A looker on sees more of the game than a player.
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Speak little and well, they will think you somebody.Portuguese
Pray to the saint until you have passed the slough.
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Better an egg in peace, than an ox in war.
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A full man is no eater.
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Children pick up words, as pigeons peas, And utter them again as God shall please.
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The chicken that stays in the farmyard, will peck the crumbs.
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