An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

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A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.