"Do not prolong a friendly visit." Guest stays so long that host gives him black bread instead of white

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"Do not prolong a friendly visit." Guest stays so long that host gives him black bread instead of white.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Wisdom (knowledge) acquired from experience. · view the constellation · filed as J21.9.1

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Italian Novella*Rotunda.
general Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 52

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Filed under "Do not visit your friends often": counsel proved wise by experience. At last the man is treated shamefully.

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