The fly flutters around the candle till it gets burnt.
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A honey tongue, a heart of gall.Dutch
Cent-wisdom and dollar-folly.
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He that looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery already with her in his heart.
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Better a ruined than a lost land.
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It's no crime to steal from a thief.
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He that will conquer must fight.
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