A black plum is as sweet as a white.

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A black plum is as sweet as a white.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 130. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_130

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Civil words cost nothing, and go a long way.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 259. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_259

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Bear and forbear.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 81. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_81

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Better be alone than in bad company.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 54. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_54

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