American proverbs

If you don't have a plan for yourself, you'll be a part of someone else's.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the Lord doesn't get you, the devil must.

It is better to sit with a wise man in prison than with a fool in paradise.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfect without trials.

Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.

A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.

Success is a ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pockets.

Philosophy means being able to explain why you are happy when you are poor.

There is nothing better than a good woman and nothing worse than a bad one.

It is not easy to straighten in the oak the crook that grew in the sapling.

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