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Other Proverbs

The greater the truth, the greater the libel.... (English) >>

The day I did not sweep the house, there came to it one I di... (Spanish) >>

God gives wings to the ant that she may perish the sooner.... (Spanish) >>

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He who is at sea does not direct the winds.

- French Proverb