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Examine what is said, not him who speaks...
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Fair, good, rich, and wise, is a woman four stories high....
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We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence....
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It is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beast....
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Fine birds are commonly plucked....
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When the old dog barks it is time to watch....
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Tripe broth, you make much of yourself....
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To-morrow will be another day....
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Two blacks don't make a white....
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Were you at the wedding, Molly? No, mother, but the bride wa...
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He that holds the handle of a frying-pan runs the risk of burning himself.
- French Proverb
