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A brave man who climbs trees is food for their roots.

He who stands, lives, he who sleeps, dies.

The more you ask how much longer it will take, the longer the journey seems.

A bird which eats berries can be caught, but not a bird that eats wood.

A house full of people is a house full of different points of view.

The block of wood should not dictate to the carver.

Only the foolish visit the land of the cannibals.

Let someone else acknowledge your virtues.