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...To me, the present perfect can't be used to represent a universal law or truth...
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I'm not so sure:
When a fool has made up his mind the market has gone by.
- Proverb, (Spanish)
When a large vessel has opened a way it is easy for a small one to follow.
- Proverb, (Chinese)
When a man has fallen into the mire, the more he flounders the more he fouls himself.
- Proverb, (Italian)
When a mouse has fallen into a meal sack, he thinks he is the miller himself.
- Proverb, (Dutch)
When a musician hath forgotten his note,
He makes as though a crumb stuck in his throat.
- Proverb
MrP