Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The flawed pot lasts longest.
The flea sinned, the reed-mat got the
beating.
The flea troubles him who has got it in his
ear.
The flesh of a young animal tastes flat.
The flimsier the product, the higher the
price.
The flitch hangs never so high but a dog will
look out for the bone.
The flock follow the bell-wether.
The flood takes him in, and the ebb takes
him out.
The flour tastes bitter to the mouse who has
had enough.
The flow of water and the future of human
beings are uncertain.
The flower has no front or back.
The flowers in your garden don't smell as
sweet as those in the wild, but they last
much longer.
The flowers of others are red.
The fly flutters about the candle till at last it
gets burnt.
The fly flutters around the candle till it gets
burnt.
The fly had life even before the dog had its
wounds.
The fly has her spleen and the ant her gall.
The fly has no pity for the thin man.
The fly is small, but it is big enough to make
one sick.
The fly on the back of a water buffalo thinks
that it's taller than the buffalo.
The fly sat upon the axle of the chariot-
wheel and said "What a lot of dust I
raise!"
The fly that bites the tortoise breaks its beak.
The fly that has no one to advise it follows
the corpse into the grave.
The fly that plays too long in the candle,
singes his wings at last.
The folly of a man is not broadcast like that
of a woman.
The food eaten first lasts longest in the
stomach.
The food found Wacu in the field.
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The food is half the provisions, the rest is
herring and potatoes.
The food that is in the mouth is not yet in
the belly.
The food we grow ourselves, is fit.
The food which is prepared has no master.
The fool castrates himself in order that he
could accuse his pregnant wife of
adultery.
The fool cuts himself with his own knife.
The fool die of thursty while his legs are in
the water.
The fool does what he can't avoid, the wise
man avoids what he can't do.
The fool has his answer on the tip of his
tongue.
The fool has to do at last what the wise did
at first.
The fool hunts for misfortune.
The fool is always beginning to live.
The fool is thirsty in the midst of a
downpour.
The fool is thirsty in the midst of water.
The fool knows more in his own house than
the sage in other men's.
The fool never undertakes little.
The fool passes for wise if he is silent.
The fool sings a love song to his wife, the
wise man will talk about his dog.
The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
The fool sucks wisdom, as he porter sups,
And cobblers grow fine speakers in their
cups.
The fool takes many people with him.
The fool wanders, the wise man travels.
The fool who is silent passes for wise.
The fool who owns an ox is seldom
recognized as a fool.
The fool would teach the learned.
The foolish has a wagging tongue.
The foolish man lies awake all night
Thinking of his many problems; When
the morning comes he is worn out And
his trouble is just as it was.