Hired horses make short miles.
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Silence answers much.Dutch
Don't cry holloa! till you're over the bridge.
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The nearest boor is the nearest kinsman when the calf lies in the ditch.
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The goose hisses, but does not bite.
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Creaking carts last the longest.
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What is bred in the bone won't out of the flesh.
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