On today's program , we talk about popular sayings , called proverbs . Many you will hear today come from a very famous person in American history -- Benjamin Franklin . Now , here is Barbara Klein reading a story written by Shelley Gollust . Today we talk about proverbs . A proverb is a short , well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief . Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old . In American history , Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs . Franklin lived in the 1700s . He was a leader of the American Revolution against English rule . He was also a scientist , inventor and writer . For many years , Franklin published a book called "Poor Richard's Almanac ." He included many proverbs that he had heard or created . Some of them are still used today . Like this one : "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy , wealthy and wise ." Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like , "A penny saved is a penny earned ." This means that money should not be wasted . Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use . The first ones are about love . Some people say , "All is fair in love and war ." They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable . Another proverb about love is , "Absence makes the heart grow fonder ." This means you love someone even more when he or she is far away . But other people say , "Out of sight , out of mind ." You may not even think about that person when he or she is not with you . Which of these proverbs do you think is most true ? Another proverb says "Love is blind ." In other words , when you are in love with someone , you may refuse to see anything bad about that person . Here is another popular saying about love : "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach ." Some people believe that a woman can win a man's love if she prepares his favorite foods . Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking . You might tell them that "Beauty is only skin deep ." Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at , but she may also have some bad qualities . Or the opposite may be true . Your boyfriend is a wonderful person , but not good-looking . So what a person looks like is not really important . Another proverb is true in love and war or other situations : "Actions speak louder than words ." It means that what you do is more important than what you say . Sadly , we have no more time for this program . So we must say , "All good things must come to an end ."