Great Throughts Treasury

"A lie has no legs."

"A lie begets a lie."

"A light purse makes a heavy heart."

"A light purse is a heavy curse."

"A lie well stuck to is as good as the truth."

"A little body often harbors a great soul."

"A little fire is quickly trodden out."

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing."

"A man can die but once."

"A man is as old as he feels himself to be."

"A man can do no more than he can."

"A little learning is a dangerous thing."

"A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds."

"A little of what you fancy does you good."

"A man's home is his castle."

"A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client."

"A man is known by the company he keeps."

"A man's reach should exceed his grasp."

"A miserly father makes a prodigal son."

"A new broom sweeps clean."

"A miss is as good as a mile."

"A nod is as good as a wink."

"A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool."

"A nimble sixpence is better than a slow shilling."

"A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse."

"A penny saved is a penny earned."

"A penny soul never came to two-pence."

"A person is known by the company he keeps."

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

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

"A picture paints a thousand words."

"A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands."

"A problem shared is a problem halved."

"A prophet is not recognized in his own land."

"A proverb is the child of experience."

"A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder."

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

"A rising tide lifts all boats."

"A shy cat makes a proud mouse."

"A round peg in a square hole."

"A silent fool is counted wise."

"A Scotch mist may wet an Englishman to the skin."

"A small leak will sink a great ship."

"A small family is soon provided for."

"A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner."

"A soft answer turneth away wrath."

"A sound mind in a sound body."

"A soft answer turns away wrath."

"A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down."

"A stitch in time saves nine."