Famous Proverbs
1908 Proverbs about American / Page 52
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When the bait's worth more than the fish, it's time to stop fishing.512.
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?513.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.514.
A cat has nine lives; for three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.515.
It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.516.
Take only what you need and leave the land as you found it.517.
Before eating, always take time to thank the food.518.
When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.519.
If we wonder often, the gift of knowledge will come.520.
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset...