A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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it is a POOR heart that never rejoices

harmony and disharmony


BIRDS in their little nests agree
a DEAF husband and a blind wife..
EAST is east, and west is west
GOOD fences make good neighbours
GREAT minds think alike

haste


HASTE is from the Devil
more HASTE, less speed
HASTE makes waste
make HASTE slowly
MARRY in haste and repent at leisure
NOTHING should be done in haste but gripping a flea
it is the PACE that kills
ROME was not built in a day

hatred see malice


health


AFTER dinner rest a while..
an APPLE a day keeps the doctor away
the best DOCTORS are Dr Diet..
EARLY to bed and early to rise..
we must EAT a peck of dirt before we die
FEED a cold and starve a fever
one HOUR’S sleep before midnight is worth two after
LAUGHTER is the best medicine
there is NOTHING so good for the inside of a man..
SIX hours’ sleep for a man..

help see assistance; reciprocity


heredity see family


hindsight see under foresight and hindsight

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