The greatest king must at last be put to bed with a shovel.
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If you learn a lot, you'll age soon.Russian
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
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You cannot please everybody.
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Keep your eye on the ball.
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A cross-eyed Tsar, one-eyed ministers, blind subjects.
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Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the czar won't see his face.
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