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Proverbs Beginning with A

285 entries beginning with the letter A.

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A — Proverbs and Sayings

285 total

An once of practice is worth a pound of precept.

An open door may tempt a saint.

An ounce of common sense is worth a pound of theory.

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning.

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue.

An unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup.

Anger and haste hinder good counsel.

Anger is the one thing made better by delay.

Another day, another dollar.

Ants in his pants (has)

Any port in a storm.

Any publicity is good publicity.

Any time means no time.

Any time means no time.

Appearances are deceitful.

Appetite comes with eating.

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree

April showers bring May flowers.

As drunk as a lord

As fate would have it

As good be an addled egg as an idle bird

As like as an apple to an oyster.

As old as the hills.

As plain as the nose on a man’s face.

As plain as two and two make four.

As snug as a bug in a rug .

As sure as eggs is eggs.

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks

As the old cock crows, so does the young.

As the tree falls, so shall it lie.

As the tree, so the fruit.

As welcome as flowers in May.

As welcome as water in one’s shoes.

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.

As you bake, so shall you brew.

As you brew, so must you drink.

As you make your bed, so must you lie on it.

As you sow, so shall you reap.

Ask a silly question and you get a silly answer.

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies.

At the blink of an eye

Attack is the best form of defence.

Avoidance is the only remedy

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