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Barber’s arm stops in mid-air. It trembles visibly. Man throws his arms up triumphantly. Starts scooping money into his pocket.

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When the rain falls on the leopard, does it wash off its spots? Has the richness of kingly life washed off the love of our King for his people?

The Gods Are Not To Blame (1968)

By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from tree to tree without falling.

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The horns cannot be too heavy for the head of the cow that must bear them.

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Until the rotten tooth is pulled out, the mouth must chew with caution.

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Max Horkheimer Dialektik der Aufklärung [Dialectic of Enlightenment (1944)

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