More American Proverbs
- A farmer on his knees is higher than a gentleman on his legs.
- An ounce of proof is worth a ton of assertions.
- A fellow can do anything if he lists.
- Adversity does best discover virtue.
- A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.
- It is better to tell your money where to go than to ask where it went.
- Hope is a good breakfast, but a poor supper.
- A swift eater, a swift worker.
- A true wife is her husband’s flower of beauty.
- A guilty dog always barks.
- The more you eat, the more you want.
- If your time ain’t come not even a doctor can kill you.
- Experience is a comb which fate gives to a man when his hair is all gone.
- Despair is the conclusion of fools.
- The show must go on.
- An old friend wears well.
- Distance is the best remedy against an evil-disposed man.
- Do not trust flatterers.
- If the shoe fits, put it on.
- There is no accounting about tastes.
- Adversity has no friends.
- Christmas comes, but once a year is enough.
- Close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades.
- The heart has eyes that the brain knows nothing of.
- It is an easy matter for a stingy man to get rich – but what’s the use?
- Don’t meddle in others’ affairs unless you want your own nose scraped a little.
- In fair weather prepare for foul.