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A fool by chance may say a wise thing.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about chance, things

A fool may chance to say a wise thing.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about chance, things

Thrust not thy finger in a fool's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

It needs a cunning hand to shave a fool's head.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about heads

A fool may meet with good fortune, but the wise only profits by it.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth, good, good luck

A fool's head never whitens.

Proverbs and old sayings English about heads

Success makes a fool seem wise.

Proverbs and old sayings English about success

A fool will laugh when he is drowning.

Proverbs and old sayings English

It takes great wisdom to play the fool.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wisdom

Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wealth, man

He who treats himself has a fool for a patient.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He that's a wise man by day is no fool by night.

Proverbs and old sayings English about night, day, man

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.

Proverbs and old sayings English about customers, man

Enjoy your little while the fool is seeking for more.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He is a fool that kisseth the maid when he may kiss the mistress.

Proverbs and old sayings English about kiss

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who will not.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Proverbs and old sayings English about doubt, thinking

He that cheateth in small things is a fool, but in great things is a rogue.

Proverbs and old sayings English about things

A fool can ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

He's a fool who earns a square meal.

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