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He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
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.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
