The unknown is always great.

More American Proverbs

• A drunk man will sober up, but a damn fool never.
• Honour your father and your mother.
• It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.
• All things were once impossible.
• Always put your best foot forward.
• In politics, a man must learn to rise above principle.
• Custom surpasses nature.
• Ability will enable a man to get to the top, but character will keep him from falling.
• Deed done is well begun.
• A drowning man grabs at a straw.
• The tougher the fight, the sweeter the triumph.
• The wise man keeps his own counsel.
• If you can’t help, don’t hinder.
• There are two sides to every story — and then there’s the truth.
• Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.
• If passion drives, let reason hold the reins.
• As Maine goes, so goes the nation.
• The first attempt is the most difficult.
• Your whole destiny is involved in the attitude you take toward your sin.
• The happiest place in the world to live is within one’s income.
• Confide not in him who has deceived you.
• Count no man successful until he is dead.
• Credit is suspicion asleep.
• Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.
• Death devours lambs as well as sheep.
• If you make yourself into a doormat, people will wipe their feet on you.
• Destiny leads the willing but drags the unwilling.