| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | American Proverbs |
| | | A man in the right, with God on his side, is in the majority, though he be alone. | 1 |
| Do as the bee does with the rose, take the honey and leave the thorn. | 2 |
| Early start makes easy stages. | 3 |
| Every man has a goose that lays golden eggs, if he only knew it. | 4 |
| Every time you forgive a man you weaken him and strengthen yourself. | 5 |
| God save the fools, and don’t let them run out; for, without them, wise men couldn’t get a living. | 6 |
| Good wine needs no brandy. | 7 |
| Honesty is like an icicle; if it once melts, that is the last of it. | 8 |
| Hope is a pleasant acquaintance but an unsafe friend. He’ll do on a pinch for your travelling companion, but he’s not the man for your banker. | 9 |
| If you cannot make a man think as you do, make him do as you think. | 10 |
| Keep your eyes wide open before marriage; half-shut afterwards. | 11 |
| Opportunities, like eggs, come one at a time. | 12 |
| Put no trust in money; put your money in trust. | 13 |
| Secrets make a dungeon of the heart and a jailer of its owner. | 14 |
| Very few enjoy money, because they can’t get enough. | 15 |
| When a man’s dog deserts him on account of his poverty, he can’t get any lower down in this world. | 16 |
| When a woman wears the breeches, she has a good right to them. | 17 |
| When you are down, poverty, like snowshoes, keeps your feet fast and prevents your rising. | 18 |
| Wherever nature does least, man does most. | 19 | | |
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