More American Proverbs

Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.... >>

Pain is forgotten where gain comes.... >>

Men that have much business must have much pardon.... >>

Man is like a banana: when he leaves the bunch, he gets skinned.... >>

Putting the cart before the horse.... >>

Other Proverbs

If you do not study hard when young you'll end up bewailing ... (Chinese) >>

When the tree is down everybody runs to the branches.... (French) >>

He looks one way and rows another.... (French) >>

An old ape never made a pretty grimace.... (French) >>

It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to... (Scandinavian) >>

Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

- American Proverb