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In the desert of life the wise person travels by caravan, while the fool prefers to travel alone.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, life

When yuh see a man fishing in a dry pond don't call he a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, man

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs and old sayings about hope, eyes, man, contentment

He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems, home, house, heart

A woman's advice is no great thing, but he who won't take it is a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings British about advice, things, woman

One never needs their humor as much as when they argue with a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about humor

Never has a man more need of his intelligence than when a fool asks him a question.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, question, need, man

Six hours for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings English about woman, man

It is a wise man who lives with money in the bank, it is a fool who dies that way.

Proverbs and old sayings French about bankers, money, man

To wash an ass's head is but loss of time and soap. (To reprove a fool is but lost labour. )

Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, time

The wise man's nakedness is between his loins, and that of the fool between his cheeks.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings about searching, wisdom, man

Without pressing too little or too hard, hold tight the reins for he's a fool who would not get value from a borrowed horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about value

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

Proverbs and old sayings

You should climb Mount Fujiyama once in your life. Climb it twice and you're a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about life, contentment

It is easier to make a camel jump a ditch than to make a fool listen to reason.

Proverbs and old sayings about reason

Correct a wise man, and he will be grateful; correct a fool, and he will not only give a deaf ear, but send you off with a flea in your ear.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man, contentment

He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all the contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and is struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about life

There's nothing worse for an intelligent person than to put a fool beside him.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, nothing