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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0684, Page 433

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  2. Local Proverbs

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    1. God never shut one door but opened
    another.
    2. The brighter the moon shines the
    more the dog howls.
    3. Strike the iron while it is hot.
    4. The old dog for the hard road.
    5. When all fruit fails welcome haws.
    6. It is never too late to learn.
    7. You cannot teach an old dog tricks.
    8. Out of sight, out of mind.
    9. Love and a cough cannot be hid.
    10. A new browm sweeps clean
    11. Truth seeks no corners.
    12. It is a long road that has no turning
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