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When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about beginning

If you're a wind then I'm a twister.

Proverbs and old sayings

Temptation wrings integrity even as the thumbscrew twists a man's fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about integrity, temptation, man

Lies have twisted limbs.

Proverbs and old sayings

You can't drive straight on a twisting lane.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

You cannot drive straight on a twisting lane.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

God made things straight, the devil came and twisted them.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about devil, things, god

The law is an ass. From English writer Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist

Proverbs and old sayings British about writers, law, old, olderness

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