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Other Proverbs

Every one should sweep before his own door.... (French) >>

He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind... (Persian) >>

The money paid, the workman's arm is broken.... (French) >>

There's virtue in a man's face (i.e., presence carries weigh... (French) >>

The last come is the best liked.... (French) >>

Pain is forgotten where gain comes.

- American Proverb