The brain that sows not corn, plants thistles.

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The brain that sows not corn, plants thistles.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston

Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 157. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_157

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Hasty climbers have sudden falls.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 265. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_265

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Those are wise who learn caution from their own experience; but those are wiser who learn it from the experience of others.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 220. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_220

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Great braggers, little doers.

Proverb collected by Thomas Preston · Thomas Preston (compiler), A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, proverb 156. — https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39281/pg39281-images.html#proverb_156

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