Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A bad wound deserves strong medicine.
A bad wound heals, but a bad word
doesn’t.
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name
will kill.
A bag that says it will not take more, and a
traditional doctor who says he would
not leave anything behind are both sure
to suffer.
A bald head is soon shaven.
A bald man carries a comb.
A bald-headed man will not grow hair by
getting excited.
A bandicoot is lovely to his parents; a mule
is pretty to its mate.
A baptised Jew is a circumcised Christian.
A bar of iron continually ground becomes a
needle.
A barber does not shave himself.
A barber learns to shave by shaving fools.
A bargain is a bargain.
A barking cur does not bite.
A barking dog never bites
A barking dog was never a good biter.
A barking dog was never a good hunter.
A barley corn is better than a diamond to a
cock.
A barrel that contains the wine will retain
the drop in its staves.
A barren sow is never kind to pigs.
A barren woman is like a leaking pot.
A base person often thinks of a man of
honor as mean as himself.
A bashful beggar will have an empty
wallet.
A bashful dog never fattens.
A bashful dog rarely gets fat.
A basic rule of caution: don’t be overly
cautious.
A bat. (unpredictable person)
A bath refreshes the body, tea refreshes the
mind.
A bathing place you are familiar with
brings forth a crocodile bite. (danger
may exist where you least expect it)
A bawbee cat may look at a king.
A bawling cow soon forgets her own calf
A bayonet is a weapon with a worker at
each end
A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in
prison.
A bean-jam rice cake into the open mouth.
A bear that dances in your neighbor’s
house might soon dance in yours.
A beard is a symbol of courage.
A beard lathered is half shaved.
A beard once washed is half shaven.
A beard signifies lice, not brains.
A beard well lathered is half shaved.
A beardless boy would teach old men.
A beaten man accepts what he is given.
A beaten one carries an unbeaten.
A beaten one is worth two unbeaten ones.
A beaten track is a safe one.
A beautiful bird is the only kind we cage.
A beautiful face is a letter of recommenda-
tion.
A beautiful face is admired even when its
owner doesn’t say anything.
A beautiful flower is incomplete without its
leaves.
A beautiful funeral does not necessarily
lead to paradise.
A beautiful maxim in the memory is like a
piece of gold in the purse.
A beautiful one hurts the heart.
A beautiful ornament looks best on a beau-
tiful woman.
A beautiful person might not have a
beautiful life.
A beautiful thing is never perfect.
A beautiful wife without money is like a
fine house without furniture.
A beautiful woman belongs to everyone; an
ugly one is yours alone.
A beautiful woman is like an axe in one’s
life.
A beautiful woman smiling, bespeaks a
purse weeping.
A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men
is good only for frightening fish when
she falls into the water.
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