“5878. You cannot make Velvet out of a Sow's Ear.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
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“1131. Company in Misery makes it light.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1599. Fortune favours Fools.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3678. Nothing venture, nothing have.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5003. Tho' all Men were made of one Metal, yet they were not cast all in the same Mould.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4522. The Fly, that playeth too long in the Candle, singeth her Wings at last.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4797. The Tongue is not Steel, yet it cuts sorely.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3908. Poverty is not a Shame; but the being asham'd of it, is.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1749) : Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3968. Proud Men can't bear with Pride in others.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
“6103. A Friend in Need
Is a Friend in Deed.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2982. It is my own Fault, if I am deceived by the same Man twice.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5204. To make a Mountain of a Mole-hill.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“547. All Temptations are founded either in Hope or Fear.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5519. What the Eye sees not, the Heart rues not.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“504. All between the Cradle and the Coffin is uncertain.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4495. The Ebb will fetch off, what the Tide brings in.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4718. The present Fashion is always handsome.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727)
“4165. Silence gives Consent.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6067. Zeal is by no Means the same with Fury and Rage.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5014. Tho' the Sun shines, take your Cloak.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4908. There is no disputing of Tastes, Appetites and Fancies.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6372. All Work, and no Play,
Makes Jack a dull boy.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6089. To borrow upon Usury, bringeth on Beggary.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3668. Nothing is ill, that ends well.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3395. Men hate those they have hurt.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3031. It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse; but it is Wisdom to let it alone.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1735) : The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“6294. Well begun
Is half done.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
