Great Throughts Treasury

"A pack of cards is the devil's prayer-book."

"A penny saved is twice earned."

"A penny saved is a penny got."

"A poor person isn't he who has little, but he who needs a lot."

"A penny saved is a penny gained."

"A penny saved is two-pence got."

"A shroud has no pockets."

"A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman."

"A proverb never lies; it is only its meaning which deceives."

"A prophet is not without honor save in his own country."

"A promise is a debt."

"A single penny fairly got, is worth a thousand that are not."

"A single stroke don't fell the oak."

"A slice of ham is better than a fat pig in a dream."

"A small gift is better than a great promise."

"A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof."

"A thief seldom grows rich by thieving."

"A thing is not bad if well understood."

"A wall between increases love."

"A teacher is better than two books."

"A woman keeps secret only what she does not know."

"A woman strong in flounces is weak in the head."

"A used plough shines, standing water stinks."

"A wise man, a strong man."

"A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree, the more you beat them the better they be."

"A woman without a man is like a garden without a fence."

"A woman's vengeance knows no bounds."

"Abroad to see wonders the traveler goes, and neglects the fine things which lie under his nose."

"A woman's work is never done."

"A young wife is an old man's post-horse to the grave."

"A young doctor means a new graveyard."

"Advice is not compulsion."

"Abroad one has a hundred eyes, at home not one."

"Adam must have an Eve, to blame for his own faults."

"Advice should precede the act."

"Abundance begets indifference."

"Advising is easier than helping"

"Advising is often better than fighting."

"Affectation is a greater injury to the face than small-pox."

"After clouds comes clear weather."

"After dinner stand a while, or walk nearly half a mile."

"After dinner stand for a while, or walk a thousand steps."

"Age does not protect from foolishness."

"Agree, for the law is costly."

"Age counsels, youth acts."

"All are not asleep who have their eyes shut."

"All are not cooks who carry long knives."

"All are not thieves whom the dog barks at."

"All are not free who mock their chains."

"All beginning is difficult."