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Other Proverbs

He pays dear for honey who licks it off thorns.... (French) >>

He puts his sickle into another man's harvest.... (French) >>

Every one preaches for his own saint.... (French) >>

Every fool likes his bauble.... (French) >>

Every hooked beak is maintained by prey.... (French) >>

A good servant makes a bad enemy.

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