A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. - Bob Hope
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. - Mark Twain
A bird in the hand is worth one hundred in flight. - Spanish saying (Un pajaro en mano vale mas que cien volando.)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. - Unknown
Absence has placed her in a fairer light. - Young
A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. - C. Kingsley (Letter dated Dec. 1, 1856.)
A Coward dies a hundred deaths. - Shakespeare (1599)
Adversity findeth few friends. - Holinsbed
A good leader inspires others with confidence in him; a great leader inspires them with confidence in themselves. - Unknown
A fool and his money are soon parted. - Tusser (1580)
A friend in need is a friend indeed. - Richard Whytford (1530)
A friend to all is a friend to none. - Wodroephe (1623)
A job worth doing is worth doing well. - Cheales (1875)
A leopard can't change his spots. - Bible Jeremiah
A man in a passion rides a mad horse. -Benjamin Franklin
A man is known by the company he keeps. - Cervantes (1605 - 15)
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. - Leigh Hunt (1784 - 1859)
A man's got to do what a man's got to do. - John Wayne (1907 -79)
A man's word is as good as his bond.
A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure. - Segal's Law
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small package.
A new broom sweeps clean. - John Heywood (1546)
And he that strives to touch the stars, Oft tumbles at straw. -Edmund Spenser
Anger always begins with folly, and ends with repentance. -Pythagoras
Anger gets us into trouble. Pride keeps us there. - Unknown
Anger is a short madness. - Horace
Anyone can make a decision, given enough facts. A good manager can make a decision without enough facts. A perfect manager can operate in perfect ignorance. - Spencer's Laws of Data
Anything said in Latin sounds profound. (Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur)
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture is worth a thousand words. - Ivan Turgenev (1862)
A place for everything and everything in it's place. - Samuel Smiles (19th century)
A rolling stone gathers no moss. - Thomas Tusser (1573)
A stitch in time saves nine. - Planch'e (1845)
A tree is known by it's fruit. - Ray (1670)
A trip of one thousand miles begins with the first step. - Spanish saying (Un viaje de mil millas comienza con el primer paso.)
A watched pot never boils. - Gaskell (1848)
A word to the wise is sufficient. - Haughton (1616)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. - Fuller (1732)
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Howell (1659)
Act in haste, repent in leisure. - Chaucer (1386)
Actions speak louder than words. - Draxe (1670)
All good things come to he who waits.
All hell broke loose - Jonson (1596)
All is fair in love and war. - from a play "Love at a Venture" by Susannah Centlivre. Beaumont & Flethcer (1630)
All is well that ends well. - Audelay (1426)
All roads lead to Rome. - Chaucer (1380)
All that glitters is not gold. - Chaucer (1384)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. - Dickens (1853)
Always look on the bright side.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. - E. M. Wright (1913)
An empty can makes the most noise. - Lyly (1579)
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. - T. Adams (1630)
Another day, another dollar.
Appearances are deceiving. - Smollett (1750)
As a twig is bent so shall the tree grow. - T. Ingelend (1560)
As honest as the day is long.
As pure as driven snow. - Shakespeare
As right as rain. - Max Beerbohm (1909)
As tough as nails. - Dickens (1838)
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. - Oliver Goldsmith (1773)
At your beck and call. - Earl of Worcester (1470)
At some time in the life cycle of every organization, its ability to succeed in spite of itself runs out.
- Brien's First Law
Average managers are concerned with methods, opinions, and precedents. Good managers are concerned with solving problems. - Unknown
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