Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
He quits his place well that leaves his friend
there.
He ran away from the rain and was caught
in a hailstorm.
He ran out from under a leaking roof and
sat in the rain.
He reads between the lines.
He reckons his importance by the elephant-
load.
He reckons without his host.
He refused to carry on in a leading position.
He released the spirit from the bottle.
He removes the baptismal water from
somebody.
He respects neither God, nor man.
He rides sicker that fell never.
He rides sicker that never fa's.
He rides sure that fell never.
He rides well that never falls: he is a perfect
man who never errs.
He rises early that is hanged before noon.
He rises over early that is hangit ere noon.
He ruins himself in promises, and clears
himself by giving nothing.
He runs as fast as if he had eggs in his shoes.
He runs far who never turns.
He runs heavily who is forced to run.
He runs with the hounds and hunts with the
hare, himself must either hold or drive.
He rushes into the houses together with the
door.
He said devil, but meant you.
He Said where are you going grape, She
sighed: I am staying on the couch.
He said, "My uncle is the horse."
He saith little that loveth much.
He saved his ears, but lost his head.
He says what is wholly irrelevant.
He scolds most that can hurt the least.
He seeks a knot even on the rush.
He seeks renown by public applause.
He seeks to live like a parasite.
He seizes the lighter end of the matter.
He sells the bird on the branch.
He sets the fox to keep his geese.
He sets the wolf to guard the sheep.
He sews the jacket to the button.
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He shaves a bald head.
He shaves close to the skin.
He shoots at sparrows with a, high calibre,
gun.
He should have a heal pow, that cals his
neighbour nikkynow.
He should have a long shafted spoon that
sups kail with the Devil.
He should have a long spoon who sups with
the devil.
He should not complain of being cheated
who buys the cloth by the sample.
He should wear iron shone, that bides his
neighbours deed.
He shouts snake and frog at somebody.
He shows the whiteness of his teeth.
He sings his own praises.
He sings the same old song.
He sins as much who holds the bag as he
who puts into it.
He sits above that deals aikers.
He sits fu'.
He sits full still that hes a riven brick.
He sits well who can rise without help.
He sits wi' sits on his neighbour's coat tail.
He sleeps as dogs do when wives bake
cakes.
He sleeps securely who has nothing to lose.
He sleeps with the alertness of a fish.
He slumbers enough who does nothing.
He snites his nose in his neighbour's dish to
get the brose himsel.
He sold his vinyard and bought a squeezer.
He spends the happiest life who knows
nothing.
He spoke before the animal died.
He stands the mud.
He stands there like a donkey on the hill.
He stares at the new gate as a calf.
He started with nothing and still he has just
his begging bag.
He steals the mascara from her eyes.
He steps out of the line.
He sticks his nose in everything.
He sticks out of the line.