Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Threatened folk live long.
Threatened folk live long.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The langer we live the mair ferlies [wonders] we see.
The langer we live the mair ferlies [wonders] we see.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
An idle brain's the devil's workshop.
An idle brain's the devil's workshop.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Two to one are odds at football.
Two to one are odds at football.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Better learn frae your neebor's scathe than frae your ain.
Better learn frae your neebor's scathe than frae your ain.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Fools' haste is no speed.
Fools' haste is no speed.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better.
Brag is a good dog, but Holdfast is a better.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Throw in a sprat to catch a salmon.
Throw in a sprat to catch a salmon.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Need makes the naked man run.
Need makes the naked man run.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
He that lives on hope has a slim diet.
He that lives on hope has a slim diet.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Set hard heart against hard hap.
Set hard heart against hard hap.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
"There's ne'er a best among them," as the fellow said of the fox cubs.
"There's ne'er a best among them," as the fellow said of the fox cubs.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Jedwood justice--hang in haste, and try at leisure.'"
Jedwood justice--hang in haste, and try at leisure.'"
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
You may pay too dear for your whistle.
You may pay too dear for your whistle.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Measure twice, cut but once.
Measure twice, cut but once.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
Wilful waste makes woeful want.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
To wed in May is to wed poverty.
To wed in May is to wed poverty.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Let every tub stand on its own bottom.
Let every tub stand on its own bottom.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The clerk wishes the priest to have a fat dish.
The clerk wishes the priest to have a fat dish.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A kindly aver will never make a good nag.
A kindly aver will never make a good nag.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Beware of had I wist.
Beware of had I wist.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Home is home, be it ever so homely.
Home is home, be it ever so homely.
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