108 Proverbs about Four / Page 5
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He that has but four and spends five, has no need of a purse.82.
The feeling of commiseration is the feeling of humanity; the feeling of shame and dislike is the beginning of righteousness; the feeling of deference and compliance is the beginning of propriety; and the feeling of right and wrong is the beginning of wisdom. Men have these Four Beginnings just as they have their four limbs.83.
One can lose four and eight.84.
Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man.85.
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times.86.
Ane may lead a Horse to the water, but four and twenty cannot gar him drink.87.
An Horse may snapper on four feet.88.
Among twenty four fools not ane wise man.89.
Take him up there with his five Egges, and four of them rotten.90.
There belongs mair to a bed nor four bare leggs.91.
Someone who is pointing his finger to another person is not always aware that the four remaining fingers are pointing in his direction.92.
A horse has four legs, yet it often falls.93.
A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her intelligence, eight times.94.
There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.95.
Save three pieces of gold and the fourth one will fall into your lap.96.
Buy at the cost of four and sell at the cost of eight.97.
Come out of it standing on all four.98.
The pursued runs on four feet, the pursuer on two.99.
Nunziata, fix the salad, a little vinegar, lots of oil, four reckless mouthfuls, and then some drinks from the jug.100.
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