American proverbs

A fool can ask more questions in a minute than a wise man can answer in an hour.

Who busies himself where no profit is found remains a fool the whole year round.

A child and a fool imagine twenty shillings and twenty years can never be spent.

Never drop the friends you made on the way up. You may need them on the way down.

Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.

Knowledge is proud that he knows so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more.

A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal.

Wise men learn from other men's mistakes; fools insist on learning from their own.

In business partnerships and marriage partnerships, oh, the cheating that goes on.

Perhaps no one has a finer command of a language than he who keeps his mouth shut.

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