A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
A stout heart tempers adversity.
A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican are the four evangelists of Lucifer.
A wolf hankers after sheep even at his last gasp.
A young wife, new bread, and green wood devastate a house.
After great droughts come great rains.
After high floods come low ebbs.
After honor and state follow envy and hate.
After meat comes mustard.
All are not friends who smile at you.
All are not princes who ride with the emperor.
All is well, for if the bride has not fair hair, she has a fair skin.
All offices are greasy.
All women are good Lutherans -- they would rather preach than hear mass.
An ennobled peasant does not know his own father.
An honest man's word is his bond.
An idle man is the devil's pillow.
An inch too short is as bad as a yard.
An old coachman loves the crack of the whip.
An old rat won't go into the trap.
