The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (496 page)

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shut

see also
a DOOR must either be shut or open
;
when ONE door shuts, another opens
;
it is too late to shut the STABLE-door after the horse has bolted
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shy

see
ONCE bitten, twice shy
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sick

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the DEVIL was sick, the Devil a saint would be
;
HOPE deferred makes the heart sick
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side

see
it is BEST to be on the safe side
;
the BREAD never falls but on its buttered side
;
the GRASS is always greener on the other side of the fence
;
PROVIDENCE is always on the side of the big battalions
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there are TWO sides to every question
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sight

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in vain the NET is spread in the sight of the bird
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OUT of sight, out of mind
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SILENCE is a woman's best garment

Cf. SOPHOCLES
Ajax
l. 293

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