An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.

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An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 1034. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_1034

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The faithful servant is a humble friend.

Quotation recorded by James Wood · Wood, Dictionary of Quotations, ebook 48105, HTML paragraph 22110. Printed attribution: Pr. — https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48105

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Matrimony's a matter of money.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 1050. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_1050

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With what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 1056. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_1056

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