2. Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never settle.
3. You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
4. If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.
5. Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as clever as he thinks.
6. If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.
7. A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.