Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Fool in his Sleeve

Every man hath a fool in his sleeve. No one is always wise. The allusion is to the tricks of jugglers.

The wisest fool in Christendom.
James I. was so called by Henri IV. but he learnt the phrase of Sully.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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