Famous Proverbs
476 Proverbs about Himself / Page 8
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He who is an ass and thinks himself a stag, finds his mistake when he comes to leap the ditch.72.
He who is the cause of his own misfortune may bewail it himself.73.
He who makes himself a dove is eaten by the hawk.74.
He who makes himself a servant is expected to remain a servant.75.
He who praises himself befouls himself.76.
He who touches pitch defiles himself.77.
Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass.78.
Public money is like holy water, every one helps himself to it.79.
St. Francis shaved himself first, and then he shaved his brethren.80.
The best swimmer is the first to drown himself.