American proverbs

Dark days and storms heighten the appreciation of sunshine.

You may choose your friends; your family is thrust upon you.

Like a fence, character cannot be strengthened by whitewash.

There's more than one way to beat the devil around the bush.

When you see the gossaner flying, be sure the air is drying.

A whistling girl and a crowing hen never came to a good end.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Genius is one part inspiration and three parts perspiration.

Three --- friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Better a donkey that carries me than a horse that throws me.

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