Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1919 — WORDS OF WISE MEN [ARTICLE]

WORDS OF WISE MEN

A gaunt bVute bites sore. — French proverb. The bladder may be dipped, but never drowned.—Sibyl prophecy of Athens. The blade of the sultan’s saber grows until it overtakes the offender. —Turkish proverb. According to the arm be the bleeding. Blessed be St, Stephen, there is no fast upon his even. Blessings are not valued until they are gone. A blind hen can sometimes find corn.—French proverbs.