Great Throughts Treasury

"A man?s worst enemies are often those of his own house."

"A married man is a caged bird."

"A man's own opinion is never wrong."

"A mild sheep is suck by every lamb."

"A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine."

"A mill and a wife are always in want of something."

"A market is three women and a goose."

"A mill cannot grind with the water that is past."

"A mischievous dog must be tied short."

"A mouse will scare a thief."

"A new broom is good for three days."

"A mule that thinks he is a stag discovers his mistake when he comes to leap over the ditch."

"A misfortune and a friar seldom go alone."

"A muffled cat is no good mouser."

"A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin."

"A new net won't catch an old bird."

"A pear will never fall into a closed mouth."

"A new broom sweeps clean."

"A pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken at last."

"A place for everything, and everything in its place."

"A priest is a man who is called Father by everyone except his own children who are obliged to call him Uncle."

"A problem shared is a problem halved."

"A quick evaluation is a terrible evaluation."

"A ragged coat finds little credit."

"A rainy morn oft brings a pleasant day."

"A proud pauper and a rich miser are contemptible beings."

"A rakish bachelor makes a jealous husband."

"A runaway horse punishes himself."

"A rotting fish begins to stink at the head."

"A ragged sack holds no grain, a poor man is not taken into counsel."

"A sack was never so full but that it would hold another grain."

"A scalded dog thinks cold water hot."

"A saddle fits more backs than one."

"A secret imparted is no longer a secret."

"A scorpion never stung me but I cured myself with its grease."

"A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well as the north star."

"A sheep's bite is never more than skip deep."

"A shut mouth catches no flies."

"A sin concealed is half forgiven."

"A short tail won't keep off flies."

"A slothful man never has time."

"A solitary man is either a beast or an angel."

"A starved town is soon forced to surrender."

"A small woman always seems newly married."

"A stick is soon found to beat a dog."

"A stout heart overcomes ill fortune."

"A story never loses in the telling."

"A thing is never much talked of but there is some truth in it."

"A tender-hearted mother makes a scabby daughter."

"A thing done has a head."