He who serves the public has a sorry master.
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The dog that is quarrelsome and not strong, woe to his hide.Italian
Better to fall from the window than the roof.
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A scorpion never stung me but I cured myself with its grease.
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You must marry a widow while she is still mourning.
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Criticizing another's garden doesn't keep the weeds out of your own.
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No day but has its evening.
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