Scarce things are prized.
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It is no business of mine; may it go to the devil!
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Sooner will the tamarisk bear apples.
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Those who attack, though they die in the attempt.
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Danger is never conquered without danger. [Numquam periculum sine periculo vincitur.]
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Providence is always on the side of the big battalions.
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