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• A man can die but once
• A good dog deserves a good bone
• A blind man would be glad to see
• An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning
• A great dowry is a bed full of brambles
• All things are difficult before they are easy
• All men can't be first
• An empty hand is no lure for a hawk
• A close mouth catches no flies
• A man can do no more than he can
• A burden of one's own choice is not felt
• An oak is not felled at one stroke
• A bird may be known by its song
• A light purse is a heavy curse
• An evil chance seldom comes alone
• A little body often harbours a great soul
• An empty vessel gives a greater sound than a full barrel
• As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
• Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot
• A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will
• A bad beginning makes a bad ending
• A bad workman quarrels with his tools
• All are not friends that speak us fair
• A friend in need is a friend indeed
• All covet, all lose
• Anger and haste hinder good counsel
• After rain comes fair weather
• A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder
• A fool's tongue runs before his wit
• As old as the hills
• A wager is a fool's argument
• All lay load on the willing horse
• A beggar can never be bankrupt
• As plain as two and two make four
• As the tree falls, so shall it lie
• Appearances are deceitful
• Adversity is a great schoolmaster
• As the tree, so the fruit
• A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich
• An ill wound is cured, not an ill name
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• A burnt child dreads the fire
• A stitch in time saves nine
• All bread is not baked in one oven
• A forced kindness deserves no thanks
• A friend is never known till needed
• An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
• A drop in the bucket
• All men can't be masters
• A silent fool is counted wise
• After dinner comes the reckoning
• AH doors open to courtesy
• A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast
• A clean hand wants no washing
• As snug as a bug in a rug
• A watched pot never boils
• A penny soul never came to twopence
• All asses wag their ears
• A fox is not taken twice in the same snare
• A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth
• A honey tongue, a heart of gall
• Any port in a storm
• A heavy purse makes a light heart
• A black hen lays a white egg
• All are not merry that dance lightly
• A soft answer turns away wrath
• As welcome as flowers in May
• As plain as the nose on a man's face
• A great fortune is a great slavery
• A round peg in a square hole
• A hungry man is an angry man
• All is fish that comes to his net
• As you sow, so shall you reap
• A fool always rushes to the fore
• A word is enough to the wise
• All are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives?
• All promises are either broken or kept
• After dinner sit (sleep) a while, after supper walk a mile
• All roads lead to Rome
• A lawyer never goes to law himself
• A cat in gloves catches no mice
• All is not lost that is in peril
• A fool and his money are soon parted
• An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
• As drunk as a lord
• A sound mind in a sound body
• A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out
• A good Jack makes a good Jill
• A wonder lasts but nine days
• Among the blind the one-eyed man is king
• All sugar and honey
• A good beginning is half the battle
• A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years
• An open door may tempt a saint
• A small leak will sink a great ship
• A good name is better than riches
• After us the deluge
• A hard nut to crack
• A curst cow has short horns
• A good beginning makes a good ending
• A good wife makes a good husband
• As like as two peas
• As welcome as water in one's shoes
• A light purse makes a heavy heart
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
• Actions speak louder than words
• A good marksman may miss
• A hedge between keeps friendship green
• All cats are grey in the dark (in the night)
• An empty sack cannot stand upright
• A word spoken is past recalling
• A clear conscience laughs at false accusations
• A blind leader of the blind
• A Jack of all trades is master of none
• A good deed is never lost
• As you make your bed, so must you lie on it
• An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening
• A foul morn may turn to a fair day
• A civil denial is better than a rude grant
• A penny saved is a penny gained
• A rolling stone gathers no moss
• A tree is known by its fruit
• A miss is as good as a mile
• A fair face may hide a foul heart
• A cracked bell can never sound well
• A wolf in sheep's clothing
• Appetite comes with eating
• All truths are not to be told
• As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks
• A good name keeps its lustre in the dark
• A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound
• An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told
• A fault confessed is half redressed
• As you brew, so must you drink
• A bargain is a bargain
• A city that parleys is half gotten
• An ass in a lion's skin
• All are not saints that go to church
• All are not hunters that blow the horn
• A fly in the ointment
• As innocent as a babe unborn
• A lie begets a lie
• A good example is the best sermon
• A good anvil does not fear the hammer
• As the call, so the echo
• All that glitters is not gold
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away
• A guilty conscience needs no accuser
• An old dog barks not in vain
• All is well that ends well
• A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds
• As like as an apple to an oyster
• A danger foreseen is half avoided
• As the old cock crows, so does the young
• A little fire is quickly trodden out
• A creaking door hangs long on its hinges
• An unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup
• An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue
• An idle brain is the devil's workshop
• A cock is valiant on his own dunghill
• A threatened blow is seldom given
• A storm in a teacup
• Ask no questions and you will be told no lies
• A great ship asks deep waters
• A hungry belly has no ears
• A friend to all is a friend to none
• As sure as eggs is eggs
• A good face is a letter of recommendation
• A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit
• After a storm comes a calm
• A miserly father makes a prodigal son
• A tattler is worse than a thief
• A Joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend
• Adversity makes strange bedfellows
• A new broom sweeps clean
• A friend's frown is better than a foe's smile
• A good name is sooner lost than won
• A man is known by the company he keeps
• A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf
• At the ends of the earth
• A fool at forty is a fool indeed
• A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy
• A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool
• A shy cat makes a proud mouse