Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Out o' debt, out o' danger.
Out o' the peat pot into the gutter.
Out of a devil's egg there can only come a
devil.
Out of a dog there will be no lard.
Out of a dog's mouth will never come ivory
tusks.
Out of a great evil often comes a great good.
Out of a little grass comes a great ass.
Out of a white egg often comes a black
chick.
Out of all cookery, the coffee laced with
schnapps is the best.
Out of debt, out of danger.
Out of desperation he calls the cat 'madam'.
Out of desperation, one finds.
Out of eyesight out of heart.
Out of love for the ox, the wolf licks the
yoke.
Out of nothing nothing comes.
Out of nothing there will be nothing.
Out of sight, out of langer.
Out of sight, out of mind.
Out of ten men there are nine wives.
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks.
Out of the ashes into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth
speaks.
Out of the fulness of the heart the mouth
speaketh.
Out of the mouths of babes and suckling’s
come great truths
Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee.
Out of yes and no comes all dispute.
Out with the old, in with the new.
Outer beauty is no good, give me inner
beauty.
Outside a sheep, inside a wolf.
Outside noisy, inside empty.
Outsiders are like a granary.
Outward appearances assuming the form of
virtues.
Outward forms the inward man reveals.
Over a distance of a thousand miles only
humanity works, not power.
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Over fast, over loose.
Over great familiarity genders despight.
Over high, over laigh.
Over hot, over cold.
Over jolly dow not.
Over meikle of any thing is good for
nothing.
Over narrow counting culzies no kindnesse.
Over no home can the sign be hung: There is
no trouble here.
Over the bottle many a friend is found.
Over truth there is light.
Overabundance is not far from want.
Overdoing is doing nothing to the purpose.
Over-intelligent people can't find friends.
Over-praise is a burden.
Overseas, a cow a quarter of kopeck, but a
rouble to ship.
Overseas, a cow costs a quarter of kopeck,
but it will cost a rouble to ship it here.
Overtakes whom gets, and stones whom
doesn't.
Overturned water doesn't return to the tray.
Overwhelming courtesy raises concern that
you may be being deceitful.
Ower mony grieves hinder the wark.
Own home is worth gold.
Ownership is to fear.
Owning land is like fighting a war.
Ox, keep to your grass.