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Funny Sayings
A stick has two ends.
A stick is a peacemaker.
A still sow eats up all the draff [i.e., dregs].
A still tongue makes a wise head.
A stingy man is always poor.
A stitch in time saves nine.
A stone from the hand of a friend is an apple.
A store-house of evil is a woman if she is depraved.
A stout heart overcomes ill fortune.
A stout heart tempers adversity.
A stranger has big eyes but sees nothing.
A straw can show which way the winds blow.
A strong remedy for evils is ignorance of them.
A strong shield is the safety of leaders.
A student who doubts nothing learns nothing.
A stumble is not a fall.
A stumble may prevent a fall.
A stupid act entails doing the work twice over.
A subject faithful to his king is the safety of the kingdom.
A Sunday’s child never dies of the plague.
A surrender of glory and fame must be made for the public good.
A suspicious mind sees everything on the dark side.
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly.
A sweet song has betrayed many.
A swollen idea can bring ruin.
A sword in its scabbard still inspires dread.
A table friend is changeable.
A table is not blessed if it has fed no scholars.
A taker is not a giver.
A tale never loses in the telling.
A tale twice told is cabbage twice sold.
A talkative bird will not build a nest.
A talker neither listens nor learns.
A tattler is worse than a thief.
A tattler will die first.
A teacher is better than two books.
A teacher is someone who ploughs with his tongue to fill his little bowl with rice.
A teacher will not teach us to do evil if there is no evil inside us.
A teapot can serve five teacups, but who has ever seen one teacup serving five teapots?
A tear, when shed for the misfortunes of others, is quickly dried.
A tender twig is easiest to twist.
A tender-hearted mother makes a disagreeable daughter.
A termite can do nothing to a stone but lick it.
