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A Burnt Child dreads the Fire

A Burnt Child dreads the Fire Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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As you brew so you shall bake; Every bean has its Black; it is an ill wind that blows no body good

As you brew so you shall bake; Every bean has its Black; it is an ill wind that blows no body good Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king.

What is bred in the Bone will never be out of the Flesh; One Bird in the Hand is worth two in the Bush; A Cat may look upon a king. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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I talk of Chalk and you of Cheese; Charity begins at Home; Cut your Coat according to your Cloth; What can’t be cur’d must be endur’d.

I talk of Chalk and you of Cheese; Charity begins at Home; Cut your Coat according to your Cloth; What can’t be cur’d must be endur’d. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip. No longer pipe no longer dance.

Curs’d Cows have short Horns; Much falls between the Cup and the Lip. No longer pipe no longer dance. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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He who has a mind to beat a Dog will easily find a Stick; Naught is never in Danger; Faint Heart never won fair Lady.

He who has a mind to beat a Dog will easily find a Stick; Naught is never in Danger; Faint Heart never won fair Lady. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son.

Fast bind, fast find; Like Father like Son. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot; Birds of a Feather flock together; Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire.

A Fool’s Bolt is soon shot; Birds of a Feather flock together; Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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He sets the Fox to keep his Geese. [woodcut: fox watching geese]

He sets the Fox to keep his Geese. [woodcut: fox watching geese] Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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As sure as God’s in Gloucestershire; Every Man thinks his own Geese Swans.

As sure as God’s in Gloucestershire; Every Man thinks his own Geese Swans. Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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Good Wine needs no Bush; Kissing goes by Favour; A Lark is better than a Kite

Good Wine needs no Bush; Kissing goes by Favour; A Lark is better than a Kite Dictionary of Proverbs (1917)

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