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отпечаток страны, в которой он родился».
Ф. Ларошфуко.

for a pound.

Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves.

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.

is through his stomach.

An Englishman’s word is his bond.

One Englishman can beat three Frenchmen.

The English is the swearing nation.

An Englishman’s home is his castle.

England is a paradise of women, the hell of horses, and the purgatory of servants.

England is a ringing island. A reference to the large number of bells in the country].

The English are a nation of shop-keepers.

of English surnames run.

By Tre, Pol, and Pen, you shall know the Cornish men. [A reference to three common prefixes of Cornish surnames].

The people of Clent are all Hills, Waldrons, or devils. (Clent is near Birmingham. «Hill» and «Waldron» were common surnames in the area).

tired of life.

Who goes to Westminster for a wife, to Paul’s for a man, and to Smithfield for horse, may meet with a whore, a knave, and a jade.

The streets of London are paved with gold. (The implications is that it is easy to make one’s fortune in London. The inaccuracy of the proverb has been found out by many to their cost).

London Bridge was made for wise men to go over, and fool to go under. (This implies that it was considered safer to go across the bridge than under it).

draws knife, England’s soon at strife.

Oxford for learning, London for wit, Hull for women, and York for a tit.
[ «tit» here means «horse» ]

From hell, Hull, and Halifax, good Lord deliver us. (Halifax was the center of the cloth trade for that area]

Northampton stands on other men’s legs. [Northampton was the center of the shoemaking trade]

What Manchester says today, the rest of England says tomorrow.

Gimminggham, Trimmingham, Knapton, and Trunch, North Repps and South Repps are all of a bunch. [This refers to six Norfolk villages which lie close together]