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Bad is the sack that will not bear patching.
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Bad is the wool that cannot be died.
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Bad news is the first to come.
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Be the horse good or bad always wear your spurs.
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Be the same thing that ye wa'd be ca'd.
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Beat the churl and he will be your friend.
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Believe a boaster as you would a liar.
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Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth.
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Bend the tree while it is young.
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Better a lean agreement than a fat sentence.
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Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
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Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
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Better be a bird of the wood than a bird in the cage.
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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.
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Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a dragon.
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Better give than not to have to give.
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Better give the wool than the sheep.
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Better have an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow.
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Better have one bee than a host of flies.
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Better is an enemy to well.
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Better lose the saddle than the horse.
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Better once than never.
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Better slip with the foot than with the tongue.
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Better to ask than go astray.
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Better to fall from the window than the roof.
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Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
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Between the hand and the mouth the soup is spilt.
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Between two cowards, he has the advantage who first detects the
other.
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Beware of "Had I but known."
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Beware of a poor alchemist.
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Beware of one who has nothing to lose.
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Beware of the vinegar of sweet wine.
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Beware of vinegar made of sweet wine.
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Beware the person with nothing to lose.
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Big flies break the spider's web.
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Big mouthfuls often choke.
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Blessed is the misfortune that comes alone.
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Blessings brighten as they take their flight.
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Blows are not given upon conditions.
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Blue are the hills that are far away.
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Boil not the pap before the child is born.
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Boil stones in butter, and you may sip the broth.
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Borderers are either thieves or murderers.
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Borrowed garments never sit well.
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Broad thongs may be cut from other men's leather.
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Buy the bed of a great debtor.
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By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible.
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By lamplight every country wench seems handsome.
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By night all cats are black.
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By their marks the bales are known.
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