Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
It's the big birds that teach the young ones
to flight.
It's the early bird that catches the worm
It's the early bird that gets the worm.
It's the empty can that makes the most noise.
It's the eye that eats.
Its the fool wholl get you in trouble.
It's the fool's sheep that breaks loose twice.
It's the grinding of his teeth that awakes the
blacksmith's dog, not the noise of the
hammer.
It's the little things in life that count.
It's the merry drizzle that makes grass grow
fine.
It's the orator's wit to make a story appear
old.
It's the owner of the cow who walks close to
her tail.
It's the quiet pigs that eat the grain.
It's the same donkey, but with a new saddle.
It's the singer not the song
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
It's the still waters that are inhibited by
devils.
It's the thought that counts.
It's the tortoise's shell, ugly and hard that
protects its life long journey on earth.
It's the whole, not the detail, that matters.
It's the young trees that make up the forest.
It's those ugly caterpillars that turn into
beautiful butterflies after seasons.
It's tint that is done to old men and bairns.
It's too bad to want a thing and not be
allowed it.
It's too late to close the stable door after the
horse has escaped.
It's too late to fatten a cow on the market
day.
It's too late to rise early when you wake
eleven o'clock.
It's too late to shut the stable door after the
horse has bolted.
It's tough trying to keep your feet on the
ground, your head above the clouds,
your nose to the grindstone, your
shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the
pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear
377
to the ground.
It's tragic to have to uncover a recently
covered haystack.
It's unworthy to dig a new pit to fill up an
old one.
It's useless to change your state, if you don't
have luck in your favor.
It's useless to give advice opposing God.
It's useless to tell a river to stop running; the
best thing is to learn how to swim in the
direction it's flowing.
It's useless to tell the lame to run.
It's vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.
It's weel that oor fauts is no written in oor
face.
It's weel won that's aff the wame.
It's when it's small that the cucumber gets
warped.
It's wise to do what you're born to do.
It's your own lantern; don't poke holes in
the paper.
I've fried my sausage in better pans than
these.
I've seen your top, I've seen your bottom
also.
Players of love must always be fair.
Through the darkest of our troubles, love is
beauty, love is pure.
Through the darkest of our troubles, love is
true and pure. Doubt it if it dwindle.