George Herbert on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)

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“A bad workman blames his tools.”
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“His bark is worse than his bite.”
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“Love, and a Cough, cannot be hid.”
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“Thursday come, and the week is gone.”
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“To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.”
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“When a dog is drowning, every one offers him drink.”
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“He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.”
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“Every one stretcheth his legs according to his coverlet.”
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“Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.”
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