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An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.
One Englishman can beat three Frenchmen.
The English is the swearing nation.
An Englishman’s home is his castle.
England is a paradise of women, the hell of horses, and the purgatory of servants.
England is a ringing island. A reference to the large number of bells in the country].
The English are a nation of shop-keepers.
The people of Clent are all Hills, Waldrons, or devils. (Clent is near Birmingham. «Hill» and «Waldron» were common surnames in the area).
The streets of London are paved with gold. (The implications is that it is easy to make one’s fortune in London. The inaccuracy of the proverb has been found out by many to their cost).
London Bridge was made for wise men to go over, and fool to go under. (This implies that it was considered safer to go across the bridge than under it).
From hell, Hull, and Halifax, good Lord deliver us. (Halifax was the center of the cloth trade for that area]
Northampton stands on other men’s legs. [Northampton was the center of the shoemaking trade]
What Manchester says today, the rest of England says tomorrow.
Gimminggham, Trimmingham, Knapton, and Trunch, North Repps and South Repps are all of a bunch. [This refers to six Norfolk villages which lie close together]