The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (547 page)

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telling

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a TALE never loses in the telling
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temper

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GOD tempers the wind to the shorn lamb
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ten

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one PICTURE is worth ten thousand words
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thaw

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ROBIN HOOD could brave all weathers but a thaw wind
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themselves

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GOD helps them that help themselves
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LISTENERS never hear any good of themselves
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thick

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YORKSHIRE born and Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the head
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thicker

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BLOOD is thicker than water
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