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It is difficult to fly without wings.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
 He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
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 He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
 [He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.] 
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
 Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the 
unfortunate.  
 Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the 
unfortunate. 
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.
By the wicked the good conduct of others is always dreaded.