Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The wise man boasts of his goods and
wares; the foolish one of his young wife.
The wise man does not hang his knowledge
on a hook.
The wise man doesn't say what he does but
he never does what can't be said.
The wise man forgets insults as the
ungrateful forget benefits.
The wise man has long ears and a short
tongue.
The wise man is father of the fool.
The wise man is great through his own
merits.
The wise man keeps his own counsel.
The wise man learns more from his enemies
than a fool does from his friends.
The wise man looks ahead. The fool
attempts to fool himself and won't face
facts.
The wise man never says, 'i did not think.'
The wise man never takes a step too long for
his leg.
The wise man says "I am looking for truth";
and the fool, "I have found truth."
The wise man says what he knows; the fool
doesn't know what he is saying.
The wise man shapes himself to
circumstances as water shapes itself to
the vessel that contains it.
The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet.
The wise man who does not put his
knowledge into practice is like a bee that
gives no honey.
The wise man will be cheated only once.
The wise man, even when he holds his
tongue, says more than the fool when he
speaks.
The wise man's wealth lies in good deeds
that follow ever after him.
The wise must be respected, even when the
advice they give is not suitable.
The wise person has long ears and a short
tongue.
The wise person is only cheated once.
The wise pursue understanding; fools
follow the reports of others.
The wise traveler leaves his heart at home.
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The wise understand by themselves, fools
follow the reports of others.
The wise understand; fools follow the
reports of others.
The wiseman's promises are like dew on the
field.
The wiser the man, the fewer his words.
The wiser the man, the more in trouble.
The wish is father to the thought.
The wish is the father of the deed.
The wit of one man, the wisdom of many.
The wit one wants spoils what one has.
The witch is going! The witch is going! but if
you are not a witch you don't turn
around to look.
The witch kills "he ate and he did not give
me", but she does not kill, "he gave me
too little."
The withered tree will destroy the healthy
tree when it falls down.
The witness of a rat is another rat.
The wolf and the dog agree about the goat --
which together they eat.
The wolf and the dog do not play together.
The wolf and the fox are both in one story.
The wolf and the shaman are of one nest.
The wolf barks in vain at the moon.
The wolf bemoans the sheep, and then eats
it.
The wolf can always be hired very cheap as
a shepherd.
The wolf changes his coat but not his nature.
The wolf changes his coat, but not his
disposition.
The wolf changes his hair, but not his
nature.
The wolf changes his teeth but not his
disposition.
The wolf changes only his coat -- not his
character.
The wolf commits no mischief at home.
The wolf dances round the well.
The wolf dies where the pack is.