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Bill Counselman, Ella Cinders

Where singleness is bliss, it's folly to be wives.

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(1876 - 1950) English-American writer One man's folly is another man's wife. www.english-slang.com

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[pad the bill] {v. phr.} To add false expenses to a bill; make a bill larger than it really was. * /The salesman padded the bill for his traveling expenses […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. www.english-slang.com

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