American Proverb Quotes

Sayings of American Origin
quotes
40
topics
12
Origin
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“Always count the cost.”
Caution
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“The early bird gets the worm.”
Action
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“All is fair in love and golf.”
Golf
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“Some will, some don't, so what!”
Action
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“Never swap horses crossing a stream.”
Change
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“From small beginnings come great things.”
Action
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“Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.”
Praise
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“Cut your losses and let your profits run.”
Business
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“The love of evil is the root of all money.”
Evil
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“Don't change horses while crossing a stream.”
Change
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“Those who sleep with dogs gets up with fleas.”
Influence
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“Nobody has ever bet enough on a winning horse.”
Gambling
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“Smith and Wesson or a Colt always beat four aces.”
Gambling
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“After all is said and done, more is said than done.”
Action
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“You can't steal second base with your foot on first.”
Risk
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“If your time ain't come not even a doctor can kill you.”
Death and Dying
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“You cannot have all chiefs; you gotta have Indians too.”
Equality
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“The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.”
Books and Reading
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“What is an expert? Someone who is twenty miles from home.”
Experts
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“When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.”
Pleasure
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“After a rich man gets rich, his next ambition is to get richer.”
Wealth
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“Before borrowing money from a friend decide which you need most.”
Borrowing
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“You must not enthrone ignorance just because there is much of it.”
Ignorance
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“It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday.”
Superstition
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“Of two evils, it is always best to vote for the least hypocritical.”
Evil
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“No matter how bad a child is, he is still good for a tax deduction.”
Taxes and Taxation
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