A scholar wishing to teach his horse to eat little, gave him no food at all; and the horse dying, How unlucky, said he; as soon as I had taught him to live without food he died!
A scholar meaning to sell a house, carried about a stone of it as a specimen.
A scholar desiring to see if sleep became him, shut both his eyes, and went to the mirror.
A scholar having bought a house, looked out of the window, and asked the passengers, If the house became him?
A scholar dreaming he hit his foot on a nail, felt it pain him when he waked, and bound it up. Another scholar coming to see him, asked him, Why he went to bed without shoes.
A scholar being told the river had carried off a great part of his ground, answered, What shall I say?