When the cat mourns for the mouse do not take her seriously


Japanese Proverb

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Vengeance is a dish best eaten cold.
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Rest breeds rust.
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Rebuke with soft words and hard arguments.
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Private reproof is the best grave for private faults.
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One hour in the execution of justice is worth seventy years of prayer.
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Short prayers reach heaven.
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Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
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Practice is the best master.
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