American Proverbs

A man cannot drink and whistle at the same time.

A theif knows a theif as a wolf knows a wolf.

A mouse must must not think to cast a shadow like an elephant.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

Age and wedlock tame man and beast

Beauty is often worse than wine, intoxicating both the holder and beholder.

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies.

Best wine comes out of an old vessel.

Borrowing is not much better than begging

Death is not bitter, but the approach to death

Confident not in him who has once deceived you.

Even a single hair has its own shadow.

Every day is holiday with sluggards

Dog does not eat dog.

Go slowly to the entertainments of thy friends,but quickly to their misfortunes.

God hath few friends, the devil hath many.

Great strokes make not sweet music.

God masters make good servants.

He loses his thanks who promises and dekays.

He that is of the opinion that money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

Humour is the pepper of conversation and salt of life.

If we are bound to forgive an enemy, we are not bound to trust him.

If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not a friend.

It is not the ship in the water but the water in the ship that sinks it.

Keep quiet and people will think you are a philosopher.

Knowledge and timber should not be much used until seasoned.

Life is full of terrible misfourtunes most of which never happen.

Make not the door wider than the house.

Middle age is when you know all answers and nobody ever asks you the question.

None are so found of secrets as those who don’t mean to keep them.

Observation, not old age, brings wisdom.

One hour today is worth two tomorrow.

Opportunity makes the theif.

Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.

Quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

Revenge is sweeter than life itself, so think fools.

Say well or be still.

Soon learnt, soon forgotten.

Want makes strife betwixt man and wife.

When a girl says you are going too far, she means you are going too close.

Wise mean care not for what they cannot have.

You cannot shoe a running horse.

Zero is the beginning and end of everything.