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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
Answer a fool read more
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.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
Teaching brings out innate powers, and proper training braces the
intellect.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
It is better to have wings then hornes.
It is better to have wings then hornes.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
