Don’t lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.
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While the doctors consult, the patient dies.English
A maid who laughs is half taken.
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He who says what he likes will hear what he does not like.
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A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
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Better a snotty child than his nose wiped off.
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He laughs best who laughs last.
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