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| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. |
| Bend |
| Bend the willow while it is young. Italian, Danish. | 1 |
| Best to bend it while a twig. | 2 |
| Better bend than break. | 3 |
| Better bend the neck than bruise the forehead. | 4 |
| Better is the branch that bends than the branch that breaks. Danish. | 5 |
| It is a good blade that bends well. | 6 |
| It is better to bend than break. French. | 7 |
| Oaks may fall when reeds brave the storm. | 8 |
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