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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1026, Page 146

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    102. A half nut can be divided.
    103. After a storm there comes a calm.
    104. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
    105. A crust of bread and liberty.
    106. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
    107. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    108. What’s allotted can’t be blotted.
    109. Ill got, ill gone.
    110. Idle people never prosper.
    111. A watched pot never boils.
    112. Courage is half the battle.
    113. Never venture, never win.
    114. Cut according to your cloth.
    115. New Kings, new laws.
    116. Its too late to spare when all is spent.
    117. Save your hay while the sun is high.
    118. Many hands make light work.
    119. A constant drop wears a hole in a stone.
    120. A going foot lifts a thorn.
    121. Never too good to be your own servant.
    122. Don’t sell your chickens on a wet day.
    123. Hand work never was easy.
    124. Those who hide find.
    125. No rest for the wicked.
    126. Self praise is no praise.
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