579 British Proverbs / Page 12
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It early pricks that will be a thorn.222.
It is a great point of wisdom to find out one's own folly.223.
It is a poor wood that has never a withered bough in it.224.
It is a proud horse that will not bear his own provender.225.
It is a sorry flock where the ewe bears the bell.226.
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.227.
It is best to be off with the old love before you are on with the new.228.
It is best to be on the safe side.229.
It is better to be a beggar than a fool.230.
It is easy to bear the misfortunes of others.231.
It is good grafting on a good stock.232.
It is good sheltering under an old hedge.233.
It is good to have a hatch before the door.234.
It is good to marry late or never.235.
It is hard to sail over the sea in an egg-shell.236.
It is height makes Grantham steeple stand awry.237.
It is ill sitting at Rome and striving against the Pope.238.
It is no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure.239.
It is no time to stoop when the head is off.240.
It is not the beard that makes the philosopher.