English Proverbs · Alphabetical Index

Proverbs Beginning with A

285 entries beginning with the letter A.

A — Proverbs and Sayings

285 total
121
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words.
judge
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122
A man is known by the company he keeps.
company
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123
A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
family
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124
A miss is as good as a mile.
failure
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125
A moneyless man goes fast through the market
money
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126
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less
appearance
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127
A new broom sweeps clean.
change
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128
A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool.
fool
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129
A nod is as good as a wink.
understanding
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130
A penny saved is a penny gained.
economic
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131
A penny soul never came to twopence.
money
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132
A picture is worth a thousand words.
picture
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133
A place for everything and everything in its place.
tidiness
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134
A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country.
appreciation
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135
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
conscience
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136
A rising tide lifts all boats.
economic
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137
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
change
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138
A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet
use
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139
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
bad
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140
A round peg in a square hole.
unsuited
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141
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what a ship is for.
convenience
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142
A short horse is soon curried,
doing
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143
A shut mouth catches no flies,
silence
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144
A shy cat makes a proud mouse.
relationship
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145
A silent fool is counted wise.
fool
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146
A slice off a cut loaf isn’t missed
wrongdoing
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147
A small leak will sink a great ship.
expences
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148
A soft answer turns away wrath.
answer
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149
A sound mind in a sound body.
health
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150
A stitch in time saves nine
problem
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151
A storm in a teacup.
exaggeration
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152
A straw will show which way the wind blows
indication
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153
A stumble may prevent a fall.
mistake
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154
A swallow does not make the summer.
expectation
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155
A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
thief
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156
A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.
thief
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157
A thing begun is half done.
start
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158
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
beauty
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159
A threatened blow is seldom given.
threat
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160
A tidy house holds a bored woman.
household
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161
A tree is known by its fruit.
result
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162
A wager is a fool’s argument.
chance
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163
A watched pot never boils.
time
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164
A wise head keeps a still tongue
silence
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165
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
wisdom
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166
A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
pretense
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167
A wonder lasts but nine days.
lasting
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168
A word is enough to the wise.
intelligence
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169
A word spoken is past recalling.
speech
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170
A young idler, an old beggar.
work
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171
Absence is the mother of disillusion
absence
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172
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
absence
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173
Accidents will happen, in the best regulated families.
misfortune
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174
Acting like a chicken with its head cut-off
panic
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175
Actions speak louder than words.
action
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176
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance
ignorance
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177
Adversity is a great schoolmaster.
adversity
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178
Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.
adversity
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179
Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
adversity
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180
Advice is least heeded when most needed.
advice
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