“2863. It is a long Lane that never turns.”
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“4243. Speak the Truth, and shame the Devil.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3400. Men never think their Fortune too great, nor their Wit too little.”
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“5192. To kill two Birds with one Stone.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2707. If the Mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the Mountain.”
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“4322. Teach your Grannum to suck Eggs.”
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“5738. Wickedness is its own Punishment, and many Times its own Cure.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Variant: 5354. Vice is its own Punishment, and sometimes its own Cure.
“743. As Virtue is its own Reward, so Vice is its own Punishment.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“2350. He that will not be counselled, cannot be helped.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1747) : He that won't be counsell'd, can't be help'd.
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“639. An Oak is not fell'd at one Chop.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“3168. Leave no Dirt, you’ll find no Dirt.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5049. Time and Tide tarry for no Man.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“4848. The worse the Passage, the more welcome the Port.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“1577. Fools make Feasts, and wise Men eat them.”
Compare Poor Richard's Almanack (1745) : Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
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“5305. Truth loves to go naked.”
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
“5188. To hold with the Hare, and run with the Hounds.”
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“5967. You must not hope to reap Wheat, where you sow'd none.”
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