Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
They that live longest, see most.
They that rise wi' the sun hae their wark
weel begun.
They that see but your head dinna see your
height.
They that smell least, smell best.
They that sow the wind, shall reap the
whirlwind.
They that speirs meikle will get wot of part.
They that think no ill are soonest beguiled.
They that will not be counselled cannot be
helped.
They think a calf a large beast that never
saw a cow.
They throw stones at a tree with fruit.
They throw stones at the walnut trees, but
not at the maple.
They took away the mirror from me because
I was ugly, and gave it to the blind
woman.
They turn night into day.
They two agreed like two cats in a gutter.
They understand one another like thieves in
a fair.
They use a wedge to knock out a wedge.
They wait three years for what was
promised.
They want him, he is far away. (A person
appears to be bad while they are staying
with you, however when they have gone
you remember the good things they have
done.)
They were never fain that fidgit.
They were two, but united; we were a
hundred, but divided.
They whip the cat, if our mistress does not
spin.
They who are born of chickens scratch the
earth.
They who are often at the looking-glass
seldom spin.
They who are thirsty drink in silence.
They who come from afar are prone to lie.
They who deserve honour, fail of it; and
they who obtain it, do not deserve it.
They who dig the wells never drink from
them.
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They who do not wash well, do not bleach
well.
They who don't keep goats and yet sell kids,
where do they get them?
They who don't kill pigs must not expect
black-puddings.
They who drink beer think beer.
They who drink the water from the
Manangareza river always come back to
Madagascar.
They who eat cherries with the great, are
like to have the stones and stalks flung in
their face.
They who fight with golden weapons are
pretty sure to prove they are right.
They who give, have all things; they who
withhold, have nothing.
They who have much business must have
much pardon.
They who know the truth are not equal to
those who love it, and they who love it
are not equal to those who find pleasure
in it.
They who love most are least valued.
They who only seek for faults find nothing
else.
They who play with edged tools must
expect to be cut.
They who shun the smoke often fall into the
fire.
They who sing through the summer must
dance in the winter.
They who want to sing will always find a
song.
They who would be young when they are
old must be old when they are young.
They whom got shy, died.
They will be hushed by a good deed who
laughs at a wise speech.
They will expel him who speaks the truth
from nine villages.
They will know by an half-penny if a Preist
will take offering.
They wooed her and she resisted; they
neglected her and she fell in love.