Borrowed garments never fit well.

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Pride comes before a fall

Pride comes before a fall

Death cancels everything but truth.

Death cancels everything but truth.

A tree is best measured when it's down

A tree is best measured when it's down

Self - praise is no recommendation

Self - praise is no recommendation

Of evil grain, no good seed can come

Of evil grain, no good seed can come

The charitable give out at the door and God puts in at the window

The charitable give out at the door and God puts in at the window

Good nature without prudence, is foolishness

Good nature without prudence, is foolishness

You can't squeeze blood from a rock

You can't squeeze blood from a rock

There is no such thing as a free lunch

There is no such thing as a free lunch

The excellence of a man is a benefit to the public.

The excellence of a man is a benefit to the public.

He who sows virtue reaps fame

He who sows virtue reaps fame

In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him.

In courtship a man pursues a woman until she catches him.

Fire is never a gentle master

Fire is never a gentle master

Many dogs are the death of the hare

Many dogs are the death of the hare

If you could run, as you drink, you might catch a hare.

If you could run, as you drink, you might catch a hare.

Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me

Now for good luck, cast an old shoe after me

History repeats itself

History repeats itself

Never utter these words: 'I do not know this, therefore it is false.' One must...

Never utter these words: 'I do not know this, therefore it is false.' One must...

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done...

In forming a judgment, lay your hearts void of foretoken opinions; else, whatsoever is done...