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3402. As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes.

3403. As the moon retaineth her nature, though darkness spread itself before her face as a curtain, so the Soul remaineth perfect even in the bosom of the fool.

3404. As the ocean giveth rise to springs, whose water return again into its bosom through the rivers, so runneth thy life force from the heart outwards, and so returneth into its place again.

3405. As the ocean is never full of water, so is the heart never full of love.

3406. As the old cock crows the young cock learns.

3407. As the old cock crows, so crows the young.

3408. As the old cock crows, the young one learns

3409. As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him to danger.

3410. As the purpose is emptied the heart is filled.

3411. As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled.--Victor Hugo

3412. As the rose breatheth sweetness from its own nature, so the heart of a benevolent man produceth good works.

3413. As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature in whom he is present.

3414. As the Sandwich-Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist. --Ralph Waldo Emerson

3415. As the shadow waiteth on the substance, even so true honour attendeth upon goodness.

3416. As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit.

3417. As the Spanish proverb says, He who would bring home the wealth of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him. So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

3418. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.

3419. As the sun that beholds the world is untouched by earthly impurities, so the Spirit that is in all things is untouched by external sufferings.

3420. As the tempest and the thunder affect not the sun or the stars, but spend their fury on stones and trees below; so injuries ascend not to the Soul of the great, but waste themselves on such as are those who offer them.

3421. As the touchstone trieth gold, so gold trieth men.

3422. As the touchstone which tries gold, but is not itself tried by the gold; such is he, who has the standard of judgment.

3423. As the trials of life continue to take their toll, remember that there is always a future in Computer Maintenance.

3424. As the whirlwind in its fury teareth up trees, and deformeth the face of nature, or as an earthquake in its convulsions overturneth whole cities; so the rage of an angry man throweth mischief around him.

3425. As the wound inflames the finger, so thought inflames the mind.

3426. As the yellow gold is tried in fire, so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.

3427. As they brew, so let them bake.

3428. As they brew, so let them drink (or bake).

3429. As they use to say, spick and span new.

3430. As threshing separates the wheat from the chaff, so does affliction purify virtue. -- Richard E. Burton

3431. As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.

3432. As to those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in God's path, give them, then, the tidings of a painful agony: on a day when these things shall be heated in hell-fire, and their foreheads, and their sides, and their backs shall be branded therewith.

3433. As true as a turtle to her mate.

3434. As true as God's in heaven.

3435. As true as Gospel.

3436. As true as steel.

3437. As true as the dial to the sun.

3438. As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so changes of studies a dull brain.

3439. As ugly as sin.

3440. As warm (or hot) as toast.

3441. As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.

3442. As we ascend the social ladder, viciousness wears a thicker mask.

3443. As we grow old we become both more foolish and more wise.

3444. As we sometimes hold a crooked stick over the fire to straighten it, so God holds us over the fire of affliction to make us more straight and upright. ---(THOMAS WATSON).

3445. As we wake or sleep, we grow strong or we grow weak, and at last some crisis shows us what we have become. --Bishop Westcott

3446. As weak as water.

3447. As wealth is power, so all power will infallibly draw wealth to itself by some means or other.

3448. As welcome as flowers in May.

3449. As welcome as water in one's shoes.

3450. As well as the beggar knows his dish (or bag).

3451. As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

3452. As well open an oyster without a knife, as a lawyer's mouth without a fee.

3453. As when, O lady mine! With chiselled touch The stone unhewn and cold Becomes a living mould. The more the marble wastes, The more the statue grows.

3454. As wise as a man of Gotham. (Gotham was proverbial for folly.)

3455. As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.

3456. As you BAKE, so shall you eat.

3457. As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of

3458. As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't. --Carrie Fisher

3459. As you grow older, you stand for more and fall for less.

3460. As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.

3461. As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something.

3462. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.

3463. As you slide down the bannister of life, may all the marital splinters be pointed in the right direction.

3464. As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. Ben Hogan

3465. As you walk the sands of history you leave behind your footprints. But with time they fade, unless someone walks the same path you did, once again.

3466. As your wedding-ring wears, your cares will wear away.

3467. As Zeus said to Narcissus, Watch yourself.

3468. Ascetic:one who makes a necessity of virtue.

3469. Ask a kite for a feather, and she'll say, she has but just enough to fly with.

3470. Ask a lot, but take what is offered. Russian Proverb

3471. Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house. Jewish Proverb

3472. Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.--Jackie Joyner-Kersee,

3473. Ask much to have a little.

3474. Ask my fellow if I be a thief.

3475. Ask no questions and you win be told no lies.

3476. Ask not for whom the telephone bell tolls ... if thou art in the bathtub, it tolls for thee.

3477. Ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country. --John Fitzgerald Kennedy

3478. Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.

3479. Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.

3480. Ask questions from you heart and you will be answered from the heart. (Omaha)

3481. Ask the experienced rather than the learned. Arabic proverb

3482. Ask the mother if the child be like his father.

3483. Ask thyself, daily, to how many ill-minded persons thou hast shown a kind disposition.

3484. Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow.

3485. Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.

3486. ASK, and it shall be given you.

3487. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

3488. Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post how it feels about dogs.

3489. Asking dumb questions is easier than correcting dumb mistakes.

3490. Asking the boss for a rise may not be patriotic, but it will help the government with the extra tax if it comes off.

3491. Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

3492. Ass, n.: The masculine of lass.

3493. Assassination has never changed the history of the world. --Benjamin Disraeli

3494. Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.

3495. Assassination: the extreme form of censorship. --George Bernard Shaw

3496. Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct.

3497. Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest thoughts. --Henry David Thoreau

3498. Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. --George Washington

3499. Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.

3500. Association with corrupt people is a pain, the cure of which is separating yourself from them.