Great Throughts Treasury

"A running horse needs no spur."

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

"A scalded dog fears cold water."

"A sleeping man is not hungry."

"A secret is too little for one, enough for two, too much for three."

"A soft answer turneth away wrath."

"A sluggard takes an hundred steps because he would not take one in due time."

"A small leak will sink a great ship."

"A second marriage is like a warmed-up meal."

"A secret foe gives a sudden blow."

"A sound mind in a sound body."

"A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut-tree, the more they're beaten the better they be."

"A staff is quickly found to beat a dog."

"A stitch in time saves nine."

"A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf."

"A tent without a woman is like a violin with no strings."

"A threefold cord is not quickly broken."

"A traveler may lie with authority."

"A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich."

"A tree is known by its fruit."

"A wise head makes a close mouth."

"A white wall is a fool's paper."

"A woman's advice is no great thing, but he who won't take it is a fool."

"A woman's tongue is a double edged knife."

"A woman is flax, man is fire, the devil comes and blows the bellows."

"A word and a stone let go cannot be called back."

"A word to a wise man is enough."

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

"Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it."

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

"Acorns were good till bread was found."

"After a thrifty father, a prodigal son."

"Actions speak louder than words."

"After black clouds, clear weather."

"Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public."

"After death the doctor."

"After joy comes annoy."

"After a great getter comes a great spender."

"After dinner, mustard."

"After meat, mustard."

"After your fling, watch for the sting."

"After the work is done, repose is sweet."

"All are not merry that dance lightly."

"After pleasure comes pain."

"All are not hunters that blow the horn."

"All are not saints that go to church."

"All covet, all lose."

"All cats are grey in the dark."

"All are of the dust, and all turn to dust again."

"All his geese are swans."