1614 American Proverbs / Page 7
121. A mockingbird has no voice of his own.
122. A mother's heart is a child's schoolroom.
123. A neglected duty may returns tomorrow with seven others at its back.
124. A new broom sweeps clean, but an old one scrapes better.
125. A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat.
126. A pebble and a diamond are alike to a blind man.
127. A penny saved is a penny earned.
128. A person who talks about his inferiors hasn't any.
129. A physician is also a man who pours special drugs into lots of bodies he rarely loves.
130. A picture is worth a thousand words.
131. A piece of churchyard fits everybody.
132. A place for everything and everything in its place.
133. A poor man is always behind.
134. A proof of faith is obedience.
135. A rabbit is never caught twice in the same place.
136. A rather sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more clever than other people.
137. A reconciled friend is a double enemy.
138. A rich man is happy while he is alive but sorry when he dies.
139. A ripple of laughter is worth a flood of tears.
140. A rod for a school.