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   One per cent good is better than 99 per cent bad One look before you is better than 2 looks behind you. Wilful waste makes woeful want. Don't spoil the ship for a ha porth of tar. Judge the river before you go in the current. A friend in need is a friend indeed. You do not know a person until you live with him The beginning of harm is the easiest to check. When the giants' fight the dwarf is king. A patch is always better than a hole. Cleanliness is next to Godliness. Far away grass is Emerald green. The foul turns back upon the fouler. A friend's fright is an enemy's chance. A wedge of the elm splits itself

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