Famous Proverbs
1911 Proverbs about America / Page 189
1881.
You can never tell what's in a package by its cover.1882.
You can shut the door on a thief, but you can do nothing about a liar.1883.
You can't blame a dentist for looking down at the mouth.1884.
You can't catch fish on a dry line.1885.
You can't fly with one wing.1886.
You can't hold another fellow down in the ditch unless you stay down there with him.1887.
You can't jest an enemy into a friend, but you can jest a friend into an enemy.1888.
You can't keep the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.1889.
You can't kid your conscience.1890.
You can't lose what you haven't got.