Proverbs "A"

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.: Meaning: When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.: Meaning: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

Accidents will happen (in the best-regulated families).: Meaning: Some unfortunate events must be accepted as inevitable.

Actions speak louder than words.: Meaning: What you do is more important that what you say.

Advice is cheap.: Meaning: It doesn't cost anything to offer advice.

Advice is least heeded when most needed.: Meaning: When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the advice given.

Advisers run no risks.: Meaning: It's easier to give advice than to act.

All cats are grey in the dark.: Meaning: People are undistinguished until they have made a name.

All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.: Meaning: Sometimes you have to do bad things to get good ones.

All frills and no knickers.: Meaning: All style and no substance.

All fur coat and no knickers.: Meaning: Very concerned with outward appearance and material things, but with no modesty.

All good things come to those who wait.: Meaning: Patience brings rewards.

All hat and no cattle.: Meaning: All talk and appearance and little or no substance.

All roads lead to Rome.: Meaning: However you try to go about things all will lead to the same conclusions.

All that glitters is not gold.: Meaning: Appearances can be deceptive.

All sizzle and no steak.: Meaning: All style and no substance.

All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.: Meaning: Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.

All is fair in love and war.: Meaning: Things that are done in love or war can often be excused.

All's well that ends well.: Meaning: There is a solution to everything even though there are doubts.

All things grow with time - except grief.: Meaning: As time goes by, grief subsides little by little.

All things are difficult before they are easy.: Meaning: With practice things become easier.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.: Meaning: Everybody needs a certain amount of relaxation. It is not good to work all the time.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.: Meaning: Eating an apple every day can help to keep you healthy. Other interpretation : A small preventive treatment wards off serious problems.

An empty vessel makes the most noise.: Meaning: Those with the least understanding often complain about things the most.

An empty purse frightens away friends.: Meaning: When one's financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear.

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.: Meaning: Retribution should be equitable, proportionate and "fit the crime". Biblical reference, modern usage often connotes support for capital punishment.

An Englishman's home is his castle.: Meaning: An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.: Meaning: When you work you avoid temptation.

An onion a day keeps everyone away.: Meaning: A humoristic version of "an apple a day..."

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.: Meaning: It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later.

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.: Meaning: It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever.

Anger is the one thing made better by delay.: Meaning: When you are angry, it is best not to speak or act immediately.

Any time means no time.: Meaning: If the date of an event remains vague, it will never happen.

April showers bring forth May flowers.: Meaning: Something bad or unpleasant today may bring good things in the future.

A bad penny always turns up.: Meaning: Your mistakes will come back to haunt you. Or Bad people will always return.

A bad tree does not yield good apples.: Meaning: A bad parent does not raise good children.

A bad workman blames his tools.: Meaning: Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill.

A big tree attracts the woodsman's axe.: Meaning: Great people will attract great criticism.

A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.: Meaning: It's better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching for something better.

A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.: Meaning: Friendships can be rebuilt after a dispute but will never be as strong as before.

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.: Meaning: Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.

A burden of one's own choice is not felt.: Meaning: Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily.

A burnt child dreads the fire.: Meaning: A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things.

A camel is a horse designed by committee.: Meaning: A vision is more perfect from the individual rather than a group of people where it becomes anodyne.

A cat may look at a king.: Meaning: If a cat may look at the king - then I have a right to look where I please.

A cat has nine lives.: Meaning: Cats can survive many accidents because they land on their feet without injury.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.: Meaning: The strength of any group depends on the individual strength of each of its members.

A change is as good as a rest.: Meaning: A change in routine is often as refreshing as a break or a holiday.

A closed mouth catches no flies.: Meaning: You cannot say a bad thing if you don't speak at all.

A coin of gold is delighting in a bag of silver coins.: Meaning: One who is unique is often praised or receives more pleasure.

A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once.: Meaning: The valiant take no account of possible danger, whereas cowards are constantly fearing the worst.

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.: Meaning: Originates from the 16th century, and refers to a desperate situation (i.e. drowning) and using any chance, even if it is hopeless, to get oneself out of it.

A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.: Meaning: Harvest predictions according to the weather.

A fault confessed is half redressed.: Meaning: Confession is the beginning of forgiveness.

A flower blooms more than once.: Meaning: If you miss an occasion, you can avail of it at another time.

A fool and his money are soon (easily) parted.: Meaning: A foolish person usually spends money carelessly.

A fool at forty is a fool forever.: Meaning: If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will.

A fox smells its own lair first. Or: A fox smells its own stink first.: Meaning: One knows where they belong, and knows when they make a mistake.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.: Meaning: A genuine friend is with you even in times of trouble.

A friend to all is a friend to none.: Meaning: Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special.

A friend's eye is a good mirror.: Meaning: A real friend will tell you the truth.

A good conscience is a soft pillow.: Meaning: You sleep well when you have nothing to feel guilty about.

A good beginning makes a good end.: Meaning: If a task is carefully planned, there's a better chance that it will be done well.

A good example is the best sermon.: Meaning: Giving an example is better than giving advice.

A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.: Meaning: A great lie may be widely accepted before the truth comes to light.

A leopard cannot change its spots.: Meaning: It is not possible for a bad or unpleasant person to become good or pleasant.

A loaded wagon makes no noise.: Meaning: People with real wealth don't talk about it.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.: Meaning: A little Learning is a dangerous Thing.

A man is known by the company he keeps.: Meaning: A person's character is judged by the type of people with whom they spend their time.

A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile.: Meaning: A miss is a miss regardless the distance.

A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.: Meaning: No matter how someone dresses, it's the same person underneath.

A new broom sweeps clean.: Meaning: A newly-appointed person makes changes energetically.

A night with Venus and a life with mercury.: Meaning: Anti-promiscuity adage, alluding to a 18th-century mercury-based folk treatment for syphilis.

A Pasoly in the eye is worth several in the shins.: Meaning: A good shot is worth many bad ones.

A penny spent is a penny earned.: Meaning: In contrast to spending on the poor people.

A picture paints a thousand words.: Meaning: A snap of sight may describe much more than a thousand words.

A pint of plain is yer only man.: Meaning: You need to make the initial step if you are ever to complete a task.

A rising tide lifts all boats.: Meaning: Describes something that will be helpful to all.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.: Meaning: If a person keeps moving from place to place, they gain neither friends nor possessions. Another interpretation is that, by moving often, one avoids being tied down!

A rotten apple spoils the barrel.: Meaning: A dishonest or immoral person can have a bad influence on a group.

A son is a son 'till he gets him a wife; a daughter's a daughter all her life.: Meaning: The relationship between a daughter and her parents is enduring; the relationship with a son is attenuated after he marries.

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.: Meaning: Overcoming adversity leads to competence.

A stitch in time saves nine.: Meaning: It's better to deal with a problem at an early stage, to prevent it from getting worse.

A stumble may prevent a fall.: Meaning: Correcting a small mistake may help you to avoid making a bigger one.

A swallow does not make the summer.: Meaning: One good event does not mean that everything is alright.

A tree is known by its fruit.: Meaning: A man is judged by his actions.

A watched pot never boils.: Meaning: If you wait anxiously for something, it seems to take a long time.

A woman is like a cup of tea; you'll never know how strong she is until she boils.: Meaning: Never underestimate people; they could be stronger than you think.

A word spoken is past recalling.: Meaning: Once you say something hurtful, provocative, etc., you can't take it back.

A young idler, an old beggar.: Meaning: If you don't work, you won't have any money when you're old.

As fit as a fiddle.: Meaning: Very fit and well.

As you sow, so shall you reap.: Meaning: You have to accept the consequences of your actions.

Aught for naught, and a penny change.: Meaning: You can't get something for nothing -- you might as well expect to get paid to take it.

Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.: Meaning: There are some things I'd rather not say, so don't ask me!

Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.: Meaning: There are subjects I'd rather not discuss.

A house is not a home.
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A house divided against itself cannot stand.
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A hundred years cannot repair a moment's loss of honor.
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A hungry stomach has no ears.
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A kingdom is lost for want of a shoe.
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A jack of all trades is master of none.
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A jack of both sides, is before long, trusted by nobody, and abused by both parties.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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A light heart lives long.
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A little body often harbors a great soul.
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A little of what you fancy does you good.
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A little pot is easily hot.
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A loveless life is a living death.
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A man can die but once.
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A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
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A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
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A man's home is his castle.
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A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day.
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A mother's heart is always with her children.
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A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
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A paragraph should be like a lady's skirt: long enough to cover the essentials but short enough to keep it interesting.
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A penny earned is a penny lost; a penny shared is a penny well-spent.
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A person who laughs may not be happy, but he's hide the sadness in his heart.
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A person is known by the company he keeps.
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A place for everything and everything in its place.
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A problem shared is a problem halved.
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A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
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A reconciled friend is a double enemy.
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A rich child often sits in a poor mothers lap.
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A rich widow weeps with one eye and signals with the other.
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A scalded cat dreads cold water.
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A soft answer turneth away wrath.
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A Sunday well-spent brings a week of content.
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A still tongue makes a wise head.
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A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly.
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
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A thief thinks everyone steals.
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A trouble shared is a trouble halved.
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A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
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A wicked book cannot repent.
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A woman's place is in the home.
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A woman's work is never done.
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A word to the wise is enough.
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A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea.
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After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile.
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As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
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As soon as a man is born, he begins to die.
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As the person who has health is young, so the person who owes nothing is rich.
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As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it.
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As you sow so shall you reap.
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Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.
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Ask my companion if I be a thief.
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Ask no questions and hear no lies.
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Attack is the best form of defense.
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Absence and a friendly neighbor washes away love.
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Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
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Act today only, tomorrow is too late.
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Acts of kindness may soon be forgotten, but the memory of an offense remains.
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Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
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Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
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Advice most needed is least heeded.
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All criminals turn preachers under the gallows.
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All for one and one for all.
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All flowers are not in one garden.
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All things are becoming to good people.
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After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
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All good things must come to an end.
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All is grist that comes to the mill.
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All the world loves a lover.
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All the world is your country, to do good is your religion.
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All things come to those who wait.
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All things must pass.
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All you need is love.
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All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds.
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Always care about your flowers and your friends. Otherwise they'll fade, and soon your house will be empty.
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Among the blind the one eyed is king.
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An army of deer would be more formidable commanded by a lion, than a an army of lions.
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An army marches on its stomach.
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An eagle does not catch flies.
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An early bird catches worms.
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An old dog will learn no tricks.
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Any port in a storm.
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Any publicity is good publicity.
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Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.
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A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit.
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A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
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A bellyful is one of meat, drink, or sorrow.
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A bellyful of food is a good one.
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A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses.
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A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
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A colt is worth little if it does not break its halter.
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A constant guest is never welcome.
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A dog that barks much is never a good hunter.
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A drop of knowledge is greater than an ocean of strength.
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A friend is someone who doesn't like the same people you do.
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A good enemy is a better person than a false friend.
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A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all.
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A good man is hard to find.
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A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.
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A good wife and health is a mans best wealth.
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A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
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A half truth is a whole lie.
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Proverbs "A"

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