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Other Proverbs

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Feed a cold, starve a fever.... (American) >>

The lean dog is all fleas.... (Spanish) >>

A handful of motherwit is worth a bushel of learning.... (Spanish) >>

Bad news is always true.... (Spanish) >>

He who trusts a woman and leads an ass will never be free from plague.

- French Proverb