American proverbs Quotes

Fortune favors the bold. - View Quote Details on Fortune favors the bold.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. - View Quote Details on You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t…
A good friend is someone who will bail you out of jail, but your best friend is the one sitting next to you saying “Man, we screwed up.” - View Quote Details on A good friend is someone who will bail you out…
Credo of subordinate workers who are given a task by their boss with a deadline and/or budget/manpower resources completely inadequate to allow for a well-researched response or product. - View Quote Details on Credo of subordinate workers who are given a task by…
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. - View Quote Details on Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Practice makes perfect - View Quote Details on Practice makes perfect
We tend to want the opposite of what we have, while those who have the opposite want what you have. - View Quote Details on We tend to want the opposite of what we have,…
Better safe than sorry. - View Quote Details on Better safe than sorry.
An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. - Unknown - View Quote Details on An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. -…
Second place just means first loser.- Kevin Costner - View Quote Details on Second place just means first loser.- Kevin Costner
Haste makes waste. - Ben Franklin - View Quote Details on Haste makes waste. - Ben Franklin
A wise man admits his ignorance; an ignorant man admits he’s wise. - View Quote Details on A wise man admits his ignorance; an ignorant man admits…
All’s fair in love and war. - View Quote Details on All’s fair in love and war.
Nice guys finish last - Leo “the Lip” Durocher, major league baseball manager. - View Quote Details on Nice guys finish last - Leo “the Lip” Durocher, major…
Greed stated as a positive when most morality holds it as a negative. - View Quote Details on Greed stated as a positive when most morality holds it…
Procrastination is the key to failure - View Quote Details on Procrastination is the key to failure
Close enough for government work. - View Quote Details on Close enough for government work.
If many people tell you that you’re acting inapproprately, you must act appropriately. - View Quote Details on If many people tell you that you’re acting inapproprately, you…
A bad guy is another man’s good guy - View Quote Details on A bad guy is another man’s good guy
There are plenty of men or women to choose from, in regard to marriage. - View Quote Details on There are plenty of men or women to choose from,…
As California goes, so goes the nation. - View Quote Details on As California goes, so goes the nation.
Varient: Different strokes for different folks - View Quote Details on Varient: Different strokes for different folks
Nobody leaves us, we only leave others. - View Quote Details on Nobody leaves us, we only leave others.
Kill two birds with one stone. - View Quote Details on Kill two birds with one stone.
Act your age, not your shoe size. (Also, “Act your age, not your IQ”) - View Quote Details on Act your age, not your shoe size. (Also, “Act your…
No good deed goes unpunished. - View Quote Details on No good deed goes unpunished.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth, you might get bit. - View Quote Details on Never look a gift horse in the mouth, you might…
No one offers something without expecting something in return. (This proverb or its acronym “TANSTAAFL” are often attributed to the author Robert A. Heinlein who used them in his novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966), but the expression has been dated to the late 1930s, and the acronym to at least as early as October 1949. Another common variant is: There’s no such thing as a free lunch.) - View Quote Details on No one offers something without expecting something in return. (This…
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. - View Quote Details on All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Back to square one - View Quote Details on Back to square one
Be useful better than beautiful. - View Quote Details on Be useful better than beautiful.
Beggars can’t be choosers. - View Quote Details on Beggars can’t be choosers.
Rome wasn’t built in a day - View Quote Details on Rome wasn’t built in a day
In business, “show me the money” is the rule of thumb, papers must be signed, collateral promised, not much trust is placed on “good faith.” - View Quote Details on In business, “show me the money” is the rule of…
Some things just take time. You can’t have a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.-Warren Buffet - View Quote Details on Some things just take time. You can’t have a baby…
Be yourself in every situation. - View Quote Details on Be yourself in every situation.
Ben Franklin said as Poor Richard, “He who teaches himself hath a fool for a teacher”, but I must tell you that he who does not teach himself has no teachers at all - View Quote Details on Ben Franklin said as Poor Richard, “He who teaches himself…
Never approach a bull from the front, never approach a horse from the rear and never approach a fool from any direction - View Quote Details on Never approach a bull from the front, never approach a…
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones - View Quote Details on People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
Clothes make the man, naked people have little or no influence in society. - Mark Twain - View Quote Details on Clothes make the man, naked people have little or no…
Different strokes for different folks - View Quote Details on Different strokes for different folks
People who don’t talk are thought to be stupid; people who do prove it. - View Quote Details on People who don’t talk are thought to be stupid; people…
Curiosity killed the cat - View Quote Details on Curiosity killed the cat
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. - View Quote Details on Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame…
An idle mind is the devil’s workshop/playground - View Quote Details on An idle mind is the devil’s workshop/playground
It’s best to spread information, or good word, of any kind. - View Quote Details on It’s best to spread information, or good word, of any…
Have good, trusting friends - View Quote Details on Have good, trusting friends
Don’t be overly proud based on your achievements. The quote refers to a star athelete (or hero) being carried off the field on the shoulders of praising fans or teammates. This quote may also refer to walking around with ones head up their butt. Which would result in one not knowing what is going on around them because they are focusing on themselves. - View Quote Details on Don’t be overly proud based on your achievements. The quote…