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   24 A galloping horse will never take notice.
   25 Out of sight out of mind.
   26 People stick closely to those they need.
   27 Nothing venture nothing gain.
   28 It is easy to bid the devil to be your guest but difficult to get rid of him.
   29. It is luckier to loss than to find.
   30. It is more blessed to give than to recieve.
   31 A living dog is better than a dead lion.
   32 Seeing is believing.
   33. No one loves a traitor.
   34. A soft answer turneth away wrath.

   

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   1. It is all better than a bad marriage. 2. A little pot is soon hot. 3. There is no good crying over spilt milk. 4. Light strokes fell great oaks. 5 Quet words are weighty words. 6 Mocking is catching. 7. Hunger is the best of all sauces. 8. It is the thunder that frights, but the lightning that smites.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Molly O' Boyle

   Gender

   Female