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 ) Y* _6 y9 M1 `5 k; a8 [  One look is worth a thousand words.
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 ( s: E- T1 ?: ^$ T  Seeing is believing.
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 5 y* ~0 K2 B' Y! t+ M  to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst, }, X$ ?, s$ V: N* M
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 0 F" ?. v* C9 Q  bid farewell to the old and usher in the new4 ]! @% G; d. }
 
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 3 ]( l/ I% j- F4 {( [* p  On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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 * I7 r3 z% k8 \  l7 A2 }  Man proposes; God disposes.
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 # b/ e; a7 ?* L0 R  |  fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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 , R# m" f' J% n  Y7 H& |) x  强龙难压地头蛇% H# e3 ]5 p6 f; {+ E5 t
 
 ( i* I8 t0 s7 U3 j" c" d  The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.0 p& l& l2 T" D( Z+ w+ Z
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 ) D3 Q2 V' |) L+ u  Where there is a will, there is a way.
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 ; L& L- S% d$ b' D& c  There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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 ' J' {. n" P4 p/ w, K4 |  bold but not crafty84! Y8 l: o2 s  O! k# {: h" b1 ?
 
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 4 I  j' [0 k# @3 w  Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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 7 J' ?) N7 r0 F4 v& I  teach students according to their aptitude
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 5 O3 h6 X0 b5 r+ M# O0 R+ r  欲穷千里目,更上一层楼
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 6 ?0 v" t9 L, x/ H. ?  You can't wrap fire in paper.
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