Great Throughts Treasury

"As won, so spent."

"Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer."

"Assertion is no proof."

"Asses sing badly, because they pitch their voices too high."

"As you bake so shall you brew."

"Asses that bray most eat least."

"At court there are many hands, but few hearts."

"At evening the sluggard is busy."

"Avarice hoards itself poor; charity gives itself rich."

"Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune."

"Attack is the best defense."

"Bad bird, bad egg."

"Away with you, be a peddlar, a knave, says the hangman to his man."

"Away from the battle all are soldiers."

"Bad money always comes back."

"Bad money drives out good."

"Bad eyes never see any good."

"Bad tidings always come too soon."

"Bad ware must be cried up."

"Barking dogs don't bite."

"Bargains are costly."

"Be as you would seem to be."

"Be silent, or say something better than silence."

"Be sparing and keep your house."

"Be not ashamed of your craft."

"Be the thing you would be called."

"Beauty is a good letter of introduction."

"Begin to weave and God will give the thread."

"Beginning and ending shake hands."

"Beauty is in the details."

"Bear and bull catch no fox."

"Better a good cow than a cow of a good kind."

"Better a friendly denial than an unwilling compliance."

"Begun is half done."

"Better a lean agreement than a fat lawsuit."

"Better a lean peace than a fat victory."

"Better alone than in bad company."

"Better an honest enemy than a false friend."

"Better an unjust peace than a just war."

"Better a living dog than a dead lion."

"Better a patch than a hole."

"Better envy than pity."

"Better free in a foreign land than a serf at home."

"Better ask twice than go wrong once."

"Better badly mounted than proud on foot."

"Better in the dust than crawl near the throne."

"Better one living word than a hundred dead ones."

"Better is better."

"Better give nothing than stolen alms."

"Better is an enemy to good."