A — Proverbs and Sayings
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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
A bad excuse is better than none.
A bad man is better than a bad name.
A bad penny always turns up.
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A bird is known by its song, a man by his words.
A bird never flew on one wing.
A black hen lays a white egg.
A black plum is as sweet as a white.
A bleating sheep loses a bite.
A blind leader of the blind.
A blind man would be glad to see.
A blind man's wife needs no paint.
A book holds a house of gold.
A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound.
A bully is always a coward.
A burden of one’s own choice is not felt.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
A cat may look at a king.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
A change is as good as a rest
A chicken and egg question,
A city that parleys is half gotten.
A civil denial is better than a rude grant.
A civil question deserves a civil answer
A clean conscience is a good pillow
A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
A clean hand wants no washing,
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
A clever hawk hides its claws.
A close mouth catches no flies.
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
A constant guest is never welcome.
A contented mind is a perpetual feast
A cracked bell can never sound well.
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
A cross to bear
A danger foreseen is half avoided.
A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy.
A deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple
A dog that will fetch a bone will carry a bone.
A door must either be shut or open
A dripping June sets all in tune
A drop in the bucket.
A drop of ink may make a million think.
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
A fair exchange is no robbery
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fault confessed is half redressed.
A fish rots from the head down
A flower blooms more than once.
A fly in the ointment.
A fly will not get into a closed mouth.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fool at forty is a fool indeed.