Whether an owl with a stump, or a stump with an owl.
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A pig in a parlor is still a pig.
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He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley.
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One can get sick of cake, but never of bread.
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Rather a bitter truth than a sweet lie.
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Trouble is the beginning of disaster.
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