Where there are no dogs the fox is a king.
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The fortress that parleys soon surrenders.Italian
Even the fool says a wise word sometimes.
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Look for the hog at the oak.
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It is a good horse that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles.
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When the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved.
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He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire.
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