A colt is worth little if it does not break its halter.
More Traditional Proverbs:
A fool may be known by six things anger, without cause speech, without profit change, without progress inquiry, without object putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friendsTraditional
Shake like a leaf.
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If it is not true, it is a very happy invention.
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Welcome Vice, if it comest alone
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Every man is rich in excuses to safeguard his prejudices, his instincts, and his opinions.
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Great is the victory that is gained without bloodshed.
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