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

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One foolish act may undo a man and a timely one make his fortune.Gaelic.

One foot is better than two crutches.

One foot is better than two stilts.French.

One grain of pepper is worth a cart-load of hail.

One grain of sharp pepper is better than a basket full of gourds.

One grape will not make a bunch though it be a great one.Benjamin Disraeli.

One link broken, the whole chain is broken.German.

One log does not burn long by itself.German.

One pirate gets nothing of another but his cask.

One ploughs, another sows,
Who will reap no one knows.Danish.

One poison is cured by another.

One sad losel soils a man for aye.Byron.

One stroke falls not an oak.

Only one can be emperor.German.