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 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. 
 When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
 But in battalions.  
 When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
 But in battalions. 
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Feare keepes the garden better then the gardiner.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
 Get money, money still!
 And then let virtue follow, if she will.  
 Get money, money still!
 And then let virtue follow, if she will. 
 The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification 
being deferred.  
 The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification 
being deferred.