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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall then winter is at hand.
