It is better to pay and have a little left than to have much and be always in debt.

More American Proverbs

• Dare to be true; nothing can need a lie.
• If you want something done and done well, do it yourself.
• Democracy is better than tyranny.
• Dime is money, as the Dutchman says.
• If you dance, you must pay the piper.
• If you can’t lick `em, join `em.
• If you are a cock, crow; if a hen, lay eggs.
• Any port in a storm.
• There is no education like adversity.
• There must be a first time for everything.
• A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
• All that shines is not silver.
• It is better to be lied about than to lie.
• The higher you climb, the harder you may fall.
• Consent to common custom, but not to common folly.
• Courtesy is the password to safety.
• Cunning is the ape of wisdom.
• The only thing a heated argument ever produced is coolness.
• Deep calls unto deep.
• The road to ruin is kept in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense.
• Accident is the mother of invention.
• A life of leisure and a life of laziness are different things.
• The young may die; the old must die.
• A little doubt saves many a mistake.
• Don’t buy a cow to get a glass of milk.
• A flow of words is no proof of being easy enough.
• Don’t judge a book by its cover.