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Folly hath eagle's wings, but the eyes of an owl.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about eyes

Folly lives next door to knowledge.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about knowledge

Folly and learning often dwell together.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Folly is the most incurable of maladies.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Folly is the product of all countries and ages.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about country

Anger without power is folly.

Proverbs and old sayings German about power, anger

The hours of folly are measured by the clock, but of wisdom no clock can measure.

Proverbs and old sayings British about measure, wisdom

Profit by the folly of others.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Knowledge is the sister of folly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about knowledge, americans

Beauty and folly are old companions.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about beauty, americans, old, olderness

Answer a fool according to his folly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

To err is human; to keep it up is folly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about human imperfections, americans

One man's folly is another man's fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, man, americans

Consent to common custom, but not to common folly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about common sense, americans

Wit is folly unless a wise man hath the keeping of it.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Cunning comes to an end, what remains is folly.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about end

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs and old sayings

Old age doesn't protect from folly.

Proverbs and old sayings British about olderness, age, old

Beauty and folly go often in company.

Proverbs and old sayings British about companies, beauty

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

Proverbs and old sayings British about end, anger