American Proverb Quotations

There are plenty of fish in the sea

Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe

I am just as good as you are, and a damned sight better

Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.

It isn't over until the fat lady sings

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar

The one who pays the piper calls the tune

You don't put robbers to work in a bank

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business

Don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked

The wish is the father of the deed

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

You can't make a silk purse from a sows ear

Don't close the barn door after the horse runs away

It's never too late to mend your ways

The bigger they come the harder they fall

It takes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on the job

It takes a thief to catch a thief

You can't have all chiefs, you've got to have Indians too