More American Proverbs

No call alligator long mouth till you pass him... >>

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince.... >>

If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.... >>

The child is the father of the man.... >>

I'd rather be red than dead.... >>

Other Proverbs

Two sparrows on one ear of corn never agree.... (Spanish) >>

Trickery comes back to its master.... (French) >>

They gave the naked man a shirt and he said it was too thick... (Russian) >>

Handsomely asked, handsomely refused.... (French) >>

He who begins and does not finish loses his labour.... (French) >>

The wish is the father of the deed.

- American Proverb