From the absurd.
More Traditional Proverbs:
A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrelTraditional
A poem ought to be well made at first, for there is many a one to spoil it afterwards.
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Beat around the bush.
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Everyone finds himself in the world where he belongs. The essential thing is to have a fixed point from which to check its reality now and then.
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A good rule of thumb.
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Mother, may I go out to swim Yes, my darling daughter Hang your clothes on a hickory limb - But don't go near the water
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