Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Friends agree best at a distance--
Friends agree best at a distance--
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Proverbs
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
When the night's darkest the day's nearest.
When the night's darkest the day's nearest.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
When the tree falls every man goes with his hatchet.
When the tree falls every man goes with his hatchet.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Make the corn green and the fields gay.
Make the corn green and the fields gay.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
To hold with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
To hold with the hare, and hunt with the hounds.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
There never was a good town but had a mire at one end of it.
There never was a good town but had a mire at one end of it.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Hope is the bread of the unhappy.
Hope is the bread of the unhappy.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Hang a dog on a crabtree, and he'll never love verjuice.
Hang a dog on a crabtree, and he'll never love verjuice.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Never yowl till you're hit.
Never yowl till you're hit.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
What the goodwife spares the cat eats.
What the goodwife spares the cat eats.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A hungry man sees far.
A hungry man sees far.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The man on the dyke is always the best hurler.
The man on the dyke is always the best hurler.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A dry summer never made a dear peck.
A dry summer never made a dear peck.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The mill that is always grinding grinds coarse and fine together.
The mill that is always grinding grinds coarse and fine together.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Least said, soonest mended.
Least said, soonest mended.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
The best is cheapest.
The best is cheapest.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
All covet, all lose.
All covet, all lose.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
Misfortunes come by forties.
Misfortunes come by forties.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A' Stuarts are no sib to the king.
A' Stuarts are no sib to the king.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
It is good to have two strings to one's bow.
It is good to have two strings to one's bow.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
To give an apple where there is an orchard.
To give an apple where there is an orchard.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
A wight man ne'er wanted a weapon.
A wight man ne'er wanted a weapon.
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Walter K. Kelly (1859 compiler) · 1859年英国编纂本
"We hounds slew the hare," quoth the messan [lapdog].
"We hounds slew the hare," quoth the messan [lapdog].
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