Borrowed garments never fit well.

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You can't squeeze blood from a rock

You can't squeeze blood from a rock

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

There is no reply to the ignorant like keeping silence

A man may learn wit every day

A man may learn wit every day

But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine,...

But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine,...

Do not look where you fell but where you slipped

Do not look where you fell but where you slipped

Self - praise is no recommendation

Self - praise is no recommendation

Of all meat in the world drink goes down the best.

Of all meat in the world drink goes down the best.

Beauty is potent but money is omnipotent.

Beauty is potent but money is omnipotent.

Every man has his price

Every man has his price

God helps three sorts of people: fools, children and drunkards

God helps three sorts of people: fools, children and drunkards

A drink is shorter than a tale.

A drink is shorter than a tale.

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

Beauty without virtue is like a rose without scent.

If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't...

If you want to feel rich, just count the things you have that money can't...

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

Do business best when the wind's in the west

Do business best when the wind's in the west

Keep no more cats than will catch mice

Keep no more cats than will catch mice

When I lend I am a friend, when I ask I am a foe.

When I lend I am a friend, when I ask I am a foe.

It pays to be honest, but it's slow pay

It pays to be honest, but it's slow pay

All mankind lives and each man strives by codes of conduct mutually agreed. Perhaps these...

All mankind lives and each man strives by codes of conduct mutually agreed. Perhaps these...

Occasionally, when honesty was the best policy, he was honest

Occasionally, when honesty was the best policy, he was honest