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There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]