Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A piece of meat with eyes.
A piece of sugarcane is sweetest at the joint.
A pierce the naggers tongue with a thistle
and you will hear no more complaints.
A pig bought on credit grunts all the year.
A pig bought on credit is forever grunting.
A pig eats a great deal when it goes on a
journey, in case it finds the other pig’s
wife suffering from tooth ache.
A pig in a parlor is still a pig.
A pig never smells its own stink.
A pig on credit makes a good winter and a
bad spring.
A pig that is used to wallowing in the mud
looks for a clean person to rub against.
A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice.
A pig will find mud.
A pig’s life, short and sweet.
A pig’s tail will never make a good arrow.
A pilgrim, even if a sultan, is poor.
A pipe of kif in the morning gives one more
strength than a 100 camels in the
courtyard.
A pit is which you took refuge should not
be covered up.
A pit of the tongue cannot be covered up by
the hand.
A pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken
at last.
A place for everything and everything in its
place
A place for everything and everything in its
place.
A plank in a wreck.
A plant loses its blossom as soon as it bears
fruit.
A plaster house, a horse at grass, a friend in
words, are all mere glass.
A pleasant companion on a journey is as
good as a postchaise.
A pleasant think never comes too soon.
A plough that worketh, shines; but still
water stinks.
A plump hen soon beckons hunger.
A plump widow needs no advertisement.
A poem ought to be well made at first, for
there is many a one to spoil it
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afterwards.
A poet is born not made.
A pointed proverb is like a diamond: it
emits light, and it also cuts.
A polite devil is more agreeable than a rude
saint.
A pomegranate never tastes like a fig.
A poor and lazy farmer will always argue
with his tools.
A poor beauty finds more lovers than
husbands.
A poor beggar is the one who begs without
a bag.
A poor cask often holds good wine.
A poor dancer will be disturbed even by the
hem of her skirt.
A poor joke must invent its own laughter.
A poor man cooks with water.
A poor man does not pick up things if does
they say he stole them.
A poor man has few acquaintances.
A poor man has no contempt.
A poor man has no friends.
A poor man is all schemes.
A poor man is always behind.
A poor man is fain of little.
A poor man is hungry after eating.
A poor man is pulled even by the branch of
a tree.
A poor man shames us all.
A poor man wants some things, a covetous
man all things.
A poor man who takes a rich wife has a
ruler, not a wife.
A poor man with his child, a rich man with
his wealth.
A poor man would like to have some fun,
but he cannot find the right place.
A poor man’s debt makes a great noise.
A poor man’s joy has much alloy.
A poor man’s sheep will never get fat.
A poor man’s table is soon spread.
A poor man’s tale cannot be heard.
A poor old horse will have a worn out tail.
A poor person has no struggles.