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The bed of the Dominicans, the table of the Capuccins, and the luxury of the Benedictines.
Sicilian Proverb
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The hyena chasing two antelopes at the same time will go to bed hungry.
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Better go to bed supperless than to rise in debt.
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Every one has his place: the dead in the cemetery and the living at the table.
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Sit a beggar at your table and he will soon put his feet on it.
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Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury.
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