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381. Present to the eye, present to the mind.. British Proverb. Present to the eye, present to the mind.

382. Put new wine into old bottles... British Proverb. Put new wine into old bottles..

383. Put not fire to flax.. British Proverb. Put not fire to flax.

384. Quarrelsome dogs get dirty coats.. British Proverb. Quarrelsome dogs get dirty coats.

385. Raise no more devils than you can lay.. British Proverb. Raise no more devils than you can lay.

386. Religion, credit, and the eye are not to be touched.. British Proverb. Religion, credit, and the eye are not to be touched.

387. Remorse is lust's dessert.. British Proverb. Remorse is lust's dessert.

388. Repentance is good, but innocence is better.. British Proverb. Repentance is good, but innocence is better.

389. Rich folk have many friends.. British Proverb. Rich folk have many friends.

390. Riches take away more pleasures than they give.. British Proverb. Riches take away more pleasures than they give.

391. Salt water and absence wash away love.. British Proverb. Salt water and absence wash away love.

392. Seek and you shall find.. British Proverb. Seek and you shall find.

393. Seek much, and get something; seek little, and get nothing.. British Proverb. Seek much, and get something; seek little, and get nothing.

394. Seek that which may be found.. British Proverb. Seek that which may be found.

395. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.. British Proverb. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.

396. Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil.. British Proverb. Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil.

397. Sin is the root of much sorrow.. British Proverb. Sin is the root of much sorrow.

398. Small birds must have meat.. British Proverb. Small birds must have meat.

399. Soft fire makes sweet malt.. British Proverb. Soft fire makes sweet malt.

400. Sometimes clemency is cruelty, and cruelty clemency.. British Proverb. Sometimes clemency is cruelty, and cruelty clemency.

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