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Proverb: One swallow doesn't make a summer



 
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Proverb: One swallow doesn't make a summer Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:44 am  Proverb: One swallow doesn't make a summer		  
Hi all my online teachers,

One swallow doesn't make a summer.

Could you please explain the meaning of this proverb to me?

Thanks in advance

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Proverb: One swallow doesn't make a summer Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:03 am  Proverb: One swallow doesn't make a summer		  
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