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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Harlot, Whores

A harlot does not repent, and water in a jar does not become sour milk.Arabian.

A harlot repented for one night, “Is there no police officer to take up harlots?” she said.Arabian.

A whore and a buffoon fare ill in their old age.Spanish.

He who has one foot in a brothel has another in a hospital.Spanish.

There is no need of a ferret to catch a harlot.

Whoredom and grace ne’er dwelt in one place.

Whoredom and thieving are never long concealed.Spanish.

Whores affect not you but your money.

Whores’ curses are blessings.

Whoring and bawdry do often end in beggary.