1614 American Proverbs / Page 2
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A crooked cornstalk can have a straight ear.22.
A dead enemy is as good as a cold friend.23.
A dead man feels no cold.24.
A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.25.
A diamond daughter turns to glass as a wife.26.
A diamond on a dunghill is a precious diamond still.27.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never her age.28.
A dirty fire never made a clean weld.29.
A dirty floor means a busy stove.30.
A disease known is half cured.31.
A divided man makes an unhappy spirit.32.
A dog is a man's best friend.33.
A dog returns to where he has been fed.34.
A dog that will bring a bone will take one away.35.
A donkey is but a donkey though laden with gold.36.
A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.37.
A drowning man grabs at a straw.38.
A drunk man will sober up, but a damn fool never.39.
A duck won't bite you.40.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.