American Proverbs

A wise man learns by the experiences of others; an ordinary man learns by his own experience; a fool learns by nobody’s experiences.

There’s no fun in physics, but a good deal of physics in fun.

The more responsibilities a man assumes, the more likely he is to meet them.

In great action, men show themselves as they ought to be, in small action as they are.

Don’t jump from the frying pan into the fire.

As Maine goes, so goes the nation.

Don’t judge a book by its cover.

He who boasts of his descent is like a potato: the best part is underground.

If a man is right, he cannot be too radical; if wrong, he cannot be too conservative.

There’s a pot gold at the end of the rainbow.