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A beautiful thing is never perfect.
Source: (Egyptian)
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A man's ruin lies in his tongue.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Be patient with a bad neighbor: he may move or face misfortune.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Bed is the poor man's opera.
Source: (Egyptian)
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False ambition serves the neck.
Source: (Egyptian)
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If there were no fault, there would be no pardon.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Learn politeness from the impolite.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling
musk.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Malice drinketh its own poison.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Pride and dignity would belong to women if only men would leave
them alone.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Pride feels no pain.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Pride goes before a fall.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a
fall.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you
along.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Put a stout heart to a steep hill.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Put a stout heart to a stey brae.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Put by for a rainy day.
Source: (Egyptian)
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Run as hard as a wild beast if you will, but you won't get any
reward greater than that destined for you.
Source: (Egyptian)
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The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel.
Source: (Egyptian)
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The tyrant is only the slave turned inside out.
Source: (Egyptian)
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When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond.
Source: (Egyptian)
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