Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A proud pauper and a rich miser are
contemptible beings.
A proverb can’t be judged.
A proverb does not answer itself.
A proverb is a horse of conversation.
A proverb is a short sentence based on long
experience.
A proverb is the child of experience.
A proverb is the horse of conversation:
when the conversation lags, a proverb
revives it.
A proverb is the horse that can carry one
swiftly to the discovery of ideas.
A proverb is to speech, what salt is to food.
A proverb never lies, it is only its meaning
which deceives.
A prudent man does not make the goat his
gardener.
A prudent man does not make the goat his
gardener.
A prudent man who knows proverbs, re-
solved problems.
A prudent man will read the letter from
back to front.
A prudent wife is from the Lord.
A puff of wind and popular praise weigh
the same.
A puppy must not confront a large animal.
A purchased vineyard is tantamount to a
stolen vineyard.
A pursued rat does not choose a hole. (a
person in trouble does not have a
choise)
A quarrel between brothers costs soul and
life.
A quarrel is like an itch; the more you
scratch, the more it itches.
A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you
stir it, the more sour it grows.
A quarrel is like buttermilk: once it’s out of
the churn, the more you shake it, the
more sour it grows.
A quarter depends on cultivation.
A quarter of an hour is worth more than a
thousand gold coins.
A questioning man is halfway to being
wise.
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
A quiet egg can stink so much when it go
bad.
A quiet fool is half a sage.
A quiet tongue shows a wise head.
A quotation at the right moment is like
bread to the hungry.
A rabbit aims for the moon.
A rabbit is never caught twice in the same
place.
A rabbit is over excited.
A rabbithorn cannot be a war-horse and
will only become a laughingstock if he
should try.
A race horse gives you an advantage and
wins the prize.
A ragged coat finds little credit.
A ragged colt may make a good horse.
A ragged colt may make a handsome horse.
A ragged sack holds no grain, a poor man is
not taken into counsel.
A rain in May is golden.
A raindrop does not spare the head of the
notable.
A rainy day is not a day for children.
A rainy morn oft brings a pleasant day.
A raised salary has been earned by service.
A rakish bachelor makes a jealous husband.
A rap on the ringed finger does not hurt.
A rash man, a skin of good wine, and a
glass vessel, do not last long.
A rat is killed for ancient things. (a person
may find himself in trouble because of
his past mischief)
A rat is not born a rabbit.
A rat never goes near a cat’s celebration
venue.
A rat starts preparing for life at an early
age.
A rat stinks, but it has its own home.
A rat who gnaws at a cat’s tail invites
destruction.
A rat with many offspring always sleeps
with his door open.
A rat without an escape hole doesn’t live
long.
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