A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages, and a Complete Alphabetical IndexG. Bell and sons, 1899 - 583 pages |
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... grows rich . Deeds are fruits , words are but leaves . Deeds are males , and words are females . - Ital . I fatti sons maschi , le parole femine . Desires are nourished by delays . He loseth his thanks who promiseth and delayeth ...
... grows rich . Deeds are fruits , words are but leaves . Deeds are males , and words are females . - Ital . I fatti sons maschi , le parole femine . Desires are nourished by delays . He loseth his thanks who promiseth and delayeth ...
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... grow in the garden that were never there . The groundsel speaks not save what it heard of the hinges . He who is a good paymaster is lord of another man's purse . Ital . H. Span . THE wise hand doth not all the foolish tongue speaketh ...
... grow in the garden that were never there . The groundsel speaks not save what it heard of the hinges . He who is a good paymaster is lord of another man's purse . Ital . H. Span . THE wise hand doth not all the foolish tongue speaketh ...
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... grows not in every one's garden . ( An allusion to the me of a plant so called , i . e . Rhabar barum monachorum . ) He who hath much pease may put the more in the pot . Let every pedlar carry his own burden . There's no companion like ...
... grows not in every one's garden . ( An allusion to the me of a plant so called , i . e . Rhabar barum monachorum . ) He who hath much pease may put the more in the pot . Let every pedlar carry his own burden . There's no companion like ...
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... grow rich . Riches are like muck , which stink in a heap , but spread abroad , make the earth fruitful . It's easy to rob an orchard when none keeps it . A rugged stone grows smooth from hand to hand . Rule lust , temper the tongue ...
... grow rich . Riches are like muck , which stink in a heap , but spread abroad , make the earth fruitful . It's easy to rob an orchard when none keeps it . A rugged stone grows smooth from hand to hand . Rule lust , temper the tongue ...
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... growing , requires much addition of food ; little at a time , for fear of op- pressing and extinguishing the natural heat . A little oil nourishes the flame ; but a great deal poured on at once , may drown and quench it . A man may ...
... growing , requires much addition of food ; little at a time , for fear of op- pressing and extinguishing the natural heat . A little oil nourishes the flame ; but a great deal poured on at once , may drown and quench it . A man may ...
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