He who is frightened of a sparrow will never sow barley.
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A wife should be as humble as a lamb, busy as a bee, as beautiful as a bird of paradise and faithful as a turtle dove.Russian
Who falls in the water will hold on to the foam to save himself.
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Long whiskers cannot take the place of brains.
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You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse.
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Acknowledgement is half of correction.
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The vulture embraced the chicken until its last breath.
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