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'Tis useless to kill the serpent after she has laid her eggs.
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The poison on the fang cannot injure till the snake strikes.
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When the unctious priest wants to borrow he cries, 'Lend to the Lord.'
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We should not blot out the sun because its rays will hatch the eggs of a
serpent.
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The lion of the jungle seizes his prey by night. The lion of the city by
day; one is stripped to the bone, the other to the shirt.
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Birds are charmed by snakes, women by beasts in human form. The glitter
of the eye subdues the one, the glitter of gold, the other.
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Over the grave of each child which dies in the slums should stand a
tablet inscribed, "Died for want of sunlight and pure air." "Who stole
the land?"
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One tyrant dies that two may be born.
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A wise man prefers virgin soil to a cultivated widow.
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The bone of contention is never covered with sweet meat.
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