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Category: Old saying

Young folk silly folk old folk cold folk.

Poor men seek meat for their stomach rich men stomach for their meat.

Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.

There is no crisis to which academics will not respond with a seminar.

teachers, teaching

The silent dog is the first to bite.

If you can’t bite don’t show your teeth.

self, self, knowledge

From listening comes wisdom and from speaking repentance.

repentance, apology

An indecent mind is a perpetual feast.

quips, comments

In the ant’s house the dew is a flood.

quips, comments

Every path has its puddle.

quips, comments

Self-praise is no recommendation.

praise, flattery

The French have a passion for revolution but an abhorrence of change.

patriotism, nationalism