Passed waters can’t move the mills.
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter.
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In default of bread, meal cakes are good.
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Give a loaf, and beg a shive.
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There is no pleasure that does not pall, the more so if it costs nothing.
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A girl, a vineyard and a beanfield are difficult to guard.
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