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Play with the fool at home, and he will play with you abroad.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about home, contentment

The more you flatter a fool, the more seriously he plays his game.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about games, contentment

Put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it.

Proverbs and old sayings about intelligence, people

A warning to the wise is a blessing, to the fool an insult.

Proverbs and old sayings

When a fool becomes enlightened, the wise man is in trouble.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems, man

Any fool can say Ah -- you need intelligence to say Yes.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about intelligence, need, contentment

Better be a fool than a knave.

Proverbs and old sayings

The fool is always beginning to live.

Proverbs and old sayings about beginning

He that is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.

Proverbs and old sayings about customers

When a fool is told a proverb, it has to be explained to him.

Proverbs and old sayings

You should have done it on the wedding night, you fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Tunisian about marriage, night, contentment

If a fool has a lot of grease he will wipe it on his beard.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

The wise man says what he knows; the fool doesn't know what he is saying.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about man

The fool sings a love song to his wife, the wise man will talk about his dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about wife, love, man

The fool castrates himself in order that he could accuse his pregnant wife of adultery.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about order, wife

Only a fool tries to jump in the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about fire, fire brigade

The obliging fool is worse than an enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about enemies

You don't study to be a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

A fool may sometimes give a wise man counsel.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about moral, man

Reason is the wise man's guide, example the fool's.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about example, reason, man