Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
From success to failure is one step; from
failure to success is a long road.
From sudden desire of halim he fell in the
pot.
From that dust comes this mud.
From the black earth there grows the finest
grain.
From the boat we get to the ship.
From the cemetery no one is brought back.
From the cradle to the tomb, Not all
gladness, not all gloom.
From the direction of the wind.
From the ditch to the water jump.
From the fallen tree everyone makes
firewood.
From the father comes honour, from the
mother comfort.
From the frying pan into the fire.
From the king to the beggar, they all depend
on the farm.
From the leather of others you can cut long
strips.
From the lowly perspective of a dog's eyes,
everyone looks short.
From the mouths of babes and drunkards,
you will learn the truth.
From the promise to the deed is a day's jour-
ney.
From the same flower the bee extracts honey
and the wasp gall.
From the same mouth comes hot and cool
air.
From the same wood you can make a cross
or a club.
From the soldier who has no cloak, keep
your own in your chest.
From the straws in the air we judge of the
wind.
From the sublime to the ridiculous is only
one step.
From the sweetest wine, the tartest vinegar.
From the tree of silence hands the fruit of
tranquility.
From the well of envy, only a fool drinks the
water.
From the withered tree, a flower blooms.
From the woods a beautiful pheasant, from
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the sea a beautiful moray eel, from the
river a den eel, from the cage a beautiful
chicken.
From the word of an elder is derived a bone.
From the work you know the master.
From this column to that column may be a
relief.
From those I trust God guard me, from
those I mistrust I will guard myself.
From to-morrow till to-morrow time goes a
long journey.
From trivial things great arguments often
arise.
From truth to falsehood there's a four-finger
distance.
From twenty to thirty, neither pulling nor
pushing, from thirty on up a woman is of
no further use.
From walking -- something; from sitting --
nothing.
From word to deed is a great space.
From you motion, from God blessing.
From you the money, from me the dance.
Frost on the mutt, water on the bed.
Froth is no beer.
Fruit of a tree falls near its roots.
Fruits of the same tree have different tastes;
children of the same mother have
various qualities.
Fry de bigh fish fust, te lilly one after.
Fry the chapati when the pan is hot.
Fuel is not sold in a forest, nor fish on a lake.
Full bottles and glasses make swearers and
asses.
Full cup, steady hand.
Full of courtesy, full of craft.
Full of courtesy, full of cunning.
Full stomachs don't believe empty ones.
Full vessels give the least sound.
Fun is like fine beer it is rarely enjoyable
alone.
Funeral sermon, lying sermon.
Furciolu, forked.
Further from the eye - closer to the heart.
Further than Pleiades.
Future things do not beat a drum. (You
cannot know things of the future.)