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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
A drowning man will catch at a straw
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 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