Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
By the owner, the dog is respected.
By the street of “By-and-By” one arrives at
the house of “Never.”
By the thread we unwind the skein.
By the time the fool has learned the game,
the players have dispersed.
By the time the fool has learned the game,
the players have dispersed.
By the time you tell a secret to a mad person
then a normal person you cannot see.
By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it’s a
cinch.
By their fruits you shall know them.
By their marks the bales are known.
By timely mending save much spending.
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump
from the tree.
By trying repeatedly, the monkey learns
how to jump from the tree.
By what servant is his master better loved
than by his dog?
By working in the smithy one becomes a
smith.
By writing you learn to write.
Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about.
Bygone troubles are good to tell.
Bypass monks with a big stride; have
nothing to do with priests, except at
Mass.
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