579 British Proverbs
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A bad shearer never had a good sickle.2.
A beggar can never be bankrupt.3.
A black plum is as sweet as a white.4.
A cat has nine lives.5.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.6.
A cheerful wife is a joy of life.7.
A child's service is little, yet he is no little fool that despises it.8.
A crown is no cure for the headache.9.
A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple.10.
A fair wife and a frontier castle breed quarrels.11.
A gentleman ought to travel abroad, but dwell at home.12.
A good archer is not known by his arrows, but his aim.13.
A good lawyer, an evil neighbour.14.
A good paymaster never wants workmen.15.
A handful of good life, is better than a bushel of learning.16.
A heavy purse makes a light heart.17.
A horn spoon holds no poison.18.
A house is a fine house when good folks are within.19.
A house well-furnished makes a woman wise.20.
A hungry man is glad to get boiled wheat.