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Other Proverbs

It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear.... (English) >>

Hunger find no fault with mouldy corn.... (American) >>

Whither goest thou, sorrow? Whither I am used to go.... (Spanish) >>

Rain before seven; clear before eleven.... (English) >>

One of these day is none of these days... (English) >>

One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few

- German Proverb