More English Proverbs
Many a true word is spoken in jest....
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The devil take the hindmost...
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Ruse only flourishes if it be stolen....
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If three dogs chase a rabbit they cannot kill it....
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There's many a good cock come out of a tattered bag....
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Other Proverbs
From a fallen tree, all make kindling...
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No fly gets into a shut mouth....
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No one is expected to achieve the impossible....
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A thing too much seen is little prized....
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A lord of straw devours a vassal of steel....
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Black as night and devil's kite
- English Proverb