One would like to eat honey, but would not like to get stung.
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Desert and reward seldom keep company.
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Not all who make love make marriages.
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Do not look at gift horse's mouth.
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It's better to be known as a rascal than a fool.
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A hammer will shatter glass yet it can forge steel.
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