A comb becomes bad when it hurts you.
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If you do not have patience you cannot make beer.African
He who takes a light to find a snake should start at his own feet.
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When the heart acts the body is its slave.
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Before shooting, one must aim.
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A stranger has big eyes but sees nothing.
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A fool may chance to put something into a wise man's head.
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