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  • A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.

    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.117
  • He that cannot abide a bad market, deserves not a good one

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

    "A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used".
  • The charitable give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.

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

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

    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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  • John Ray

    • Born: November 29, 1627
    • Died: January 17, 1705
    • Occupation: Botanist
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