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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.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
Bottling up his malice to be suppressed and brought out with
increased violence.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
If you are dreaded by many then beware of many.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.