A Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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PHYSICIAN, heal thyself
if you would be well SERVED, serve yourself
TRUST in God but tie your camel
put your TRUST in God..
if you WANT a thing done well..

self-interest see self-help; self-preservation


self-preservation


if you can’t BEAT them, join them
it is BEST to be on the safe side
BETTER be safe than sorry
DEVIL take the hindmost
EVERY man for himself
EVERY man for himself, and devil take the hindmost
EVERY man for himself, and God for us all
those who live in GLASS houses..
HEAR all, see all, say nowt..
JOUK and let the jaw go by NEAR is my kirtle, but nearer is my smock
NEAR is my shirt, but nearer is my skin
SELF-preservation is the first law of nature

separation see absence


servants see employers and employees


silence see speech and silence


similarity and dissimilarity


BIRDS of a feather flock together
all CATS are grey in the dark
COMPARISONS are odious
DIAMOND cuts diamond
like FATHER, like son
FIGHT fire with fire
when GREEK meets Greek, then comes the tug of war
LIKE breeds like
LIKE will to like
like MOTHER, like daughter
like PEOPLE, like priest
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