American proverbs

The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old.

Don't meddle in others' affairs unless you want your own nose scraped a little.

Advisers get away with it. They never have to pay the penalty for their advice.

You can't jest an enemy into a friend, but you can jest a friend into an enemy.

Charity is not a bone you throw to your dog but a bone you share with your dog.

It's better to be a big frog in a little pond than a little frog in a big pond.

One tree can make a million matches, and one match can destroy a million trees.

Reputation is what you are in the light; character is what you are in the dark.

Fate can be taken by the horns, like a goat, and pushed in the right direction.

Not he who has many ideas but he who has one conviction may become a great man.

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