PROVERBS IN DISGUISE I
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Dr. Louis D. Appel

A proverb is hidden in each of the padded clues below.

1. Imbeciles effect a precipitate egress where seraphim demur.
2. A lupine creature accoutered in ovine vestments
3. A superannuated oaf affords no replication.
4. Abstain from incising in excess of your masticatory capacity.
5. Facile acquisition, analogous departure
6. Assail not somnolent canines.

Answers:

1. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
2. A wolf in sheep's clothing
3. There's no fool like an old fool.
4. Don't bite off more than you can chew.
5. Easy come, easy go
6. Let sleeping dogs lie.