More English Proverbs
Absence is a shrew....
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It is a bold mouse that nestles in the cat's ear....
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An empty barrel makes the most noise....
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Better say nothing, than nothing to the purpose....
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God help the rich man, let the poor man beg!...
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Other Proverbs
A bad thing never dies....
(Spanish) >>
Learning is there for every man....
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A dimple in the chin; a devil within...
(Latin) >>
He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn....
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He who is born to be hanged shall never be drowned....
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The camel asking for horns lost also his ears. [In grasping for things we need not, we often lose what we have.]
- English Proverb