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   20. "There is no tree but has branch rotten enough to burn."
   21. "Its the last straw that breaks the horses back."
   22. "Opposition is the life of trade."
   23. "Every crow thinks her own the blackest."
   24. "Patience drove a snail to ?."
   25. "Time is a good story-teller."
   26. "The proof of the loaf is in the eating of it."
   27. "The Darkest cloud has a silver lining."
   28. "The darkest hour is before dawn."
   29. "Far away cows have long horns"
   30. " People in glass-houses shouldn't throw stones."
   31. "Small leaks sink big ships"
   32. "The truth never chocked a man."
   33. "A windy day isn't the day for thatching."
   34. "An empty sack doesn't stand."
   35. "Too many cooks spoil the broth
   36. "You can not have smoke without fire"
   37. "Do your duty, leave the rest to God."
   38. "Man proposes, but God disposes"

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Beney

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glencairn, Co. Dublin