Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources
CHAPTER VII
The Power of the Tongue -- Speech and Silence -- Knowledge and Wisdom not Interchangeable Terms -- Truth and Untruth -- Travellers' Tales -- Flattery -- Industry and Sloth -- Youth -- Friends, True and False -- Riches and Poverty -- The Ladder to Thrift -- The Influence of Womankind -- The Good Wife -- The Shrew -- The Testimony of Epitaphs -- The Grey Mare -- Home -- Hope -- Forethought -- Excuses -- Good and Ill Fortune -- Retribution -- Detraction -- Pretension -- Self-interest -- Bribery and Corruption -- Custom and Habit -- The general Conduct of Life -- The Weather -- The Moon made of Green Cheese -- Conclusion 194
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