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To fall out of the frying-pan into the fire.
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To go safely through the world you must have the eye of a falcon,
the ear of an ass, the face of an ape, the mouth of a pig, the
shoulders of a camel, and the legs of a deer.
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To have "Heard say" is half a lie.
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To have eye one on the cat and another on the frying-pan.
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To have luck needs little wit.
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To him who can take what thou hast, give what he asks.
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To him who gives you a pig you may well give a rasher.
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To him who is determined it remains only to act.
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To him who watches, everything reveals itself.
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To know everything is to know nothing.
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To make the cart go you must grease the wheels.
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To preserve friendship one must build walls.
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To promise and give nothing is comfort for a fool.
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To protest and knock one's head against the wall is what
everybody can do.
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To the fallen tree, hatchets! hatchets!
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To whom you tell your secret you surrender your freedom.
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Translators, traitors.
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Travel broadens the mind.
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True love never grows old.
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Trust was a good man; Trust-not was a better.
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Two cocks in one yard do not agree.
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Two dogs fight for a bone and a third runs away with it.
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Two women and a goose make a market.
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Unbending the bow does not cure the wound.
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Unbending the bow does not heal the wound.
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Under white ashes there is glowing coal.
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Until death there is no knowing what may befal.
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Various are the roads to fame.
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Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord.
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Vetches seem bitter to the full-cropped pigeon.
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Vexations, duly borne,
Are but as trials, which heaven's love to man
Sends for his good.
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Wait time and place to take your revenge, for it is never well
done in a hurry.
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War begun, hell unchained.
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Water after does not quench a fire at hand.
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Water, smoke, and a vicious woman, drive men out of the house.
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We learn by teaching.
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Wealth conquered Rome after Rome had conquered the world.
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Wealth is not his who makes it, but his who enjoys it.
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What costs little is little esteemed.
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What does not poison, fattens.
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What has not been, may be.
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What keeps out the cold keeps out the heat.
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What will be, will be.
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What you can't have, abuse.
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When a dog runs away, hit him! hit him!
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When a man has fallen into the mire, the more he flounders the
more he fouls himself.
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When a tree is falling, every one cries, down with it.
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When everybody says you are drunk, go to sleep.
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When fortune comes, open your doors.
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When gold speaks every tongue is silent.
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