The cat well knows whose beard she licks.
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Your windmill dwindles into a nutcrack.Portuguese
From a closed door the devil turns away.
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Make your son you heir and not your steward.
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Threatened folks eat bread.
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If you would be in good repute, let not the sun find you in bed.
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One good word puts out the flames better than a bucket of water.
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