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 Index in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and PhrasesG. Bell, 1888 - 583 pages |
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... never climb'd , never fell . After clouds comes clear weather . Give a clown your finger , and he'll take your whole hand . Cobblers and tinkers are the best ale - drinkers . The cock crows and the hen goes . When you ride a young colt ...
... never climb'd , never fell . After clouds comes clear weather . Give a clown your finger , and he'll take your whole hand . Cobblers and tinkers are the best ale - drinkers . The cock crows and the hen goes . When you ride a young colt ...
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... never about . Look high , and fall into a cow - turd . Every man is best known to himself . Better my hog dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roast - meat abroad . He is wise that is honest . Ital . Of all ...
... never about . Look high , and fall into a cow - turd . Every man is best known to himself . Better my hog dirty home than no hog at all . Dry bread at home is better than roast - meat abroad . He is wise that is honest . Ital . Of all ...
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... never . - Span . Il sabio muda consejo , il necio , no . It is better to sit with a wise man in prison , than with a fool in paradise . Russ . None is so wise but the fool overtakes him . Better to have than to wish . Better it be done ...
... never . - Span . Il sabio muda consejo , il necio , no . It is better to sit with a wise man in prison , than with a fool in paradise . Russ . None is so wise but the fool overtakes him . Better to have than to wish . Better it be done ...
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... never . Eat at pleasure , drink by measure . This is a French proverb . Pain tant qu'il dure , vin à mesure ; and they themselves observe it ; for no people eat more bread , nor indeed have better to eat : And for wine , the most of ...
... never . Eat at pleasure , drink by measure . This is a French proverb . Pain tant qu'il dure , vin à mesure ; and they themselves observe it ; for no people eat more bread , nor indeed have better to eat : And for wine , the most of ...
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... never did good . A windy March and a rainy April make a beautiful May . A March wisher is never a good fisher . March wind and May sun make clothes white and maids dun . So many frosts in March , so many in May . March many weathers ...
... never did good . A windy March and a rainy April make a beautiful May . A March wisher is never a good fisher . March wind and May sun make clothes white and maids dun . So many frosts in March , so many in May . March many weathers ...
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