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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a
pestle, yet will not his foolishness read more

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a
pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he
that shutteth his lips is esteemed read more

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he
that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

To swallow gudgeons ere they're catch'd.
And count their chickens ere they're hatch'd.

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Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.

Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.

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To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial
disgrace.
[Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, read more

To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial
disgrace.
[Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, vulgari reprehensa
proverbio est.]

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A fool must now and then be right by chance.

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

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It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool
will be meddling.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool
will be meddling.

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The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

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The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]

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