George Herbert on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)
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“A bad workman blames his tools.”
“His bark is worse than his bite.”
“Love, and a Cough, cannot be hid.”
“Thursday come, and the week is gone.”
“When a dog is drowning, every one offers him drink.”
“He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.”
“Every one stretcheth his legs according to his coverlet.”
“Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.”