Of two cowards, the one who attacks conquers the other.
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All the world loves a lover.
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Give a loaf, and beg a shive.
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One bird in the hand is worth two flying.
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What was hard to bear is sweet to remember.
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Let every man look to the bread upon which he must depend.
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