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Robert Christy, comp.  Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages.  1887.
 
Busy
 
Busy will have hands.  1
Some are always busy and never do anything.  2
The world’s busy man is the grand impertinent.  3
Who more busy than they that have the least to do. (The Italians liken such a person to a pig’s tail that is going all day and by night has done nothing.)  4
 
 
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