onscience makes cowards of us all.

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III.

Disobedience brings its own reward.

Time and tide wait for no man.

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You need not cry over spilt milk.

I.

Fine feathers make fine birds.

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II.

Look before you leap.

III.

Those that laugh last, laugh longest.

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Let sleeping dogs lie.

A miss is as good as a mile.

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I.

Pride comes before a fall.

II.

There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

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III.

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

A watched pot never boils.

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A stitch in time saves nine.

I.

Barefooted men should not tread upon thorns.

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II.

Experience makes a man wise.

Misfortunes never come singly.

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You cannot catch birds by throwing stones at them.

I.

Where there's a will there's a way.

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II.

Appearances are deceitful.

The longest way round is the shortest way home.

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Kissing goes by favour.

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Transcriber's Note:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

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