon doth neither rain nor snow.
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Non-injury, truthfulness, freedom from theft, lust, anger, and greed, and an effort to do what is agreeable and beneficial to all creatures this is the common duty of all castes.
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After shaking hands with a Greek, count your fingers.
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