A rich widow weeps with one eye and laughs with the other.
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A man of straw is better than a woman of gold.Portuguese
Good management is better than good income.
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Under fair words beware of fraud.
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Better a sparrow in the hand than two flying.
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Though the mastiff be gentle, yet bite him not by the lip.
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Supper is soon served up in a plentiful house.
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