Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The more mistakes you make the fewer
mistakes there left to make.
The more money, the happier; the more wit,
the happier.
The more noble, the more humble.
The more one drinks, the more one may.
The more one has the more one wants.
The more one lives the more one learns.
The more one looks, the less one sees.
The more physical the love, the more
sublime.
The more renowned woman often has fewer
rings.
The more responsibilities a man assumes,
the more likely he is to meet them.
The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool
he is.
The more servants the worse service.
The more shepherds the less care.
The more shepherds there are, the worse the
flocks are watched.
The more shoots, the more leaves.
The more sins you confess, the more books
you will sell.
The more sorrow one encounters, the more
joy one can contain.
The more stupid the child the dearer it is.
The more the billy goat stinks, the more the
nanny goat loves him.
The more the fox is cursed, the more prey he
catches.
The more the merrier.
The more the mother-in-law drinks the more
friendly is her greeting.
The more the well is used, the more water it
yields.
The more they have, the more they want.
The more things change, the more they stay
the same
The more things change, the more they stay
the same.
The more we have, the more we want.
The more we learn, the less we know.
The more you add, the worse it gets.
The more you ask how much longer it will
take, the longer the journey will seem.
The more you court a clown the statelier he
576
grows.
The more you eat, the more you gain.
The more you eat, the more you want.
The more you flatter a fool, the more
seriously he plays his game.
The more you get, the more you want.
The more you give in, the more you have to
give in.
The more you give, the more good things
come to you.
The more you have, the more you want.
The more you hear, the less we understand.
The more you know the less will you sleep.
The more you know the less you believe.
The more you know, the less you need.
The more you know, the luckier you get.
The more you listen the more you give
yourself room for doubt.
The more you see, the more you
understand.
The more you stir a turd, the more it stinks.
The more you stir dirt, the worse it stinks.
The more you stir filth the worse it stinks.
The more you stir it the more it stinks.
The more you stir it the worse it stinks.
The more you stir the mire, the more it
stinks.
The more you stroke the cat's back the more
set sets up her tail.
The more you stroke the cat's tail, the more
he raises his back.
The more you sweat in Peacetime, The less
you bleed during War.
The more you try to cover things up, the
more exposed they will be.
The morning hour has gold in its mouth.
The morning is wiser than the evening.
The morning of the race is not the morning
to feed your horse.
The morning rainbow reaches the fountains;
the evening rainbow fills the sails.
The morning sun never lasts the day.
The mortar always smells of garlic.
The Mosquito weighs 99 kilos on his own
scale.
The most beautiful fig may contain a worm.