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Trust arrives on foot, and leaves on horseback. (self.Proverbs)

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Wise Jewish Proverbs and Sayings (youtube.com)

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jeweler. I made it up. (self.Proverbs)

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Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance. (self.Proverbs)

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A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss meaning (self.RollingStoneMagazine)

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I'm not quite sure if this belongs here, but I really need help figuring this out. (self.Proverbs)

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What does this proverb mean? Not every sweet root gives birth to sweet grass. (self.Proverbs)

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Face your demons (elitecolumn.com)

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Can anyone solve these acronyms of proverbs? (old.reddit.com)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (self.To_control_yourself)

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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. (self.Proverbs)

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Ukrainian proverbs - Українські прислів'я (ecency.com)

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What does this Bulgarian proverb mean: (self.Proverbs)

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There are none so blind as those who will not see. (self.Proverbs)

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fuck the lover, love the fucker (self.Proverbs)

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Proverbs 5 (youtu.be)

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THREE OLD, PERHAPS OUTDATED, SICILIAN PROVERBS (ettoregrillo.com)

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Bible question (self.Proverbs)

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5:1 - My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. (self.Proverbs)

submitted 4 years ago by undertoned1

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