ProverbPedia

“English: He who is born to be hanged will never be drowned.”
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“English: He who is not handsome at twenty, nor strong at thirty, nor wise at forty, nor rich at fifty, will never be handsome, strong, rich, or wise.”
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“English: He knows not a hawk from a hand-saw.”
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“English: A hand-saw is a good thing, but not to shave with.”
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“English: Hail brings frost in the tail.”
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“English: Half a loaf is better than no bread.”
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“English: Better be half hanged than ill wed.”
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“English: A guilty conscience needs no accuser.”
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“English: An unbidden guest must bring his own stool with him.”
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“English: 'Tis an ill guest that never drinks to his host.”
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“English: The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.”
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“English: Grief pent up will burst the heart.”
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“English: Gray hairs are death's blossoms.”
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“English: A green wound is soon healed.”
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“English: A green winter makes a fat churchyard.”
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“English: Green wood makes a hot fire.”
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