Kozma Prutkov

From the all of the fuits (products) the best is always brought by a good breeding.

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Prutkov Kozma

Kozma Prutkov - a collective pseudonym for the group of Russian writers - Alexey Tolstoy and Zhemchuzhnikov brothers, who performed jointly in 50-60s of the 19th century. www.english-slang.com

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Of all the fruits, the best ones come from good education. www.english-slang.com

Kozma Prutkov

Shoe polish blackens for good - an evil person blackens for pleasure. www.english-slang.com

bring around

[bring around] or [bring round] {v.} 1. {informal} To restore to health or consciousness cure. * /He was quite ill, but good nursing brought him around./ Compare: [BRING TO] (1). […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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The curse of the Irish is not that they don't know the words to a song--it's that they know them all.

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