It is bad to have a servant, but worse to have a master.
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He is your friend who gets you out of a scrape.Portuguese
The queen bee has no sting.
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Give orders, and do it yourself, and you will be rid of anxiety.
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The lame goat does not take a siesta.
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He has nothing, for whom nothing is enough.
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Thinking is not knowing.
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