A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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intimacy see familiarity


just deserts see also retribution; revenge


good AMERICANS when they die go to Paris
none but the BRAVE deserve the fair
give CREDIT where credit is due
no GOOD deed goes unpunished
NO cure, no pay
NO penny, no paternoster
VIRTUE is its own reward

justice and injustice see also fair dealing; law and lawyers


JUSTICE delayed is justice denied
KINGS have long arms one
LAW for the rich and another for the poor
LITTLE thieves are hanged.. MIGHT is right
the MILLS of God grind slowly..

justification see under excuses


knowledge see learning


lateness


BETTER late than never
it is NEVER too late to learn
it is NEVER too late to mend
it is too late to shut the STABLE-door after the horse has bolted

laughter see under merriment


law and lawyers


the DEVIL makes his Christmas pies of lawyers’ tongues..
HARD cases make bad law
HOME is home, as the Devil said..
IGNORANCE of the law is no excuse..
no one should be JUDGE in his own cause
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