More American Proverbs

Don't close the barn door after the horse runs away.... >>

The reason some people are stingy is also the reason they are rich.... >>

A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.... >>

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.... >>

If you ride a horse, sit close and tight, If you ride a man, sit easy ... >>

Other Proverbs

Use soft words and hard arguments.... (English) >>

Spring has come when you can put your foot on three daisies.... (English) >>

The golden ass passes everywhere.... (Spanish) >>

A man is as old as he feels himself to be.... (English) >>

When a fool has made up his mind the market has gone by.... (Spanish) >>

The child is the father of the man.

- American Proverb