It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
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Custom is stronger than law.
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A girl never grows into a lady.
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A wife should be as humble as a lamb, busy as a bee, as beautiful as a bird of paradise and faithful as a turtle dove.
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Having given your word, be strong; not having done it, try not to promise.
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After your daughter is married, there comes a number of potential sons-in-law.
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