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When glory comes memory departs.... >>

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What the gauntlet wins the gorget consumes.... >>

Who answers for another pays.... >>

Other Proverbs

A bad compromise is better than a successful suit.... (Spanish) >>

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Another's care hangs by a hair.... (Spanish) >>

He who wants a great deal must not ask for little.... (Italian) >>

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For a stubborn ass a hard goad.

- French Proverb