Tis easy to find a staff to beat a dog.

More proverbs about Wisdom

• Where bees are there is honey. Productive effort naturally yields rewards; seek out where activity and industry flourish.
• He that hires the horse must ride before. The person who pays for something bears responsibility for using it first or bearing its…
• Trash and trumpery is the highway to beggary. Frivolous spending on worthless goods inevitably leads to financial ruin and poverty.
• When two ride together one must ride behind. Hierarchies emerge naturally when people work jointly; someone must defer or follow the o…
• Let the best dog leap the stile first. Merit should determine priority; the most capable should lead the way.
• The better the day, the better the deed. Good fortune amplifies moral responsibility—prosperity demands virtue, not vice.