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A courtier should be without feeling and without honour.... >>

A woman's tongue is her sword, and she does not let it rust.... >>

An ounce of favour goes further, or is worth more, than a pound of jus... >>

A woman and a ship ever want mending.... >>

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Clergymen's sons always turn out badly.... (Spanish) >>

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What you can't get is just what suits you.

- French Proverb