Great Throughts Treasury

"All that glitters is not gold."

"All work is as seed sown; it grows and spreads, and sows itself anew."

"All that is round is not walnut."

"All fur coat and no knickers"

"An arrow can be pulled out of a wound, but a hurtful word stays forever in your heart."

"Amongst the genus of Jasminum, a single jasmine does not stand out."

"An event is so improbable that its occurrence is akin to cacophony sounding mellifluous."

"An egg thief becomes a camel thief."

"An alive person needs life."

"An honest broker shares in people's wealth."

"An infidel believes of everybody being of his own faith."

"An incompetent person does not know how to go about doing a task (he blows into trumpet's bell instead of its mouthpiece)."

"An ass is the most pleasing to another ass."

"An ungrateful son is a wart on his father's nose -- he leaves it, it's ugly, he removes it, it hurts."

"Anyone who eats melon, shall meet the consequence."

"Appearances can be deceptive."

"Anything that comes up is welcome."

"Are you asking the donkey about Wednesday?"

"Arabic is a language, Persian is a delicacy and Turkish is an art."

"Applied when a person mentions the problems of another without seeing his own bigger problems."

"As soon as a man gets new trousers, he thinks about a new wife."

"As long as you are standing, give a hand to those who have fallen."

"As long as the clouds dolt weep, the pasture cannot laugh."

"As the wise man looks for a bridge the fool crosses the river."

"As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, the truest lover may turn into the worst enemy."

"Asked for an eye-witness, the fox offered his tail."

"Bake the bread while the oven is hot."

"At a distance, she takes the heart; up close, she takes the gall-bladder."

"Aspiration is not a defect for youngsters."

"Be in league with the headman; pillage the village."

"Barely has he become a grocer, when he starts selling sour yoghurt."

"Be kind to the debtor and he becomes the creditor."

"Be it a bread given to the beggar, be it one taken from him."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

"Be careful. People could be listening."

"Be a lion at home and a fox abroad."

"Beggars can't be choosers."

"Beggars can?t be choosers."

"Being tricky (untruthful) won't get you to your goal."

"Between two cooks, the soup becomes either salty or bland."

"Blind cat's prayer brings no rain."

"Better safe than sorry."

"Birds of a feather flock together."

"Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul."

"Bravery without foresight is like a blind horse."

"Beware a rickety wall, a savage dog, and a quarrelsome person."

"Bribery makes both parties happy."

"Bugbear took it all."

"Bugbear took that pacifier."

"Buy cheap, buy a heap."