Great Throughts Treasury

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English Proverbs

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"All is fair in love and war."

"All is not lost that is in peril."

"All is grist that comes to the mill."

"All is well that ends well."

"All is fish that comes to his net."

"All men can't be masters."

"All promises are either broken or kept."

"All lay load on the willing horse."

"All men can't be first."

"All roads lead to Rome."

"All temptations are found in either hope or fear."

"All the world loves a lover."

"All publicity is good publicity."

"All sugar and honey."

"All that glisters is not gold."

"All things come to those who wait."

"All things are difficult before they are easy."

"All the world's a stage."

"All truths are not to be told."

"All things must pass."

"All you need is love."

"All's fair in love and war."

"All work and no play make Jack a dull boy."

"All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds."

"All's well that ends well."

"Almost doesn't count."

"Among the blind the one-eyed man is king."

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

"An army marches on its stomach."

"An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle."

"An ass in a lion's skin."

"An empty hand is no lure for a hawk."

"An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold."

"An empty sack cannot stand upright."

"An Englishman's home is his castle."

"An evil chance seldom comes alone."

"An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening."

"An idle brain is the devil's workshop."

"An empty vessel gives a greater sound than a full barrel."

"An ill wound is cured, not an ill name."

"An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told."

"An open door may tempt a saint."

"An old dog barks not in vain."

"An oak is not felled at one stroke."

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

"An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning."

"An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue."

"An unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup."

"Anger and haste hinder good counsel."

"And a child that's born on the Sabbath day."