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Whenever newcomers boast about their flashy titles, my grandfather would just smile and say, it ain't the whistle that pulls the train
to remind us that actions matter more than appearances.
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Whenever newcomers boast about their flashy titles, my grandfather would just smile and say, it ain't the whistle that pulls the train
to remind us that actions matter more than appearances.
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it ain't the whistle that pulls the train
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騒がしい笛（目立つ、派手な要素）が列車を引く（物事を動かす）わけではなく、実際の動力は見えにくい実力や努力である、という意味の諺です。 / 表面上の目立った演出や見せかけではなく、実体的な力や行動こそが本質であり、成果を生むという教訓を示しています。
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