Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The devil was sick, the Devil a saint would
be; the Devil was well, the devil a saint
was he.
The devil was so fond of his children that he
plucked out their eyes.
The devil will not bother you in a house full
of children.
The devil will tempt Lucifer.
The Devil's a busy bishop in his own
diocese.
The devil's boots don't creak.
The Devil's children have the Devil's luck.
The devil's in the cards, said Sam, four aces
and not a single trump.
The devil's meal is all bran.
The devil's meal turns half to bran.
The devil's wiser more on account of his age
than on account of being the devil.
The diamond cannot be polished without
friction, nor the man perfected without
trials.
The diamond in your belly sparkles on your
face.
The dictionary is the only place where
success comes before work.
The die is cast.
The difference between adults and children
is that adults don't ask questions.
The difference between appearances and
truth is the same as between warping
and weaving.
The difference between genius and stupidity
is that genius has its limits.
The difference between them is like that
between sky and earth.
The difference is wide that the sheets will
not decide.
The different sorts of madness are
innumerable.
The difficult is done at once, the impossible
takes a little longer.
The difficult thing is to get foot in the
stirrup.
The disastrous path of sin starts with the
eye.
The diseases of the mind are either caused
or cured by the power of music.
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The disgrace of the city is the fault of the
citizens.
The dishonor of the father dishonors his
sons and their sons for three generations.
The disobedient fowl obeys in a pot of soup.
The distance between heaven and earth is
no greater than one thought.
The distant fields look greener.
The doctor can come and go, but he who is
sick remains so.
The doctor comes to the house where the
sun can't reach.
The doctor demands his fees whether he has
killed the illness or the patient.
The doctor has a remedy for everything but
poverty.
The doctor is often more to be feared than
the disease.
The doctor is to be feared more than the
disease.
The doctor must heal his own bald head.
The doctor seldom takes physic.
The dog also barks at the moon.
The dog barks and the ox feeds.
The dog barks at its own home. (A person is
brave when they are in close proximity
with those who can protect them.)
The dog barks but caravan goes on.
The Dog barks to keep itself, not the village.
The dog barks, the pig eats.
The dog bites the bedraggled.
The dog called "Sorrow," without eating,
will be fat in every house.
The dog does not catch further that its leash.
The dog does not get bread every time he
wags his tail.
The dog gets into the mill under cover of the
ass.
The dog has four feet, but he does not walk
in four roads at the same time.
The dog has returned to his vomit again,
and the sow that was washed to her
wallowing in the mire.
The dog I bought, bit me; the fire I kindled,
burned me.