The wagtail hops and flaps its wings, but the male dove feeds and coos.
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Your soul to God, your body to dust, your property to your relatives, because thus it has been found written.Maltese
Only death is certain.
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A woman has even cheated the devil.
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Where the heart loves, there the legs walk.
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No one takes away anything with him.
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An oven whose door does not shut does not bake its loaves.
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