It is nothing — they are only thrashing my husband.
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He buys very dear who begs.Portuguese
The ripest fruit will not fall into your mouth.
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To separate the men from the boys.
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Honour a good man that he may honour you, and a bad man that he may not dishonour you.
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Who eats his fowl alone, must saddle his horse alone.
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For a voracious beast pebbles in his feed.
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