Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The spirit of a three-year-old lasts a hundred
years.
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.
The spirit of women is made of quicksilver;
their heart of wax.
The spirit that keeps one going when one
has no choice of what else to do must not
be mistaken for valor.
The spirits are the strength and counsel to
the living.
The spit aimed at the sky comes back to one.
The splendor of the rose of sharon is but a
day.
The spoken word sometimes loses what
silence has won.
The spot that makes the warrior benkei cry.
The spot will come out in the washing.
The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse
of a man is his livelihood.
The spring makes the stream flow.
The squeaking wheel gets the grease.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The squirrel can beat the rabbit climbing a
tree, but then the rabbit makes the best
stew that sort of equalizes the thing.
The squirrel does not talk back to the ele-
phant.
The stable wears out a horse more than the
road.
The stake of the play is not beans.
The stargazer's toe is often stubbed.
The stars are the eyes of heaven.
The stars make no noise.
The stars shine brightest when the moon is
gone.
The start of a journey should never be
mistaken for success.
The start of summer is better with your
mother. (a child’s problems becomes
easier when it has a mother)
The start of weeping is always hard.
The starving man will never burn his bread.
The state of a nation is reflected in the home.
The steed does not retain its speed forever.
The steps at court are slippery.
The stew mixed by many is ill-seasoned and
worse cooked.
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The stew of cheap meat will be tasteless.
The stew that boils much loses flavour.
The stick that breaks the window does not
kill a dog.
The still sow eats up a' draff.
The still swine eat the mash. the wind ones
run past it.
The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.
The stingy has a big porch and little
morality.
The stitch is lost unless the thread be
knotted.
The stolen ox sometimes puts his head out
of the stall.
The stomach has no windows.
The stomach is easier filled than the eye.
The stomach is not content with nice words.
The stomach never gets full with licking.
The stomach of a pig is liked by he who eats
it.
The stomack is filled earlier than the eye.
The stone in the water does not know how
hot the hill is, parched by the sun.
The stone is hard and the drop is small, but
a hole is made by the constant fall.
The stone that everybody spits upon will be
wet at the last.
The stone that is not in your way does not
bother you.
The stone that lieth not in your way need
not offend you.
The stone which cannot be lifted should be
kissed.
The stone will not move from its place
unless head is put to head.
The stones of my native country are warmer
than the ovens of Babylon.
The stones of my river are as soft as a
pillow.
The store of rice in your attic is your enemy -
- it makes them who have none very
jealous.
The storm of reeds is loud till you go
through them.
The straight road is the best.