It fares ill with the house when the distaff commands the sword.
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Death squares all accounts.Portuguese
Many kiss the hand they would gladly see cut off.
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The ripest fruit will not fall into your mouth.
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Who eats his fowl alone, must saddle his horse alone.
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Poverty never sped well in love.
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The horse's best allowance is his master's eye.
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