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Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing.

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Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Enemies' promises were made to be broken.

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