More American Proverbs

Men that have much business must have much pardon.... >>

Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt.... >>

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

Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey.... >>

Wishes won't wash dishes.... >>

Other Proverbs

The wolf changes his teeth but not his disposition.... (Spanish) >>

One blind man leads another into the ditch.... (French) >>

A good dog hunts by instinct.... (French) >>

Great disputing repels truth.... (French) >>

A churl knows not the work of spurs (i.e., honour).... (French) >>

Many speak much who cannot speak well.

- American Proverb