A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.
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A blow with a reed makes a noise but hurts not.
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When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own.
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Conscience is what tells you not to do what you have just done.
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He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living.
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There is a remedy for everything but death.
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