It’s when it’s small that the cucumber gets warped.
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The belly warm, the foot at rest.Portuguese
A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a bean-field, are hard to watch.
Portuguese
More haste, less speed.
Portuguese
Tell me with whom thou goest, and I'll tell thee what thou doest.
Portuguese
Let not the bottom of your purse or of your mind be seen.
Portuguese
Good men are scarce.
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