Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A fool may give a wise man counsel.
A fool may make money, but it takes a wise
man to spend it.
A fool may meet with good fortune, but the
wise only profits by it.
A fool may sometimes give a wise man
counsel.
A fool may speer questions than a wise
man can answer.
A fool may throw a stone into a well, which
a hundred wise men cannot take out.
A fool might be counted wise if he kept his
mouth shut.
A fool only wins the first game.
A Fool pointing at the Wiseman graveyard.
A fool repays a salve by a stab, and a stab
by a salve.
A fool says what he knows, and a wise man
knows what he says.
A fool should never see unfinished work.
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a
prudent man overlooks an insult.
A fool sometimes gives good counsel.
A fool stands always in the rain.
A fool stumbles twice at the same stone.
A fool talks most when he has the least to
say.
A fool talks of folly.
A fool talks with his ears stuffed up.
A fool throws a stone into a well, and it
requires a hundred wise men to get it
out again.
A fool went to fish, but lost his fishing-
basket.
A fool when he hes spoken, hes all done.
A fool who can keep silent is counted
among the wise.
A fool who knows he is a fool has a little
intelligence, but a fool that thinks he is
intelligent is really a fool.
A fool who knows Latin is never a real fool.
A fool will jump into the bath and forget to
wash his face.
A fool will laugh when he is drowning.
A fool will not give his Bauble for the
Tower of London.
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A fool will pair an ox with an elephant.
A fool, if he holds his tongue, passes for
wise.
A fool, unless he know Latin, is never a
great fool.
A fool’s bolt is soon shot.
A fool’s head never whitens.
A fool’s heart dances on his lips.
A fool’s heart is found in his mouth.
A fool’s lips bring him strife and invite a
beating.
A fool’s money is not long in his pocket.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction.
A fool’s name is seen in many places.
A fool’s only achievement is death.
A fool’s spark glows in all men.
A fool’s speech is a bubble of air.
A fool’s tongue is long enough to cut his
own throat.
A fool’s voice is known by a multitude of
words.
A foolish bride gets no presents.
A foolish fox is caught by one leg, but a
wise one by all four.
A foolish head weakens the feet.
A foolish judge passes brief sentence.
A foolish man despises his mother.
A foolish man may be known by six things:
Anger without cause, speech without
profit, change without progress, inquiry
without object, putting trust in a
stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.
A foolish person runs from the rain after
the rain has already soaked him.
A foolish woman is known by her finery.
A foolish woman knows a foolish man’s
faults.
A fools knows his own business better than
a wise man knows that of others.
A foot must never quarrel with the ground.
A forced bone does not take long to break
the pot. (Don’t force things as you may
destroy them.)
A forced kindness deserves no thanks.