Great Throughts Treasury

"A ragged colt may make a handsome horse."

"A rash man, a skin of good wine, and a glass vessel, do not last long."

"A resolute heart endures no counsel."

"A rich widow weeps with one eye and signals with the other."

"A scalded cat fears cold water."

"A tongue of honey, a heart of gall."

"A servant and a cock must be kept but one year."

"A scalded cat dreads cold water."

"A shut mouth keeps me out of strife."

"A seat in the council is honor without profit."

"A small spark makes a great fire."

"A sharp tooth for hard bread."

"A stout heart breaks ill fortune."

"A small tear relieves a great sorrow."

"A small pack becomes a small peddler."

"A woman and a hen are soon lost through gadding."

"A word from the mouth, a stone from the hand."

"A word and a blow."

"A word and a stone once let go cannot be recalled."

"A word to the wise."

"A word to the wise is enough."

"A well-formed figure needs no cloak."

"After the storm comes the easiness."

"A woman with two husbands cheats both."

"After shaving there is nothing to shear."

"Alas for the son whose father went to heaven."

"All are not soldiers who go to the wars."

"After the storm comes the good weather."

"All bite the bitten dog."

"All is not gold that glitters."

"All the wool is hair, more or less."

"All the world will beat the man whom fortune buffets."

"All the world loves a lover."

"An empty purse frights away friends."

"An abyss calls another."

"An estate inherited is the less valued."

"An honest man's word is as good as the king's."

"An empty purse, and a finished house, make a man wise, but too late."

"An old man in love is like a flower in winter"

"An healthy mind for an healthy body."

"An old monkey will not stick his hand into a jar."

"An open countenance often conceals close thoughts."

"An innocent heart suspects no guile."

"An open box tempts an honest man."

"Another's bread costs dear."

"Another man's trade costs money."

"Another's misfortune does not cure my pain."

"As the king lives, so live his vassals."

"Appearances are deceiving."

"As they pipe to me, I will dance."