Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Plenty is like the mist.
Plenty know good ale, but don't know much
after that.
Plenty makes daintiness.
Plenty maks dainty.
Plenty of words when the cause is lost.
Plenty sits still, hunger is a wanderer.
Plenty, is na Dainty.
Plough deep and you will have plenty of
corn.
Plough deep whilst sluggards sleep, And
you shall have corn to sell and to keep.
Plough or not plough, you must pay your
rent.
Plough wet or dry, and you will not have to
kiss your neighbour's breech.
Plough your furrows deep while sluggards
sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and
to keep.
Plow with the oxen and seed with the cows
at their own pace.
Pluck flowers as they bloom; wait and you'll
have only the twigs.
Pluck it from among the thistles, and we
will take it off your hands.
Pluck not a courtesy in the bud.
Pluck the magpie, and don't make her
scream.
Pluck the rose and leave the thorns.
Poetry don't put bread in the oven.
Poetry moves heaven and earth.
Poets are born, not made.
Poets know all about famous places without
having been there.
Point at the mulberry and abuse the pagoda
tree.
Poison is poison though it comes in a golden
cup.
Poison quells poison.
Poke a bush, a snake comes out.
Policy goes beyond strength
Polite words open iron gates.
Politeness is not sold in the bazaar.
Politeness is what warmth is to wax.
Politeness pleases even a cat.
Politeness travels on short fares.
Politeness wins the confidence of princes.
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Politics is a rotten egg; if broken, it stinks.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
Polygamy makes a husband a double-
tongued man.
Ponder long before you act.
Pondering over many things by night.
Poor folk's wisdom goes for little.
Poor fouk's friends soon misken.
Poor iron won't make a sharp sword.
Poor is the church without music.
Poor is the person who does not know when
he has had enough. He who talks to a
silent listener will soon stand naked.
Poor material yields poor results.
Poor men are fain of little thing.
Poor men do penance for rich men's sins.
Poor men go to heaven as soon as rich.
Poor men have no souls.
Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich
men stomach for their meat.
Poor men sleep the best.
Poor men take to the sea, the rich to the
mountains.
Poor men's money and cowards' weapons
are often flourished.
Poor men's words have little weight.
Poor or rich, death makes us all equal.
Poor people entertain with the heart.
Poor people's words go many to a sackful.
Poor relations have little honour.
Poor thanks is the way of the world.
Poor thieves in halters we behold; And great
thieves in their chains of gold.
Poor though in the midst of wealth.
Poor Trust is dead; Bad Pay killed him.
Poor, poor for ever.
Popular agitation leads to justice.
Popularity is the small change of glory.
Possession and good right, with lance in
hand.
Possession is as good as a title.
Possession is nine points of the law.
Possession is nine-tenths of the game.
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.