Sayings of American Origin
Nobody has ever bet enough on a winning horse.
American Proverb – [Gambling]


Of two evils, it is always best to vote for the least hypocritical.
American Proverb – [Evil]


Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
American Proverb – [Praise]


Smith and Wesson or a Colt always beat four aces.
American Proverb – [Gambling]


Some will, some don't, so what!
American Proverb – [Action]


The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them.
American Proverb – [Cemeteries]


The early bird gets the worm.
American Proverb – [Action]


The love of evil is the root of all money.
American Proverb – [Evil]


The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.
American Proverb – [Books and Reading]


The only thing we learn from new elections is we learned nothing from the old.
American Proverb – [Elections]


The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do.
American Proverb – [Work]


The wicked work harder to preach hell than the righteous do to get to heaven.
American Proverb – [Hypocrisy]


There are three kinds of people; those that make things happen, those that watch things happen and those who don't know what's happening.
American Proverb – [People]


There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.
American Proverb – [Preachers and Preaching]


Those who sleep with dogs gets up with fleas.
American Proverb – [Influence]


What is an expert? Someone who is twenty miles from home.
American Proverb – [Experts]


When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.
American Proverb – [Pleasure]


You can't steal second base with your foot on first.
American Proverb – [Risk]


You cannot have all chiefs; you gotta have Indians too.
American Proverb – [Equality]


You must not enthrone ignorance just because there is much of it.
American Proverb – [Ignorance]

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