Great Throughts Treasury

"What God sends is better than what men ask for."

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

"A cute lamb can suck off of two mothers."

"A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit."

"A covetous man does nothing that he should till he dies."

"A dog that barks does not bite."

"A guest will not know what fasting means."

"A disaster never comes alone."

"A good friend is worth more than a bad brother."

"A fox may change its skin, but never its character."

"A honey tongue and a heart of gall."

"A lie has no legs."

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

"A splinter doesn't land far from the trunk."

"Age and poverty are ill to bear."

"A suit doesn't make a man."

"All good things come to an end."

"After rain comes sun."

"A sparrow in your hand is better than a pigeon on the branch."

"All roads lead to Rome."

"All that glistens is not gold."

"All that's well lasts short."

"All things come to he who waits."

"All truths are not to be told."

"As soon as he set her down she said that she was tired."

"An empty barrel sings in the wind."

"Bad luck comes in threes."

"An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure."

"Beating around bush."

"All's well that ends well."

"Better a bad harvest than a bad neighbor."

"Better be in debt than in shame."

"Barking dogs seldom bite."

"Better ever than never."

"Better to prevent than to have to cure."

"Better now than later."

"Bread without shovel."

"Blood is thicker than water."

"Blood is not water."

"Cats eat what hussies spare."

"Children, fools and drunken men tell the truth."

"Cats hide their claws."

"Check before you bite if it is bread or a stone."

"Crows will not pick out Crow's eyes."

"Don't buy a cat in a bag."

"Distrust is the mother of safety."

"Don't add fuel to the fire."

"Do not leave for tomorrow, things you can do today."

"Don't jump the gun."

"Don't buy a pig in a poke."