Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
He who would speak well should well
consider his subject beforehand.
He who would steal honey, must not be
afraid of bees.
He who would stop every man's mouth
must have a great deal of meal.
He who would succeed at court, must lie
sometimes low, sometimes high.
He who would take must give.
He who would the daughter win, with the
mother must begin.
He who would thrive must follow the
church, the sea, or the king's service.
He who would travel through the land,
must go with open purse in hand.
He who would visit a vice, never has far to
travel.
He who writes love letters must have
clammy hands.
He who wrongs someone has to expect
something in retaliation.
He whoa breeds crows, will have his eyes
taken out- you harvest what you
planted.
He whom the shoe fits should put it on.
He whose ace gets cut on, gets his
underpants off. When you cut, cut high.
The Third Hand is the highest hand.
He whose belly is full believes not him who
is fasting.
He whose clothes are too fine, shall go about
in rags.
He whose heart is aroused by love will
never die.
He whose house is made out of glass,
shouldn't throw stones at people.
He whose house is tiled with glass should
not throw stones at his neighbour's.
He whose mistress squints, says the ogles.
He whose money increases doesn't feel
satisfied with his wife.
He whose mother is naked is not likely to
clothe his aunt.
He whose mouth was once burned by hot
mush, blows even at sour milk.
He whose throat is longer than his arm must
pray constantly for gods' protection.
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He will die before he's old who's wise before
his time.
He will embark in litigation, even if a
donkey has bitten his dog.
He will never get into the wood who starts
at every bush.
He will never worship well the image on the
altar who knew it when it was a trunk of
wood in the garden.
He will not lose his oats for want of braying.
He will not lost the parings of his nails.
He will see the sun when it rises but not
when it sets.
He winna send you away with a sair heart.
He won't give us so much as the skin.
He wont pick strawberries into the basket
on somebody else.
He woos me for cake and pudding.
He would attend ther funeral of labour.
He would be a good one to send for death.
He would be good for death.
He would be wise who knew all things
beforehand.
He would bite a cent in two.
He would break his neck against a straw.
He would cheat the heron of her egg,
though her two eyes were fixed on him.
He would drown him in a spoonful of
water.
He would drown in a spoonful of water.
He would even lie, there is no star in the
sky.
He would exclaim "Ah" looking at himself.
He would fall on his back and break his
nose.
He would gar you trow that the mune's
made o' green cheese.
He would not deserve even the rope for
hanging.
He would not give the devil a knife to cut
his throat.
He would rather have a bumper in hand
than a Bible.
He would sell even his share of the sun.
He would sink a ship freighted with
crucifixes.