“4915. There is no Piety in keeping an unjust Promise.”
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“4368. That Patient is not like to recover, that makes the Doctor his Heir.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1733) : He's a Fool that makes his Doctor his Heir.
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“5465. Weeds are apt to grow faster than good Herbs.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5185. To hit the Nail on the Head.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3866. Penny-wise, and Pound-foolish.”
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“5243. To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6258. Follow Love, and it will flee;
Flee Love, and it will follow thee.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4384. That, which proves too much, proves nothing.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5711. Who more busy than they that have least to do?”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5040. Thrift is the Philosopher's Stone.”
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“3051. Jack of all Trades is of no Trade.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5306. Truth makes the Devil blush.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5324. Two Dogs fight for a Bone, and a third runs away with it.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2308. He that spares the Bad, injures the Good.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6164. To the Wise
A Word may suffice.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4864. There are no Coxcombs so troublesome, as those that have some Wit.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1741) : There are no fools so troublesome as those that have wit.
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“5802. Wolves may lose their Teeth, but not their Nature.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4304. Take an Hair of the same Dog that bit you.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4059. Rome was not built in a Day.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1936. He is not laughed at, that laughs at himself first.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3859. Patience provok'd turns to Fury.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1125. Command your Wealth, else that will command you.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1734) : He does not possess Wealth, it possesses him.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4238. Spare the Rod, and spoil the Child.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5037. Three are too many to keep a Secret, and too few to be merry.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4948. They agree like Bells; they want nothing but hanging.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6495. An Ounce of Wit that's bought,
Is worth a Pound that's taught.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.
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