Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The fox that waits until the chicken falls
from the perch dies from hunger.
The fox thinks everybody eats poultry like
himself.
The fox thrives best when he is most cursed.
The fox which was caught in a snare called:
If I shall not get the whole chicken, I will
not be satisfied with the drumstick.
The fox will catch you with cunning, and the
wolf with courage.
The Fox's wiles will never enter the lion's
head.
The French work to live, but the Swiss live
to work.
The Frenchman sings well, when his throat
is moistened.
The fresh air from the square is better than a
draft from a crack.
The friar preached against stealing when he
had a pudding in his sleeve.
The friar who begs for God begs for two.
The friar who prays in god's name prays for
two.
The friend in tight times.
The friend of a fool is a fool. The friend of a
wise person is another wise person.
The friend who helps me and the enemy
who does me no harm, make a pair of
earrings.
The friends of our friends are our friends.
The friendship of a great man is like the
shadow of a bush -- soon gone.
The friendship of an axe is nice when
climbing up the tree. (Loving someone
only when you need them, but
discarding them after that.)
The friendship of the great is fraternity with
lions.
The friendship of water and fish.
The frog cannot out of her bog.
The frog does not drink up the pond in
which he lives.
The frog does not jump in the daytime
without reason.
The frog does not tire in the water.
The frog forgets that he was once a tadpole.
The frog in his pond sneers at the ocean.
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The frog knows more about the rain than
the calendar.
The frog likes water but not when it's
boiling.
The frog likes water, but not boiling water.
The frog saw how the horses were shod, so
she also lifted up her foot.
The frog select a leader.
The frog squashed the hardest croaks the
louder.
The frog wanted to be an ox and swelled up
until he burst.
The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant,
and burst.
The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant,
and burst.
The frog will jump back into the pool,
although it sits on a golden stool.
The frog's pee adds to the river.
The frost drives the pig home.
The frost hurts not weeds.
The frost will bring the pig home.
The frowning face of a goat doesn't prevent
it being taken to market.
The fruit does not fall far from the tree
The fruit falls not far from the stem.
The fruit of silence is tranquility.
The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.
The fruits of a tree on the roadside are never
eaten ripe.
The frying-pan said to the kettle, "Avaunt,
black brows!"
The fuel in the lamp consumes itself but
lights others.
The fugitive finds everything impede him.
The full belly does not believe in hunger.
The full cask makes no noise.
The full length of the frog is seen upon its
death.
The full man does not understand the wants
of the hungry.
The full person can not understand the
needs of the hungry.
The full stomach does not understand the
empty one.