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See a pin and pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck; see a pin... >>

The dead are soon forgotten.... >>

The devil leads him by the nose who the dice too often throws.... >>

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No pear falls into a shut mouth.... (Italian) >>

The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be.... (Chinese) >>

So you tell me there are wolves on the mountain, and foxes i... (Spanish) >>

If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength... (Benjamin Franklin) >>

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He who never budges from Paris will never be pope.

- French Proverb