The fool passes for wise if he is silent.
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A good word quenches more than a cauldron of water.Portuguese
The ass embraced the thistle, and they found themselves relations.
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Would you have me serve you, good king, give me the means of living.
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Many kiss the hand they would gladly see cut off.
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A rich widow weeps with one eye and laughs with the other.
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A servant and a cock must be kept but one year.
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