Old hens make good broth.
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A cloak is not made for a single shower of rain.Italian
Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach.
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War begun, hell unchained.
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He who has a bad tongue should have good loins.
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It is better to lose the saddle than the horse.
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In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.
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