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Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. — English
Today red, tomorrow dead. — German
Until the snake is dead, do not drop the stick. — Ugandan
We must live by the quick and not by the dead. — English
Wealth is of no use to the dead. — Filipino
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What good is the hay if the horse is dead? — Filipino
What’s the use of consulting a dead person’s horoscope? — African (Sengal)
When the lion is dead the hares jump upon his carcass. — Italian
When a fly does not get up off a dead body, he is buried with it. — African (Ashanti)
When one is dead, it is for a long while. — French
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While a dead tree is expected to collapse, a live one unexpectedly snaps. — African (Annang)
Without money fame is dead. — Irish
Worms eat you up when dead and worries eat you up alive. — Yiddish
You need not look after the hoofs of dead horses. — Rumanian
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