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A BAD excuse is better than none
A BAD penny always turns up
A BAD workman blames his tools
A BARKING dog never bites
A BELLOWING cow soon forgets her calf
A BIRD in the hand is worth two in the bush
A BIRD never flew on one wing
A BLEATING sheep loses a bite
A BLIND mans wife needs no paint
A BULLY is always a coward
A BURNT child dreads the fire
A CARPENTER is known by his chips
A CAT in gloves catches no mice
A CAT may look at a king
A CHAIN is no stronger than its weakest link
A CHANGE is as good as a rest
A CHERRY year, a merry year; a plum year, a dumb year
A CIVIL question deserves a civil answer
A clean CONSCIENCE is a good pillow
A CREAKING door hangs longest
A DEAF husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple
A DOG is for life, not just for Christmas
A DOG that will fetch a bone will carry a bone
A DOOR must either be shut or open
A DRIPPING June sets all in tune
A DROWNING man will clutch at a straw
A fair EXCHANGE is no robbery
A FAULT confessed is half redressed
A FOOL and his money are soon parted
A FOOL at forty is a fool indeed
A FOOL may give a wise man counsel
A FRIEND in need is a friend indeed
A GOLDEN key can open any door
A GOOD beginning makes a good ending
A GOOD horse cannot be of a bad colour
A GOOD Jack makes a good Jill
A GREAT book is a great evil
A GREEN Yule makes a fat churchyard
A GUILTY conscience needs no accuser
A HOUSE divided cannot stand
A HUNGRY man is an angry man
A KINGS chaff is worth more than other mens corn
A LIAR ought to have a good memory
A LIE is halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on
A LITTLE knowledge is a dangerous thing
A LITTLE pot is soon hot
A LIVE dog is better than a dead lion
A MAN is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks
A man is known by the COMPANY he keeps
A man who is his own LAWYER has a fool for his client
A MISS is as good as a mile
A MONEYLESS man goes fast through the market
A MOUSE may help a lion
A NODs as good as a wink to a blind horse
A PECK of March dust is worth a kings ransom
A PENNY saved is a penny earned
A PLACE for everything, and everything in its place
A POSTERN door makes a thief
A PROPHET is not without honour save in his own country
A REED before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall
A RISING tide lifts all boats
A ROLLING stone gathers no moss
A SHORT horse is soon curried
A SHUT mouth catches no flies
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