One year’s seeding makes seven years weeding.
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My chest locked, my soul safe.Portuguese
Don't pull hard enough to break the rope.
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He who make more of you than he is wont, either means to cheat you or wants you.
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Good and bad make up a city.
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I hate fetters though they be of gold.
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The fingers of the same hand are not alike.
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