The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
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It is good grafting on a good stock.
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Beauty draws more than oxen.
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Appear in your own colours, that folk may know you.
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Appear in your own colours, that folk may know you.
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