Browse Dozens of Proverbs
AMERICAN
- " A dog is a man's best friend. "
- " A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine. "
- " A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse. "
- " A malignant sore throat is a danger; a malignant throat not sore is worse. "
- " A man can die just once. "
- " A man can't do more than he can do. What says Don Ferdinando?; "
- " A man is as big as the things that made him mad. "
- " A man never becomes an orator if he has something to say. "
- " A mill cannot grind with water that is past. "
- " A miss is as good as a mile. "
- " A poor man is always behind. "
- " A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. "
- " All men are fools, but all fools are not men. "
- " All men are not cast in the same mold. "
- " An American will go to hell for a bag of coffee. "
- " Bad news travels fast. "
- " Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. "
- " Bad the crow, bad the egg. "
- " Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. "
- " Beggars can never be bankrupt. "
- " Boys will be boys. "
- " By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch. "
- " Calm weather in June, sets the corn in tune. "
- " Christmas comes, but once a year is enough. "
- " Close, but no cigar. "
- " Crap or get off the pot. "
- " Don't close the barn door after the horse runs away. "
- " Don't cry over spilt milk. "
- " Don't cry till you are out of the wood. "
- " Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. "
- " Don't hide your light under a bushel. "
- " Don't judge a book by its cover. "
- " Don't put all your eggs in one basket. "
- " Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. "
- " Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh. "
- " Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. "
- " Don't upset the apple cart. "
- " Don't use a lot where a little will do. "
- " Each day provides its own gifts. "
- " Easy come, easy go. "
- " Easy does it. "
- " Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die. "
- " Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked. "
- " Every man has a fool up his sleeve. "
- " Every man has one black patch, and some have two. "
- " Every man hath a fool in his sleeve. "
- " Every man hath his hobby-horse. "
- " Feed a cold, starve a fever. "
- " Feed sparingly and defy the physician. "
- " Feel for others, in your pocket. "
- " Fish or cut bait. "
- " Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine; "
- " Folks like the truth that hits their neighbor. "
- " For age and want save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day. "
- " Free ships, free goods. "
- " From little acorns mighty oaks do grow. "
- " Gold is where you find it. "
- " Good fences make good neighbors. "
- " Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names; "
- " Good weight and measure, are heaven's treasure; "
- " Great trees keep little ones down. "
- " He that lives on hope will die fasting; "
- " He that marries for money will earn it. "
- " Here today, gone tomorrow. "
- " Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is the end of it. "
- " Hope is a good breakfast, but a poor supper. "
- " Hunger find no fault with moldy corn. "
