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A man of feeble character resembles a reed that bends with every gust of wind.Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 446
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Mágha · Book of Wise Sayings · 1893 · n. 446
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- W. A. Clouston · Book of Wise Sayings (1893) · Detto n. 446 · attribuzione riportata: Mágha
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