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Funny Sayings
A full bottle makes no sound; a half-bottle sloshes around.
A full bottle won’t shake, a half-empty one will.
A full cup must be carried carefully.
A full man is no eater.
A full moon wanes, a full bloom falls, a full cup runs over, and ripened fruit drops to the ground.
A full mouse finds the meal bitter.
A full purse is not so good as an empty purse is bad.
A full purse makes the mouth run over.
A full purse never lacks friends.
A full sack pricks up its ears.
A full stomach praises Lent.
A gadding girl is rarely coy.
A galled horse will not endure the comb.
A gaunt brute bites sore.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
A gem, unless polished, does not glitter.
A generous man, they say, has never gone to Hell.
A genius always presents himself as a fool
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a hair.
A gentle word opens an iron gate.
A giant will keep his size even though he will have stood in a well.
A gift delayed is not given, but sold dear.
A gift with a kind countenance is a double present.
A gift with a kind face is a double grace.
A gift, though small, is welcome.
A gilded bit does not make for a better horse.
A girl apes her neighbor's frowning.
A girl draws more than a rope.
A girl in her time is like honey in the comb.
A girl receives, a widow takes her husband.
A girl that blushes too much, knows too much.
A girl unemployed is thinking of mischief.
A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse.
A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a cornfield, are hard to watch.
A glad heart seldom sighs, but a sorrowful mouth often laughs.
A glimpse of money makes even the blind to see.
A gloved cat catches no mice.
A glutton young, a beggar old.
A goaded ass must trot.
A goal without a deadline is only a wish.
A gold key opens every door.
A gold ring does not cure a felon.
A golden bit makes none the better horse.
