Stock-fish are made tender by much beating.
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As you brew so shall you bake.Dutch
The ruling passion strong in death.
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A house full of daughters is a cellar full of sour beer.
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He who is afraid of leaves must not go into the wood.
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He that is bitten by a dog must apply some of its hair.
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Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
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