When the blind man carries the banner, woe to those who follow.
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Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.French
Youth lives on hope, old age on remembrance.
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The highest branch is not the safest roost.
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There is no spite like that of a proud beggar.
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When he was fifteen the devil was a good looking boy.
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He, who more than he is worth doth spend, E'en makes a rope, his life to end.
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