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By turns witty, teasing and provoking, this collection of proverbs ranges from the classical wisdom of "familiarity breeds contempt" to the 20th-century cycnicism of "those who can do, do;those who can't, teach".
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By turns witty, teasing and provoking, this collection of proverbs ranges from the classical wisdom of "familiarity breeds contempt" to the 20th-century cycnicism of "those who can do, do;those who can't, teach".
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