Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Still waters are inhibited by devils.
Still waters are the deepest; Still waters run
deep.
Still waters erode the shore.
Still waters run deep.
Still waters wash out banks.
Stinginess demeans the value of man.
Stir the grass and alert the snake.
Stock-fish are made tender by much beating.
Stolen bread stirs the appetite.
Stolen foods are the best.
Stolen fruit is sweet.
Stolen house, locks on the door.
Stolen pleasures are sweet.
Stolen sugar is the sweetest.
Stolen things bring in misfortune.
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in
secret is pleasant.
Stolen waters are sweet.
Stolen waters are the sweetest.
Ston a riva battan nuh know sun hat.
Stone dead hath no fellow.
Stones decay; words last.
Stones hurled to the sky. Don't get angry if
you get hit.
Stones or bread, one must have something
in hand for the dogs.
Stones will remain for ever while water
passes.
Stoop, and let it pass; the storm will have its
way.
Stop and smell the roses.
Stop talking. Drink.
Stop up the hole until it's small.
Stop, look and listen.
Stopping at third base adds no more to the
score than striking out.
Store is no sore.
Storing milk in a sieve, you complain of bad
luck?
Storm in a glass of water.
Stormy weather cannot stay all the time, the
red sun will come out, too.
Stown dints are sweetest.
Strain not your bow beyond its bent, lest it
break.
Straitened circumstances.
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Strange sins, strange punishments.
Strangers' meat is the greatest treat.
Strategy is better than strength.
Straws tell which way the wind blows.
Straying shepherd, straying sheep.
Stream said that it is because it has nobody
to direct it that... it goes in a zigzag way.
Street angel, house devil.
Strength avails not a coward.
Strength comes from Union.
Strength does not correspond with courage.
Strength has nothing.
Strength is defeated by a strong strategy.
Every road leads somewhere.
Strength is like milk - it is inexhaustible.
Strength is not enduring.
Stretch hide while it is still green.
Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve
will reach.
Stretch your feet according to your blanket.
Stretch your foot to the length of your
blanket.
Stretch your hands as far as they reach, grab
all you can grab.
Stretch your legs according to the length of
your kilim.
Stretch your legs according to your clothes.
Stretch your legs according to your coverlet.
Stretch your legs as far as your quilt goes.
Stretch your legs no farther than your
coverlet.
Stretch your legs the length of your bed.
Stretch yourself according to your cover-lid.
Stretch yourself as far as your cover reaches.
Strew no roses before swine.
Strife is better than loneliness.
Strike a match above the sea of opinions and
the fish all swim away.
Strike me a light, and I'll light you.
Strike the iron while it is hot.
Strike the iron while it is warm (Strike while
the iron is hot).
Strike while the iron is hot.
Strike while your employer has a big
contract.