Good English phrases, proverbs and sayings.

A bad bush is better than the open field.

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. A settlement where you lose is better than a good lawsuit.

A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

A bad padlock invites a picklock.

A bad penny always turns up.

A bad thing never dies.

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

A bargain is a bargain. A bargain is not a bargain.

A beggar's purse is bottomless.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

A bird may be known by its song.

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.

A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.

A book that remains shut is but a block.

A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

A burden of one's choice is not felt.

A burnt child dreads the fire. Once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope.

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

A cat has nine lives.

Accidents will happen.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

A change of work is as good as a rest. A clean hand wants no washing.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

A clear conscience is a soft pillow.