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He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Loveliness
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
