Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A good character is real beauty that never
fades.
A good chief gives, he does not take.
A good citizen owes his life to his country.
A good client doesn’t change shop in three
years, a good shop doesn’t change
clients in three years.
A good cock can never have too many
hens.
A good cock is always slim.
A good cock was never fat.
A good cock will crow on every dungheap.
A good companion shortens the longest
road.
A good conscience is a continual feast.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
A good conscience is better than a big
wage.
A good cow may have an ill calf.
A good cry lightens the heart.
A good day becomes evident in the
morning.
A good day shows itself early in the
morning.
A good deal for two, is a clip on the ears of
a third.
A good deed bears interest.
A good deed dies when it is spoken about
A good deed dies when it is spoken about.
A good deed is never lost.
A good deed is something one returns.
A good deed is the best form of prayer.
A good deed is worth gold.
A good deed is written on snow.
A good deed that is repaid by a bad deed.
A good deed will make a good neighbor.
A good denial, the best point in law.
A good devil is as equal as to a bad god.
A good diet cures more than doctors.
A good dinner helps deliberation.
A good doctor treats both the patient and
the disease.
A good dog deserves a good bone.
A good dog does not bite a chicken and a
good man does not hit his wife.
A good dog does not block the road.
A good dog gets a good bone.
A good dog hunts by instinct.
A good dog is better than a wicked man.
A good dog never barks at fault.
A good dog never barkt but a bene.
A good drink makes the old young.
A good driver turns in a small space.
A good drum does not have to be beaten
hard.
A good example is like a bell that calls
many to church.
A good example is the best sermon.
A good excuse is never bad.
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
A good farmer is known by his crops.
A good fellow tint never, but at an ill
fellows hand.
A good figure is better than a reference
letter.
A good fire gives the cook latitude.
A good fire makes a quick cook.
A good fortune may forebode a bad luck,
which may in turn disguise a good
fortune.
A good fox does not eat his neighbor’s
chickens.
A good friend is a treasure.
A good friend is better than a near relation.
A good friend is better than silver and gold.
A good friend is my nearest relation.
A good friend is often better than a brother.
A good friend is recognized in times of
trouble.
A good friend is someone who will bail you
out of jail, but your best friend is the
one sitting next to you.
A good friend is worth more than a bad
brother.
A good friend will fit you like ring to
finger.
A good friend you get for nothing, an
enemy you have to buy.
A good gaper makes two gapers.
A good garden always has weeds.
A good goose indeed, but she hes an ill
gansell.
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