Make a friend of the wolf, but keep your axe ready.
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There is no repentance after death.
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A long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether.
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A silent man is not a conquered man.
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Death does not come free of charge, for it costs us our life.
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If rubles fell from heaven the poor would have no bag.
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