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   41. Bend the twig while 'tis young. 42. You cannot whistle and eat meal. 43. If a women's age was shown by her teeth, she would not be so fond of showing them. 44. One twig never made a crow's nest. 45. He who tries to grab everything generally loses all. 46. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy & wise. 47. Honesty is the safest policy. 48. Many like the fox despise. The heights to which they cannot rise. 49. The case is often as bad as the disease. 50. A burnt child dreads the fire. 51. Many hands make light work. 52. After a storm comes a calm. 53. Constant dropping, wears away a stone.

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