1614 American Proverbs / Page 66
1301. The more you eat, the more you want.
1302. The more you stir dirt, the worse it stinks.
1303. The most dangerous food is a wedding cake.
1304. The most destructive criticism is indifference.
1305. The mountains are never so far apart but the animals find one another.
1306. The mouth of fools pours out foolishness.
1307. The obvious choice is usually a quick regret.
1308. The older the fool, the harder he falls.
1309. The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.
1310. The only sure thing about luck is that it's sure to change.
1311. The only thing a heated argument ever produced is coolness.
1312. The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old.
1313. The opera isn't over till the fat lady sings.
1314. The opportunity of a lifetime is seldom so labeled.
1315. The outward forms the inward man reveal - we guess the pulp before we cut the peel.
1316. The passions are like fire and water: good servants but bad masters.
1317. The Pilgrim Fathers landed on the shores of America and fell on their knees; then they fell upon the aborigines.
1318. The rain follows after the forest.
1319. The real owners of the land are not yet born.
1320. The reason some people are stingy is also the reason they are rich.