Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The glow-works light the nights, but more
so the night that their mother prepares
porridge.
The gluttony of the monk and the appetite
of the priest.
The gnat trusting itself to the flame is
singed.
The goat can't well cover herself with her
tail.
The goat does not get fat just by whispering.
The goat eats the grass there where it is tied.
The goat eats where it is tied. (People take
advantage of the situation in which they
find themselves.)
The goat eats where it's tethered.
The goat is not big in a cow town.
The goat must browse where she is tied.
The goat says: "Nobody willingly walks to
his own death."
The goat says: "They bought my mother, not
I."
The goat says: "What will come has already
come."
The goat says: "Where there is blood, there
is plenty of food."
The goat slaughtered for a man who is sick
now, finds another who ws sick long
before.
The goat that climbs up the rock also has to
go down.
The goat which has many owners will be left
to die in the sun.
The goats pasture with bells hanging from
their necks in order not to stray.
The go-between wears out a thousand
sandals.
The God who gave us teeth will also give us
bread.
The God who made the mouth will provide
the food.
The gods assist the industrious.
The gods cannot help those who do not
seize opportunities.
The gods just laugh when men pray to them
for wealth.
The gods may still send a gentle breeze
when they want to bless us.
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The gods only hear one wish at a time, and
nothing more.
The gods sell all things at a fair price.
The gods sell all things for labour.
The gods send nuts to those who have no
teeth.
The going gets tough, the tough get going.
The gold of the new world has ruined the
old one.
The golden age never was the present age.
The golden ass passes everywhere.
The golden key opens every door.
The golden rule of life is, make a beginning.
The good cow gets sold in its own country.
The good die first: And those, whose hearts
are dry as summer dust, Burn to the
socket.
The good die young.
The good dog never gets a good bone.
The good fellow to everyone is a good
friend to no one.
The good fortunes of life fall to the lot even
of the base.
The good is the enemy of the best.
The good judge starts at home.
The good lawyer knows the law, the clever
one knows the judge.
The good milking cow is praised after her
death.
The good mother knows what her children
will eat.
The good mother says not, will you? but
gives.
The good sailor is proven in a storm.
The good seaman is known in bad weather.
The good shepherd shears, not flays.
The good speech of an ass is better than the
bad word of a prophet.
The good that follows evil is more
appreciated.
The good that you fail to do is gone forever.
The good that you scoff at and ignore, you'll
recognize when you lose it.
The good time comes but once.
The good white man dies, the bad one
remains.