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The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives.... >>

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.... >>

The devil take the hindmost... >>

Other Proverbs

He who has drunk will drink.... (French) >>

The gown is hers that wears it; and the world is his who enj... (French) >>

The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley.... (French) >>

The flawed pot lasts longest.... (French) >>

Scratch people where they itch.... (French) >>

A man may lead a horse to water, but cannot make him drink.

- English Proverb