Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
While you still have bread, troubles are not
troubles, true troubles are without bread.
While young, it's all dreams; when old, all
memories.
While young, the tree can be easily bent.
Whilst doing one learns.
Whilst kicking and biting, love develops.
Whilst standing he holds one opinion,
whilst sitting another.
Whilst the dogs are growling at each other
the wolf devours the sheep.
Whilst the nurse suckles, we love her; when
she is of no further use, she is forgotten.
Whilst the tall maid is stooping, the little
one sweeps the house.
Whilst we drink, prank ourselves, with
wenches daily, Old age upon's at
unawares doth sally.
Whim rules the child, and weather the field,
each is open to chance.
Whip the saddle and give the mule
something to think about it.
Whiskey on beer, never fear. Beer on
whiskey, mighty risky.
Whiskey when you're sick makes you well;
whiskey makes you sick when you're
well.
White ants can do no harm to a stone.
White elephant born in the forest.
White flowers are not to be found in a coal
sack.
White hands are no offence.
White meal is not got out of a coal-sack.
White men have too many chiefs.
White wine strengthens the hip.
Whither goest thou, Misfortune? To where
there is more.
Whither goest thou, sorrow? Whither I am
used to go.
Whither shall the ox go, where he will not
have to plough?
Who accepts from another sells his freedom.
Who accepts nothing has nothing to return.
Who accepts, sells himself.
Who acts not, fails not.
Who aims at things beyond his reach, the
greater will be his fall.
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Who answers for another pays.
Who approaches women penniless will be
told: get lost.
Who are ready to believe, are easy to de-
ceive.
Who arrays himself in other men's garments
is stripped on the highway.
Who arrives at the mill first, grinds.
Who arrives in the darkness departs as night
falls.
Who asks a lot will get wiser.
Who asks at once for a lot, returns home
with an empty bag.
Who avoids small sins, does not fall into
great ones.
Who avoids temptation avoids sin.
Who bathes his hands in blood will have to
wash them with tears.
Who begins amiss ends amiss.
Who begins too much, accomplishes little.
Who begs for the sake of mischief steals
from the God.
Who being respected, is destitute?
Who believes soon will be deceived soon as
well.
Who bites with a lie will swallow with pain.
Who bleeds, earns.
Who blows his nose too hard makes it bleed.
Who borrows a lot.
Who borrows has to pay back his debt.
Who bows to might loses his right.
Who breaks, pays.
Who builds on sand, the fall is near.
Who builds on the mob builds on sand.
Who builds something, had better count two
dollars for one.
Who builds upon the people, builds upon
sand.
Who built the drum knows best what is
inside.
Who bungles will get.
Who burned himself with hot milk blows on
ice cream.
Who busies himself where no profit is found
remains a fool the whole year round.
Who buys cheap pays twice.