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PROVERB

QUIET DOGS BITE HARD.
THIS PROVERB REFERS TO PEOPLE WHO THINK BEFORE THEY ACT.
THEY THEN TAKE STEPS TOWARD DOING SOMETHING ABOUT WHATEVER THEY
WERE CONTEMPLATING. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PROVERB REFERS TO
PEOPLE OF ACTION. THE PROVERB CAN ALSO REFER TO THE SUPPOSEDLY
INNOCENT PERSON WHO IS FULL OF SURPRISES.

Subject headings: PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 00001970S

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