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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Sluggard |
| Be slow in giving advice, ready to do a service. | 1 |
| Be slow to believe an evil report; deliberate well before repeating it. | 2 |
| Be slow to offend, swift to revenge. (An inscription on a dagger.) | 3 |
| Be slow to promise, quick to perform. | 4 |
| Slow and sure. | 5 |
| Slow at meat, slow at work. | 6 |
| Slow rises wealth by poverty depressed. Dr. Johnson. | 7 |
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