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| A clean glove often hides a dirty hand. | 1 |
| A clean hand wants no washing. | 2 |
| A hand which thou canst not bite, kiss and put on thine head. Arabian. | 3 |
| A taking hand will never want. | 4 |
| Hand in use is father of lear (of learning, skill). | 5 |
| Hand over head as men took the covenant. Franklin. | 6 |
| He has three hands, right, left, and a little behind hand. (Said of a tardy person.) | 7 |
| It is a bad hand that refuses to guard the head. | 8 |
| Many hands make quick work. German, Dutch. | 9 |
| Nothing enters into a close hand. | 10 |
| No one cuts the hand that gives. Turkish. | 11 |
| One hand does not go a counselling. Accra (Africa). | 12 |
| One hand may wash the other but both the face. | 13 |
| One hand must wash the other or both will be dirty. Danish. | 14 |
| One pair of heels is often worth two pair of hands. | 15 |
| Open hand makes open hand. German. | 16 |
| Put not thy hand between the bark and the tree. | 17 |
| Put your hand no further than your sleeve will reach. | 18 |
| The hand that kindles cannot quench the flame. Byron. | 19 |
| The right hand is slave to the left. Italian. | 20 |
| There is no better sign of a brave mind than a hard hand. Shakespeare. | 21 |
| Two hands are for the defence of one head. Turkish. | 22 |
| Were it not for the fingers the hand would be a spoon. Western African. | 23 |
| White hands are no offence. Spanish. | 24 |
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