He avoided the fly and swallowed the spider.
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Soft water constantly striking the hard stone, wears it at last.Portuguese
Go to bed without supper, you will rise without debt.
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Brackish water is sweet in a drought.
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A dead man does not speak.
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Death spares neither Pope nor beggar.
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A small hatchet fells a great oak.
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