Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Thou wilt get no more of the cat, but the
skin.
Though a cage may be made of gold, it is
still a cage.
Though a lie be swift, truth overtakes it.
Though a lie be well dressed, it is ever
overcome.
Though a tree grows ever so high, the
falling leaves return to its ground [roots].
Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never
overflows.
Though change be no robbery.
Though God is almighty, he doesn't send
rain from a clear sky.
Though honey is sweet, do not lick it off a
briar.
Though it is the hand that gives, the man
must be thanked.
Though living, dead for all useful purposes.
Though malice may darken truth, it cannot
put it out.
Though my father-in-law is a good man, I
do not like a dog with a bell.
Though my present be small, my love goes
with it.
Though near be the stone to the ground,
closer is the help of Coivi.
Though near shore, you're still in the ocean.
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
Though pepper is a tiny thing, its taste is
mighty powerful.
Though physician to others, yet himself full
of sores.
Though separation be hard, two never met
but had to part.
Though talking face to face, their hearts are
a thousand miles apart.
Though the ass may carry a sack of gold, it
nevertheless feeds on thistles.
Though the bird may fly over your head, let
it not make its nest in your hair.
Though the bird's in the net It may get away
yet.
Though the blind man cannot see it, light
remains light.
Though the cage be made of gold, it's still a
prison.
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Though the emperor be rich, he cannot buy
one extra year.
Though the fool waits, the day does not.
Though the fox runs, the pullets have wings.
Though the fox wear silk, he is still a fox.
Though the heron flied high the falcon kills
it.
Though the leopard is fierce, it does not
devour its cubs.
Though the mastiff be gentle, yet bite him
not by the lip.
Though the palm tree in the jungle is big,
who knows how big its yield will be?
Though the proverb is abandoned, it is not
falsified.
Though the sky belongs to the bird it can't
fly when it's raining.
Though the snake be small, it is still wise to
hit it with a big stick.
Though the speaker be a fool, let the hearer
be wise.
Though the sun shines, leave not your cloak
at home.
Though the wind blows, the mountain does
not move.
Though thou hast never so many
counsellors, yet do not forsake the
counsel of thy own soul.
Though trouble be lame, it will arrive.
Though we are negroes, we are men and
have souls.
Though we may pluck flowers by the way
we may not sleep among flowers.
Though wisdom is good in the beginning it
is better at the end.
Though you are a prudent old man, do not
despise counsel.
Though you don't believe in other gods, you
believe in the god of thunder; though
you don't believe in medicine generally,
you believe in laxatives.
Though you live near a forest, do not waste
firewood.