A bird in the cage is worth a hundred at large.
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He who wants milk should not sit in the middle of a field and wait for a cow to back up to him.Italian
The world wags on with three things: doing, undoing, and pretending.
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When there is little bread at table put plenty on your plate.
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No one ever became poor through giving alms.
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Thirst comes from drinking.
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Who gives sell, sells dear, if the receiver be not a churl.
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