He who makes himself a servant is expected to remain a servant.
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A favor to come is better than a hundred received.
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Small rain lays great dust.
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Every potter praises his pot, and most of all the one that is cracked.
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On every small pretext the wolf seizes the sheep.
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Flies don't light on a boiling pot.
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