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A good painter need not give a name to his picture, a bad one mustUnknown
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursUnknown
A snake deserves no pityUnknown
There wouldn't be such a thing as counterfeit gold if there were no real gold somewhereUnknown
Those who have free seats at a play hiss firstUnknown
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragonUnknown
To know the road ahead, ask those coming backUnknown
Under a ragged coat lies wisdomUnknown
When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forwardUnknown
When a thing is done, advice comes too lateUnknown
When one shuts one eye, one does not hear everythingUnknown
When spiders unite they can tie down a lionUnknown
When the fox preaches, look to the geeseUnknown
When two quarrel, both are to blameUnknown
Who depends on another man's table often dines lateUnknown
Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than oneUnknown
Young pigs grunt as as old pigs grunted before themUnknown
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.Unknown
The earth is a beehive, we all enter by the same door.Unknown
There are 40 kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense.Unknown
All Hallows moon, witches soon.Unknown
The devil places a pillow for a drunken man to fall upon.Unknown
A good year is determined by its spring.Unknown
A tree does not move unless there is wind.Unknown
There is a path to the top of highest mountain.Unknown
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