183 Proverbs with American origins
A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.;
Go to proverbA malignant sore throat is a danger; a malignant throat not sore is worse.;
Go to proverbA man can't do more than he can do. What says Don Ferdinando?;
Go to proverbA man never becomes an orator if he has something to say.;
Go to proverbA tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.;
Go to proverbBad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.;
Go to proverbBy the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.;
Go to proverbDon't close the barn door after the horse runs away.;
Go to proverbDon't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh.;
Go to proverbEat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die.;
Go to proverbEven a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.;
Go to proverbFish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine;
Go to proverbFor age and want save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day.;
Go to proverbGood men must die, but death cannot kill their names;
Go to proverbHonesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is the end of it.;
Go to proverbI am just as good as you are, and a damned sight better.;
Go to proverbI'd rather have them say "There he goes" than "Here he lies.".;
Go to proverbIf you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.;
Go to proverbIf you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.;
Go to proverbIf you desire many things, many things will be seem but a few.;
Go to proverbIf you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time;
Go to proverbIf you ride a horse, sit close and tight, If you ride a man, sit easy and light.;
Go to proverbIn case of doubt it is best to lean to the side of mercy;
Go to proverbIn politics, a man must learn to rise above principle.;
Go to proverbIt is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.;
Go to proverbIt takes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on the job.;
Go to proverbKeep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.;
Go to proverbLaws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.;
Go to proverbLove many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe.;
Go to proverbMan is like a banana: when he leaves the bunch, he gets skinned.;
Go to proverbMen that have much business must have much pardon.;
Go to proverbNever be content with your lot. Try for a lot more.;
Go to proverbOf two evils, it is always best to vote for the less hypocritical.;
Go to proverbPride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.;
Go to proverbReading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man;
Go to proverbRepublicans will do anything for the poor except get off their backs.;
Go to proverbSticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.;
Go to proverbStopping at third base adds no more to the score than striking out.;
Go to proverbTake care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of your widow's next husband.;
Go to proverbThe cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them.;
Go to proverbThe mountains are never so far apart but the animals find one another.;
Go to proverbThe reason some people are stingy is also the reason they are rich.;
Go to proverbThere's no fun in physics, but a good deal of physics in fun.;
Go to proverbTo be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light.;
Go to proverbTrumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats;
Go to proverbWhen pleasure interferes with business, give up business.;
Go to proverbWhen the glow-worm lights her lamp, the air is always very damp.;
Go to proverbWhen you see gossamer flying, be sure the air is drying.;
Go to proverbWhere the woman wears the breeches, she has a good right to them.;
Go to proverbWould you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.;
Go to proverbYou can bear with your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?;
Go to proverbYou cannot drive a windmill with a pair of bellows.;
Go to proverbYou have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince.;
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