| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. | |
| A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword. | |
| A burnt child dreads the fire. | |
| A camel is a horse designed by committee. | |
| A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. | |
| A candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long. | |
| A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. | |
| A character never dies. | |
| A closed mouth catches no flies. | |
| A closed mouth don’t get fed. | |
| A constant guest is never welcome. | |
| A coward dies a thousand times before his death. | |
| A drop of knowledge is greater than an ocean of strength. | |
| A dull pencil is greater than the sharpest memory. | |
| A fox smells its own lair first. | |
| A friend in need is a friend indeed. | |
| A good beginning makes a good ending. | |
| A good enemy is a better person than a false friend. | |
| A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all. | |
| A good surgeon has an eagle’s eye, a lion’s heart, and a lady’s hand. | |
| A great lie may be widely accepted before the truth comes to light. | |
| A guilty conscience needs no accuser. | |
| A half truth is a whole lie. | |
| A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. | |
| A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on. | |
| A lie will always spawn a bigger lie. | |
| A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. | |
| A little pot is easily hot. | |
| A loaded wagon makes no noise. | |
| A man is cosmos in his self. | |
| A man is known by the company he keeps. | |
| A man’s home is his castle. | |
| A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile. | |
| A new broom sweeps clean. | |
| A penny saved is a penny earned. | |
| A picture is worth a thousand words. | |
| A rising tide lifts all boats. | |
| A rolling stone gathers no moss. | |
| A son is a son ’till he gets him a wife; a daughter’s a daughter all her life. | |
| A still tongue makes a wise head. | |
| A stitch in time saves nine. | |
| A thief thinks everyone steals. | |
| A watched pot never boils. | |
| A woman is like a cup of tea; you’ll never know how strong she is until she boils. | |
| Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there. | |
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder but makes the mind forget. | |
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder. | |
| Act today only, tomorrow is too late | |
| Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. | |
| Actions speak louder than words. | |
| Advice most needed is least heeded. | |
| After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile. | |
| All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet. | |
| All flowers are not in one garden. | |
| All for one and one for all. | |
| All good things must come to an end. | |
| All is well that ends well. | |
| All roads lead to Rome. | |
| All sizzle and no steak. | |
| All that glisters is not gold. | |
| All that is old is not gold. | |
| All things come to those who wait. | |
| All’s fair in love and war. | |
| An apple a day keeps the doctor away. | |
| An empty vessel makes the most noise. | |
| An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. | |
| An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind. | |
| An ill labourer quarrels with his tools. | |
| An old dog will learn no tricks. | |
| An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. | |
| An unasked question is the most futile thing in the world. | |
| Appreciation is motivation. | |
| April showers bring May flowers. | |
| As fit as a fiddle. | |
| As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |
| As soon as a man is born, he begins to die. | |
| As you make your bed, so you must lie in it. | |
| Ask me no questions, I’ll tell you no lies. | |
| Aught for naught, and a penny change. |
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