Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
"That smells bad," said the cat about meat
that it cannot reach.
"They say so," is half a lie.
"They say" is a fool.
"They say" is often a great liar.
"We have rowed well," said the flea as the
fishing boat arrives at its mooring.
"What is marriage, mother?" "Child, it is
spinning, having children, making mon-
ey, and weeping.
"What's all the fuss?" said the crane after the
eel had slipped away. "I never liked fish
anyway."
"With all my heart!" says the boor, when he
must.
"With great pleasure," says the boor, when
he must.
"Yes" and "no" govern the world.
"Your feet are crooked, your hair is good for
nothing," said the pig to the horse.
"Your words are fair," said the wolf, "but I
will not come into the village."
‘Almost’ does not push a man off his horse.
‘Every man to his fancy, and me to my own
fancy,’ said the old woman when she
kissed her cow.
‘Every man to his taste,’ as the man sayed
when he kiss’d his cou.
‘I nearly killed the bird,’ no one can eat
‘nearly’ in a stew.
‘My mother is indeed the best baby carrier,’
says the baby.
“Amen,” said the minister, he hit the old
lady in the head with the New
Testament.
“If you do good, good will be done to you.”
“Sit I am coming,” is not speaking. (You
should not be deceptive when making
arrangements with others.)
1 day 1 yard. Bagan won't move.
13 festivals in 12 months.
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