Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The mouth that lyes, slayes the foul.
The mouth that says "Yes," can say "No."
The mouth that says yes says no.
The mouth that speaks a lot is liable to hunt
a friend.
The mouth which ate pepper is the one
which pepper affected.
The mouth which eats does not talk.
The mouth who ate the seeds asks, 'Now
what shall I plant?'.
The mud of one country is the medicine of
another.
The mud that you throw will fall on your
own head.
The mule long keeps a kick in reserve for its
master.
The mule was asked: "Who is your father?"
It responded with: "The horse is my
uncle."
The mule wasn't born wild, the stick made
her that way.
The multitude is always wrong.
The multitude is stronger than the king.
The Muses love the morning.
The musician who is paid in advance does
not play so well.
The myrtle is always a myrtle, though it be
among nettles.
The mysterious road beckons the young
man.
The nail sticks out of the sack.
The nail supports the hoof, the hoof the
horse, the horse the man, the man the
world.
The nail that sticks its head up is the one
that gets hit.
The nail that sticks out gets pounded.
The nail that sticks out is hammered down.
The nail that sticks out is the one that gets
hammered down.
The nail that sticks up gets hammered
down.
The nail that sticks up will be hammered
down.
The naked don't fear robbery.
The naked truth is always better than the
best-dressed lie.
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The name of Love's fiancee is Divorce.
The names of fools are always written on
walls.
The naming of one man amounts to the
exclusion of another.
The narrower the cage, the sweeter the
liberty.
The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh.
The nearer the bone, the sweeter the meat.
The nearer the church the farther from God.
The nearer the inn, the longer the road.
The nearer the minster the later to mass.
The nearer to the synagogue, the farther
from God.
The nearest boor is the nearest kinsman
when the calf lies in the ditch.
The nearest the dearest.
The neck cannot become the head.
The needle dresses people but stays naked
itself.
The needle is small, but it sews expensive
garments.
The needle makes clothes but stays naked.
The needle, small and thin, can support a
man and his family.
The neighbor's chicken is a duck.
The neighbour comes before the home.
The neighbour's lawn is green.
The neighbour's meadow is always greener.
The nest is enough for a wren.
The nest made, the bird dead.
The nest of the blind bird is made by god.
The net of heaven is large and wide, but it
lets nothing through.
The net of the sleeper catches fish.
The new boat will find the old stones.
The new is always liked, though the old is
often better.
The new moon cannot come until the other
has gone.
The new moon of March rules for six
months.
The newborn baby yells; you die in silence.
The news of a good deed travels far, but the
news of a bad one travels even farther.