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| A knave discovered is a great fool. | 1 |
| An old knave is no babe. | 2 |
| An open knave is a great fool. | 3 |
| Better kiss a knave than be troubled with him. | 4 |
| Better the sensible knave than the fool. Bolingbroke. | 5 |
| Cool weather and knaves come out of the north. | 6 |
| Early waster—long knave. | 7 |
| Every one is glad to see a knave caught in his own trap. | 8 |
| For an honest man half his wits are enough; the whole is too little for a knave. Italian. | 9 |
| He hath a cloak for his knavery. | 10 |
| He is doubly sinful who congratulates a successful knave. Publius Syrus. | 11 |
| He is no small knave that knows a great one. Danish. | 12 |
| He who knows a knave makes no bid for him. Danish. | 13 |
| It is a bad thing to be a knave, but worse to be known for one. Italian. | 14 |
| It is as hard to please a knave as a knight. | 15 |
| Knavery without luck is the worst trade in the world. | 16 |
| Knavery’s plain face is never seen till used. | 17 |
| Knaves are in such repute that honest men are accounted fools. | 18 |
| Knaves imagine nothing can be done without knavery. | 19 |
| Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live. Shirley. | 20 |
| More knave than fool. | 21 |
| No more mortar, no more brick; a cunning knave has a cunning trick. | 22 |
| Nobody so like an honest man as an arrant knave. | 23 |
| None better guard against a cheat, than he who is a knave complete. Martial. | 24 |
| Once a knave, always a knave. | 25 |
| One knavery is met by another. Spanish. | 26 |
| One piece of knavery begets another. Terence. | 27 |
| Sly knavery is too hard for honest wisdom. | 28 |
| The hatred of knaves is preferable to their company. Latin. | 29 |
| The knave and fool are their own libellers. Pope. | 30 |
| The more knave, the better luck. Danish. | 31 |
| When knaves fall out, honest men come by their own. | 32 |
| With a fool and a knave there is no conclusion. | 33 |
| With art and knavery we live through half a year; with knavery and art we live through the other half. Italian. | 34 |
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