1614 American Proverbs
1. !['tis the taste that tells the tale.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
'tis the taste that tells the tale.
2. ![A babe is a mother's anchor; she cannot swing from her moorings.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A babe is a mother's anchor; she cannot swing from her moorings.
3. ![A bad broom leaves a dirty room.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad broom leaves a dirty room.
4. ![A bad man in Zion City is a good man in Chicago.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bad man in Zion City is a good man in Chicago.
5. ![A beautiful face is a letter of recommendation.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A beautiful face is a letter of recommendation.
6. ![A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself to keeps his friends in countenance.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself to keeps his friends in countenance.
7. ![A bird is known by his note and a man by his talk.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird is known by his note and a man by his talk.
8. ![A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
9. ![A bow too much bent will break.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bow too much bent will break.
10. ![A boy is better unborn than untaught.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A boy is better unborn than untaught.
11. ![A brother may not be a friend . . . .. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A brother may not be a friend . . . .
12. ![A burnt child dreads the fire.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A burnt child dreads the fire.
13. ![A cackling hen doesn't always lay.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A cackling hen doesn't always lay.
14. ![A calamity is often a blessing in disguise.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A calamity is often a blessing in disguise.
15. ![A carpenter is known by his chips.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A carpenter is known by his chips.
16. ![A cat has nine lives; for three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A cat has nine lives; for three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.
17. ![A child and a fool imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A child and a fool imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent.
18. ![A clear conscience is a coat of mail.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A clear conscience is a coat of mail.
19. ![A clear conscience is a good pillow.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A clear conscience is a good pillow.
20. ![A contented mind is a continual feast.. American Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A contented mind is a continual feast.
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