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

Crooked

A crooked log is not to be straightened.Latin.

A crooked log makes a good fire.French.

A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.

Crooked by nature is never made straight by education.

Crooked iron may be straightened with a hammer.Danish.

Crooked logs make straight fires.