1614 American Proverbs / Page 79
1561.
You can never tell what's in a package by its cover.1562.
You can run into debt, but you have to crawl out.1563.
You can shut the door on a thief, but you can do nothing about a liar.1564.
You can't be a howling success by simply howling.1565.
You can't blame a dentist for looking down at the mouth.1566.
You can't catch fish on a dry line.1567.
You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.1568.
You can't fly with one wing.1569.
You can't get there from here.1570.
You can't hold another fellow down in the ditch unless you stay down there with him.1571.
You can't jest an enemy into a friend, but you can jest a friend into an enemy.1572.
You can't keep the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.1573.
You can't kid your conscience.1574.
You can't lose what you haven't got.1575.
You can't see the sun when you're crying.1576.
You can't steal second base with your foot on first.1577.
You can't take a second drink unless you have taken a first.1578.
You can't tell a book by its cover.1579.
You can't tell the depth of the well by the length of the handle on the pump.1580.
You can't trust your best friend.