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The Marwaris are not less enterprising than any other community in India.

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You do not know them better than I do.

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Some boys are at least as industrious as Kumar.

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Very few animals are as useful as the horse.

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It is easier to preach than to practice.

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Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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Nehru was at least as great an orator as any other Indian.

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The pen is mightier than the sword.

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"There may not be another festival this year," replied his father.