More American Proverbs

Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names... >>

You cannot unscramble eggs.... >>

Beggars can never be bankrupt.... >>

An American will go to hell for a bag of coffee.... >>

From little acorns mighty oaks do grow.... >>

Other Proverbs

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives... (Latin) >>

Coming events cast their shadow before.... (Spanish) >>

I neither give nor take, like a Jew on the Sabbath.... (Spanish) >>

From smooth water God preserve me, from rough I will preserv... (Spanish) >>

A buxom widow must be married, buried, or cloistered.... (Spanish) >>

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

- American Proverb