More American Proverbs

Praise makes a bad man worse.... >>

Stand up, cent, let the dollar sit down.... >>

Take the bitter with the sweet.... >>

Men apt to promise are apt to forget.... >>

Never be content with your lot. Try for a lot more.... >>

Other Proverbs

There's virtue in a man's face (i.e., presence carries weigh... (French) >>

From a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn... (Spanish) >>

Beads about the neck, and the devil in the heart.... (Spanish) >>

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

Give me a seat, and I will make myself room to lie down.... (Spanish) >>

Hope is a good breakfast, but a poor supper.

- American Proverb