An inch in a sword, or a palm in a lance, is a great advantage.... >>
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You surrender your freedom where you deposit your secret.... >>
Either you sink or you swim.... >>
Every potter praises his pot, especially if cracked.... >>
Take thy thoughts to bed with thee, for the morning is wiser... (Russian) >>
The man who does not learn is dark, like one walking in the ... (English) >>
Since the wine is drawn it must be drunk.... (French) >>
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, ... (Welsh) >>
He who is at sea does not direct the winds.... (French) >>