The fewer donkeys, the more corncobs.
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Winter comes fast on the lazy.Irish
Apelles was not a master painter the first day.
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Don't bid the devil good day till you meet him.
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You've got to do your own growing, not matter how tall your grandfather was.
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A man who holds good cards would never say if they were dealt wrong.
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Everyone is nice till the cow gets into the garden.
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