More American Proverbs

Many speak much who cannot speak well.... >>

Every man hath his hobby-horse.... >>

He that lives on hope will die fasting... >>

A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse.... >>

Don't cry till you are out of the wood.... >>

Other Proverbs

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

The stable wears out a horse more than the road.... (French) >>

God gives the cold according to the cloth.... (French) >>

Govern a small family as you would cook a small fish, very g... (Chinese) >>

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses... (Miscellaneous) >>

The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them.

- American Proverb