Famous American Proverbs
Famous American Proverbs
False friends are worse than open enemies.
In order to judge another's feelings, remember your own.
It is better to ask twice than to go wrong once.
Money talks everything else walks.
The man who minds his own business generally has a good one.
To one who understands, few words are needed.
Anyone can start a rumor, but none can stop one.
When your neighbour's house is on fire, beware of your own.
If three people tell you that you are drunk, you better lie down.
A bird is known by his note and a man by his talk.
If you want to keep friends don't loan them any money.
Choose you friends like your books: few but choice.
Trust in god but lock your car.
He who can take advice is sometimes superior to those who give it.
If you are always dwelling in trouble, change your address.
You are judged not by what you have but by what you do with what you have.
Don't allow the grass to grow on the path of friendship.
Avoid anger and you will not sin
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Anytime means no time.
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
Choose your love, then love your choice.
The more arguments you win, the less friends you will have.
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
The weaker the argument, the stronger the words.
When one door shuts, another opens.
If you drive, don't drink; if you drink, don't drive.
An educated fool is dangerous.
It is easier to said than done.
A poor man is always behind.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
If your time ain't come not even a doctor can kill you.
Here today, gone tomorrow.
It takes a thief to catch a thief.
You don't put robbers to work in a bank.
Don't use a lot where a little will do
Pain is only weakness leaving the body.
Easy come, easy go.
Pain is forgotten where gain comes.
All men are fools, but all fools are not men.
It takes three generation to make a gentleman.
A dog is a man's best friend.
Bad news travels fast.
A man never becomes an orator if he has something to say.
Every man has a fool up his sleeve.
You can't get there from here.
Every dog has his day.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Better safe than sorry.
Laugh alone and the world thinks you're an idiot.
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
When there's a will there's a way.
Behind every great man, there stands a woman.
The wish is the father of the deed.
Of two evils, it is always best to vote for the less hypocritical.
If you look back, you'll soon be going that way.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Silence is golden, speech is silver.
Dreams are wishes your heart makes.
Man is greater than the tools he invents.
No pain, no gain.
Character is what you are in the dark.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
If you want it bad, you'll get it bad.
A lady is a woman who makes it easy for a man to be a gentleman.
It takes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on the job.
Wishes won't wash dishes.
A bad guy is another man's good guy.
Gold is where you find it.
Actions speak louder than words.
Men are blind in their own cause.
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
The grass is always greener on the other side.
I am just as good as you are, and a damned sight better.
Man can't live in this world alone.
In God we trust; all others pay cash.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
When you aren't ready you're scared, when you are ready you're nervous.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
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