An empty barrel rattles louder.
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Don't swear off of beggary and jail.Russian
A thousand friends are few; one enemy is too many.
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The blind cannot see -- the proud will not.
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The naked don't fear robbery.
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The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder.
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Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear, and a man from all sides.
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