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• He that cannot abide a bad market, deserves not a good one

  John Ray

  Deserve

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1860). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising an Entire Republication of Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages : and an Alphabetical Index, in which are Introduced Large Additions, as Well of Proverbs as of Sayings, Sentences, Maxims, and Phrases”, p.384

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• If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.

  John Ray

  Horse, Wish, Might

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• Children pick up words as pigeons peas And utter them again as God shall please.

  John Ray

  Children, Pigeons, Peas

  John Ray, John Belfour (1813). “A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages”, p.236

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• The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.

  John Ray

  Doors, Giving, Charity

  Henry George Bohn, John Ray (1855). “A Hand-book of Proverbs: Comprising Ray's Collection of English Proverbs, with His Additions from Foreign Languages. And a Complete Alphabetical Index”, p.4

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• Who depends upon another man's table often dines late.

  John Ray

  Philosophy, Philosophical, Men

  "A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used".

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• A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree, the more they're beaten the better they be.

  John Ray

  Tree, Walnuts, Spaniels

  John Ray, John Belfour (1813). “A complete collection of English proverbs: also, the most celebrated proverbs of the Scotch, Italian, French, Spanish, and other languages”, p.50

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