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A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfect without trials.
American Proverb
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From praise, as from a shadow, a man is neither bigger nor smaller.
Danish Proverb
Don't send an old man to buy a donkey, nor a young man to woo a wife.
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Gems are polished by rubbing, just as men are made brilliant by trials.
Chinese Proverb
Wind from the east is good for neither man nor beast.
Irish Proverb
When the wind is in the east, 'tis neither good for man nor beast.
Italian Proverb
