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  2. As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly

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    The incorrigible nature of fools is further emphasised in Proverbs 27:22, "Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him." [5] In Proverbs, the "fool" represents a person lacking moral behavior or discipline, and the "wise" represents someone who behaves carefully and ...

  3. Andher Nagari - Wikipedia

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    The fourth act, depicts the court and justice of Chaupat Raja of Andher Nagari. The king, who is drowned in alcohol, starts from the bania on the complaint of the complainant's goat being buried, reaches the Kotwal through the artisan, chunawalla, bhishti, butcher and shepherd and sentences him to death.

  4. Wise Men of Chelm - Wikipedia

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    Chelmers plotting to capture the Moon in a barrel. The Wise Men of Chelm (Yiddish: די כעלמער חכמים, romanized: Di Khelemer khakhomim) are foolish Jewish residents of the Polish city of Chełm, a butt of Jewish jokes, similar to other towns of fools: the English Wise Men of Gotham, German Schildbürger, Greek residents of Abdera, or Finnish residents of the fictional town of Hymylä.

  5. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    A cat may look at a king; A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a friend indeed) A friend to everyone is a friend to no one; A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; A little learning is a ...

  6. Mordhwaj - Wikipedia

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    The king Mordhwaj said that if I would be his food, it will be my fortune. Krishna said that both of you, husband and wife, should cut off the head of your son and feed him meat. In the meantime, even a single tear comes out; then, the lion will not eat it. Thus the king Mordhwaj and his queen cut off their son's head and put it in front of the ...

  7. Gangu Teli - Wikipedia

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    Gangu Teli or Ganga Teli is a king from India belonging to the Teli (oil-presser) caste. He appears in the proverb Kahaan Raja Bhoj, Kahaan Gangu Teli ("Where is the king Bhoja, and where is the oilman Gangu"), which is used to compare an important or high-status person (such as Bhoja) to an ordinary or low-status person (such as Gangu).

  8. Bahlool - Wikipedia

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    This is a ragged king whose slaves are great and powerful kings like Jamsheed and Khaqan. Today he overlooked the goodness of this world, tomorrow he will not even give importance to Paradise. Don't look scornfully at these beggars with no shoes on their feet! They are dearer to wisdom than eyes which shed tears from fear of Allah.

  9. Panchatantra - Wikipedia

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    According to the story told in the Shāh Nāma (The Book of the Kings, Persia's late 10th-century national epic by Ferdowsi), Borzuy sought his king's permission to make a trip to Hindustan in search of a mountain herb he had read about that is "mingled into a compound and, when sprinkled over a corpse, it is immediately restored to life."