One cannot make a fur coat from a “Thank you.”
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Soap is grey but it used to be white.Russian
If the child does not cry, the mother knows not its wants.
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We all see the same sun, but we don't eat the same meal.
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Don't look for a sea when you can drown in a puddle.
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To keep a new friend, never break with the old.
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You don't get a headache from what other people have drunk.
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