The Cow knowes not what her taile is worth, till she have lost it.


George Herbert

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The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings. [The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
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Where the drink goes in, there the wit goes out.
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The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst. [The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
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A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire. [A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
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To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
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You must loose a flie to catch a trout. [You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
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Better the feet slip then the tongue. [Better the feet slip than the tongue.]
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A hundred load of worry will not pay an ounce of debt
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The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
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The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick sleepes.
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The cholerick man never wants woe.
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The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
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The chiefe disease that raignes this yeare is folly.
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The chiefe boxe of health is time.
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The Chicken is the Countries, but the Citie eats it.
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The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
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The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
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The body is sooner drest then the soule.
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The body is more drest then the soule.
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The blind eate many a flie.
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The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
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The bird loves her nest.
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The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love that of children.
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The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
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The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.
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The best mirrour is an old friend.
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The best bred have the best portion.
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The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
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The beades in the Hand, and the Divell in Capuch (or cape of the cloak).
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The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
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The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
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The back-doore robs the house.
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The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
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The absent partie is still faultie.
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That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
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That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle and the distaffe.
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That which two will, takes effect.
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That which sufficeth is not little.
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That is not good language which all understand not.
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Talking payes no toll.
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Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
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Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
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Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on all sides.
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Take heed of winde that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled Enemy.
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Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people.
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Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
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Take heed of foul dirty wayes, and long sicknesse.
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Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
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Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred woman.
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Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
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Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
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Sweet discourse makes short daies and nights.
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Suffer and expect.
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Such a Saint, such an offering.
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Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
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The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
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The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether escaped.
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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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The hole calls the thiefe.
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The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
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The hearts letter is read in the eyes.
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The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
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The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
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The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
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The greatest step is that out of doores. [The greatest step is that out of doors.]
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The great would have none great and the little all little.
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