Don’t drown yourself to save a drowning man.

More American Proverbs

• 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.
• A house without books is like a room without windows.
• Deceit is a lie which wears a smile.
• If you look back, you’ll soon be going that way.
• If you eat a live toad first thing in the morning, nothing worse will happen all day long.
• Disappointment hurts more than pain.
• 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.
• Homely in the cradle, pretty at the table.
• Hope of gain lessens pain.
• Common sense is very uncommon with a lot of people.
• It is a man’s challenge to go as far as he can on the right road.
• Courage without conduct is like a ship without ballast.
• Cultivate friends who pray for you, not prey upon you.
• The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.
• If you take care of your character, your reputation will take care of itself.
• Delays can be dangerous.
• The sleeping fox catches no chickens.
• The weaker the argument, the stronger the words.