A bad bush is better than an open field.
More Traditional Proverbs:
No species of wild plant produces a flower or blossom that is absolutely black, and so far, none has been developed artificially.Traditional
Friends should have a high wall between them.
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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures the absent
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When arguing with a chicken a grain of corn is always wrong
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Those that do you a very ill deed will never forgive you.
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Have both feet on the ground.
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