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Proverbs |
| 276 | Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him. |
| 277 | Beggars cannot be choosers. |
| 278 | Behind an able man there are always other able men. -Chinese Proverb |
| 279 | Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. |
| 280 | Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth. -Italian Proverb |
| 281 | Best defence is offence. |
| 282 | Better a glorious death than a shameful life. |
| 283 | Better a lean peace than a fat victory. |
| 284 | Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts. -Czech Proverb |
| 285 | Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. |
| 286 | Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all. -Romanian Proverb |
| 287 | Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. |
| 288 | Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. -Italian Proverb |
| 289 | Better an open enemy than a false friend. |
| 290 | Better be alone than in bad company. |
| 291 | Better be born lucky than rich. |
| 292 | Better be envied than pitied. |
| 293 | Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. -Scottish Proverb |
| 294 | Better be quarreling than lonesome. -Irish Proverb |
| 295 | Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. |
| 296 | Better deny at once than promise long. |
| 297 | Better die standing than live kneeling. |
| 298 | Better do a kindness near home than go far to burn incense. -Chinese Proverb |
| 299 | Better early than late. |
| 300 | Better give a shilling than lend a half-crown. |
