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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected wit

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. – Chinese Proverb

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The appearance of a disease is swift as an arrow; its disappearance slow, like a thread. – Chinese Proverb

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