“Be first at the feast, and last at the fight.” — Indian proverb · The Inspired Sage

A stall at Burrabazar Market in Kolkata selling water caltrops (Trapa natans)

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Be first at the feast, and last at the fight.

— Indian proverb

Book Title – Aboriginal Proverbs: Spoken By The Indigenous – Get the book

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