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The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, edited by Jennifer Speake, Oxford University Press

This resource includes the best-known proverbs in the English language from around the world with quotations that provide a history of each proverb. Discover the story behind "Never say never," "It takes one to know one," and "Once bitten, twice shy."

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