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Every mother's child is handsome.
A used plough shines; standing water stinks. He who is a judge between two friends loses one of them. Everybody's friend, everybody's fool. Boldly ventured is half won. Where money talks, arguments are of no avail. Ill-gotten goods seldom prosper. God gives the nuts but he does not crack them. To blame is easy, to do it better is difficult. No jealousy, no love. Idleness is the devil's workshop. Bad money always comes back. Much money, many friends. A golden hammer breaks an iron gate. An ounce of motherwit is worth a pound of schoolwit. Praising is not loving. Cunning surpasses strength. Speaking comes by nature, silence by understanding. A woman's vengeance knows no bounds. Good counsel never comes too late. He is a bad smith who cannot bear smoke. One today is better than ten tomorrows. He who has once invited the devil into his house, will never be rid of him. One catches the hare, and another eats it. He that pelts every barking dog must pick up a great many stones. Beauty is a good letter of introduction. He who is his own teacher has a fool for his pupil. Everybody says it, nobody knows it. A man warned is half saved. Blind zeal only does harm. Trick against trick. There are many preachers who don't hear themselves. Bear and bull catch no fox.
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