ProverbHuman Nature
English origin
English originBetter it is to meet a bear bereaved of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
Meaning: Confronting a dangerous animal is safer than engaging with someone determined to persist in their destructive foolishness.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
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