Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
They are aye good that are far away.
They are eith hindered that are no
fundersome.
They are flies that are born of a wasp.
They are fools whose sheep run away twice.
They are good that are away.
They are good willy of their Horse that hes
none.
They are happy, the free men that have their
fathers.
They are lightly herrite, that hes all their
awn.
They are most cheated who cheat
themselves.
They are not a' saints that get holy water.
They are not all cooks who carry long
knives.
They are not all friends who laugh with you.
They are not all hunters who blow horns.
They are not all men who wear trousers.
They are not dead who live in the hearts
they leave behind.
They are not free who drag their chains
behind them.
They are people of experience who do not
sleep at a strange place.
They are rich who have friends.
They are rowing in the same ship.
They are the gods themselves that white-
wash the fruits of the pumpkins.
They are two hands on one belly.
They are welcome that brings.
They asked a bullfrog, "Why do you croak
all the time?" He replied, "I'm enchanted
with my voice."
They asked the female cat why her kittens
were of different colors; she said she is
embarrassed to say no.
They asked the fox, "Who is your witness?"
He said, "My tail."
They asked the mule who his father was.
They asked the wolf: "Why is your neck
thick?", and it said: "I do my job myself,
that's why."
They ate our food, and forgot our names.
They attend a funeral robed in white, and a
wedding in mourning.
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They blow one stone.
They bow to you when borrowing, you bow
to them when collecting.
They brag most of their ancestors who are
unworthy of them.
They brag most that can do least.
They build houses but shall not inhabit
them.
They buy good cheap that brings nothing
hame.
They call one "generous" and make one lose
one's property, they call one "brave" and
make one lose one's soul.
They call their aunt only when her
cucumbers are ripe.
They can do least who boast loudest.
They catch up with a liar sooner than with a
limping dog.
They cease to be friends who dwell afar off.
They censure my doing such a thing who
neither consider my occasions of doing
it, or what provocations I have had.
They come into the courtroom in a suit and
leave with no trousers.
They couldn't beat the donkey so they beat
the saddle.
They couldn't find any reason to criticize the
roses, so they complained that they were
red.
They did not find a fault in the rose, they
said O! you are red checked.
They die well that live well.
They do not want him in the village, he asks
for the priest's house.
They don't count the teeth of a gift horse.
They don't hit you in the nose for asking.
They don't swing fists when the fight is
over.
They fight with tweezers, not swords.
They forgive the wine but they hang the
bottle.
They fought with varying success.
They found no fault with Time, save that he
fled.
They give, to find a pretext for asking.