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21. Hot broth softens hard bread.. Manx Proverb. Hot broth softens hard bread.

22. How good to be forward, but how bad to be too forward.. Manx Proverb. How good to be forward, but how bad to be too forward.

23. If you would grow poor without knowing it, put your helpers to work and go to sleep. Manx Proverb. If you would grow poor without knowing it, put your helpers to work and go to sleep

24. It is easy to bake where there is plenty of meal.. Manx Proverb. It is easy to bake where there is plenty of meal.

25. It's good to be forward, but bad to be too impudent.. Manx Proverb. It's good to be forward, but bad to be too impudent.

26. Learning is fine clothes for the rich man, and riches for the poor man.. Manx Proverb. Learning is fine clothes for the rich man, and riches for the poor man.

27. Let every bird hatch its own eggs.. Manx Proverb. Let every bird hatch its own eggs.

28. Listen with each ear, then to judgment.. Manx Proverb. Listen with each ear, then to judgment.

29. Make hay while the sun shines.. Manx Proverb. Make hay while the sun shines.

30. Man has his own will, but woman has her own way.. Manx Proverb. Man has his own will, but woman has her own way.

31. Many a man has been guarding the bush and another plucking the fruit.. Manx Proverb. Many a man has been guarding the bush and another plucking the fruit.

32. Many men many minds.. Manx Proverb. Many men many minds.

33. Maybe the last dog is catching the hare.. Manx Proverb. Maybe the last dog is catching the hare.

34. Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.. Manx Proverb. Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.

35. Never marry an heiress, unless her father has been hanged. She is sure to be proud.. Manx Proverb. Never marry an heiress, unless her father has been hanged. She is sure to be proud.

36. Poor, poor for ever.. Manx Proverb. Poor, poor for ever.

37. Praise the fine day in the evening.. Manx Proverb. Praise the fine day in the evening.

38. She's for knitting and sewing and scraping potatoes, and you should be glad to catch the like.. Manx Proverb. She's for knitting and sewing and scraping potatoes, and you should be glad to catch the like.

39. Store is no sore.. Manx Proverb. Store is no sore.

40. Strike while the iron is hot.. Manx Proverb. Strike while the iron is hot.

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