579 British Proverbs / Page 2
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A lean fee is a fit reward for a lazy clerk.22.
A little body often harbours a great soul.23.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, sleep and lust.24.
A man may say too much, even upon the best subjects.25.
A man may woo where he will, but he will wed where his luck lies.26.
A man of great memory without learning. has a distaff and a spindle, and no stuff to spin.27.
A man that breaks his word, bids others be false to him.28.
A man without reason is a beast in season29.
A man's studies pass into his character.30.
A mother's love never ages.31.
A penny-weight of love is worth a pound of law.32.
A poor man's table is soon spread.33.
A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.34.
A problem shared is a problem halved.35.
A ragged colt may make a good horse.36.
A rich man's joke is not always funny.37.
A rich man's money often hangs him.38.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.39.
A sharp stomach makes short devotion.40.
A small leak will sink a great ship.