English Proverbs · Alphabetical Index

Proverbs Beginning with A

285 entries beginning with the letter A.

A — Proverbs and Sayings

285 total
61
A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
question
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62
A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men can not get out.
harm
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63
A fool’s tongue runs before his wit.
nonsence
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64
A forced kindness deserves no thanks.
kindness
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65
A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
mistake
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66
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
friendship
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67
A friend to all is a friend to none.
friendship
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68
A friend’s frown is better than a foe’s smile.
friendship
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69
A full cup needs a steady hand.
attention
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70
A golden key can open any door.
wealth
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71
A good anvil does not fear the hammer.
strength
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72
A good deed is never lost.
good
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73
A good dog deserves a good bone.
reward
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74
A good example is the best sermon.
example
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75
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
impression
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76
A good horse cannot be of a bad color
performance
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77
A good husband makes a good wife.
couple
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78
A good Jack makes a good Jill.
couple
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79
A good marksman may miss.
failure
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80
A good name is better than riches.
reputation
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81
A good name is sooner lost than won.
reputation
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82
A good name keeps its luster in the dark.
reputation
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83
A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.
dowry
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84
A great ship asks deep waters.
wisdom
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85
A green yule makes a fat churchyard
harvest
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86
A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.
young
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87
A guilty conscience is the mother of invention.
conscience
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88
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
conscience
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89
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
patience
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90
A happy heart is better than a full purse.
happiness
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91
A hard nut to crack.
problem
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92
A heavy purse makes a light heart.
money
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93
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
friendship
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94
A hole is but a hole, though laden with gold.
bad
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95
A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
speech
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96
A house divided against itself cannot stand
divided
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97
A hungry belly has no ears.
hunger
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98
A hungry man is an angry man.
anger
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99
A hungry wolf is fixed to no place.
behaviour
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100
A Jack of all trades is master of none.
trade
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101
A job worth doing is a job worth doing well
doing
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102
A Joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.
joke
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103
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.
start
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104
A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
lazyness
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105
A lender nor borrower be.
money
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106
A leopard can’t change its spots.
change
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107
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
truth
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108
A lie begets a lie.
lies
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109
A lie is halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on
lie
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110
A light purse is a heavy curse.
money
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111
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
money
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112
A little fire is quickly trodden out.
problem
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113
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing
knowledge
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114
A little pot is soon hot
anger
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115
A live dog is better than a dead lion
live
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116
A loaded wagon makes no noise.
wealth
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117
A loveless life is living death.
love
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118
A man eho is hiw own lawyer has a fool for his client
law
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119
A man in debt is caught in a net
debt
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120
A man is as old he feels and a woman as old as she looks.
age
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