Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The jaws have nothing to chew if the feet do
not walk.
The jay bird don't rob his own nest.
The jellyfish never dances with the shrimp.
The Jew ruins himself with passovers, the
Moor with wedding feasts, and the
Christian with lawsuits.
The jewel is in the lotus.
The jewel of the air is the sun; the jewel of
the house is the child.
The joke is the weapon of the witty; being
serious is the shield of the stupid.
The joker confesses.
The journey is the reward.
The journey of a thousand miles starts with
a single step.
The joy of a poor man does not last long.
The joy of the heart makes the face fair.
The judge also dies.
The judge's son goes into the courtroom
without fear.
The juice of an Immature coconut Is not like
the real coconut juice.
The June bee portends lots of honey.
The jungle is stronger than the elephant.
The just man may sin with an open chest of
gold before him.
The just shall live by faith.
The justice of God is better than the justice
of the world.
The justification for profit is profit.
The kettle calls the pot black-brows.
The kettle smuts the frying-pan.
The key at the girdle keeps me good and my
neighbour too.
The key that is used grows bright.
The key that opens is also the key that locks.
The key that unlocks is also the key that
locks. Honor a child, and he will honor
you.
The key to all action lies in belief.
the key to all things is determination.
The keys at the girdle, the dog in the larder.
The kick of a mare never hurt a colt.
The kick of the dam hurts not the colt.
The kick of the dam hurts not the colt.
The Kikuyu know how to conceal their
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quiver, but do not know how to conceal
their secrets.
The kiln calls the oven burnt-heart.
The kind man feeds his cat before sitting
down to dinner.
The king cannot rule as he wishes.
The king goes as far as he can, not so far as
he would.
The king goes as far as he may, not as far as
he could.
The king inherits a country -- the people
only hard work.
The king is dead. Long live the King.
The king lies doun, yet the warld rins round.
The king likes the treachery, but not the
traitor.
The king lives way up where the stench of
the poor cannot reach him.
The king of the bees has no sting.
The king of the dreamers lies in the hospital.
The King searches for a crumb.
The king's ambassador is without sin.
The king's chaff is better than other folk's
corn.
The king's cheese goes half away in parings.
The king's errand may come in the cadger's
gate.
The kitchen is older than the mosque.
The kite in the skies doesn't feed on clouds.
The kite's malady, its wings broken and its
beak sound.
The Klingon who kills without showing his
face has no honor.
The knee feels the tapping.
The knee is closer than the calf.
The knife of the family does not cut.
The knife of the family does not cut.
The knife that has been lent, never comes
back alone.
The knifeless man is a lifeless man.
The knot tied by a wiseman cannot be
undone by a fool.
The knowledge of a trade is worth a handful
of gold
The knowledge of sin is the beginning of
salvation.