1 We no more give honors to foolsthan pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest.
2 You have as little to fear from an undeserved curseas from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.
3 A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat—and a stick for the back of fools!
4 Don’t respond to the stupidity of a fool;you’ll only look foolish yourself.
5 Answer a fool in simple termsso he doesn’t get a swelled head.