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1. Absence. Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones.
2. Absent. The absent are always at fault.
3. Absent. Long absent, soon forgotten.
4. Aching teeth. Who hath aching teeth, hath ill tenants.
5. Adversity. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
6. Adversity. Adversity tries friends.
7. Adversity. Adversity flattereth no man.
8. Advice. Give neither advice nor salt until you are asked for it.
9. Advice. What every one asks, what every one gives, but what very few take—advice.
10. Advice. In vain he craves advice who will not follow it.
11. Advice. Advice comes too late when a thing is done.
12. Afraid of wounds. He that's afraid of wounds must not come nigh a battle.
13. Afraid. More afraid than hurt.
14. Age. Age before honesty.
15. Age (old). Old age is honourable.
16. Agree. Two of a trade seldom agree.
17. Agree. Agree, for law is costly.
18. Ague.
An ague in the spring,
Is physic for a king.
19. Agues. Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot.
20. Air. A man cannot live by the air.
21. Alchemy. No alchemy like saving.
22. Ale. Good ale is meat, drink, and cloth.
23. Ale.
He that buys land buys many stones,
He that buys flesh buys many bones,
He that buys eggs buys many shells,
He that buys ale buys nothing else.
24. Ale-house. Every one has a penny to spend at a new ale-house.
25. All's well. All's well that ends well.
26. All things.
No living man
All things can.
27. Almost. Almost was never hanged.
28. Alms. Steal the goose, and give the giblets in alms.
29. Anger. Anger is short-lived in a good man.
30. Anger. Keep from the anger of a great man.
31. Angry men. Angry men seldom want woe.
32. Angry. He that is angry without a cause must be pleased without amends.
33. Another's burden. None knows the weight of another's burden.
34. Apples.
Apples, eggs, and nuts,
One may eat after sluts.
35. April. April and May are the keys of the year.
36. April.
When April blows his horn,
It's both good for hay and corn.
37. April. April borrows three days of March, and they are ill.
38. April showers.
March winds and April showers
Bring forth May flowers.
39. Argus. Argus at home, but a mole abroad.
40. Ashamed. Never be ashamed to eat your meat.
41. Ashes. Every man must eat a peck of ashes before he dies.
42. Ask. Ask but enough, and you may lower as you list.
43. Ask. Ask thy purse what thou shouldst buy.
44. Asking. Lose nothing for asking.
45. Ass. The ass that brays most, eats least.
46. Ass. Every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king's horses.
47. August.
August dry and warm,
Harvest doth no harm.
48. August.
If the twenty-fourth of August be fair and clear,
Then hope for a prosperous autumn that year.
49. August. A wet August never brings dearth.
50. Author. Like author, like book
Coined from English Proverbs available for download on Gutenberg.org
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