American Proverbs

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“A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.”

“A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse.”

“A malignant sore throat is a danger; a malignant throat not sore is worse.”

“A man can die just once.”

“A man is as big as the things that made him mad.”

“A man never becomes an orator if he has something to say.”

“A miss is as good as a mile.”

“A poor man is always behind.”

“A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.”

“All men are fools, but all fools are not men.”

“All men are not cast in the same mold.”

“An American will go to hell for a bag of coffee.”

“Bad news travels fast.”

“Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.”

“Bad the crow, bad the egg.”

“Boys will be boys.”

“Christmas comes, but once a year is enough.”

“Close, but no cigar.”

“Crap or get off the pot.”

“Easy come, easy go.”