Peace with a club in hand is war.
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He who has a good next, finds good friends.
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Eat the wind and swallow bitterness.
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A shut mouth keeps me out of strife.
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The one-eyes is a king in the land of the blind.
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I kiss thee hide, because thou art to be a wine-bag.
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