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A handsome shoe often pinches the feet.... >>

A honeyed tongue with a heart of gall.... >>

Gluttony has killed more than the sword.... >>

Other Proverbs

Ale in, wit out.... (English) >>

Who gives what he has before he is dead, take a mallet and k... (Spanish) >>

The receiver is as bad as the thief.... (American) >>

When fire and water are at war, it is the fire that loses.... (Spanish) >>

Where friars abound keep your eyes open.... (Spanish) >>

Nothing grows old sooner than a kindness.

- French Proverb