Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A shady lane breeds mud.
A shamefaced man seldom acquires wealth.
A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp
eye.
A sharp knife. (a man who give a final
judgment)
A sharp stomach makes short devotion.
A sharp tongue will cut off its own head.
A sharp tooth for hard bread.
A sheep cannot bleat in two different places
at the same time.
A sheep does not lament the death of a
goat’s kid.
A sheep’s bite is never more than skip deep.
A sheep’s wool sky means wind’s to follow,
either a Levant or a West wind or a
Sirocco.
A sheet of paper is lighter if two of you
don’t try to carry it.
A sheik’s miracles are of his own telling.
A ship and a woman are ever repairing.
A ship cloaks in order to attack.
A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the
sea.
A ship with two captains sinks.
A ship-load of fish gets spoiled, because of
one spoiled fish.
A shock dog is starved and nobody believes
it.
A shoe-maker walks barefooted.
A shoe-maker walks barefooted.
A shoemaker’s wife and a smith’s mare are
always the worst shod.
A shored tree stands long.
A short courtship is the best courtship.
A short cut is often a wrong cut.
A short halter for a greedy horse.
A short horse is soon curried.
A short man carry a hunchback man.
A short man is not a boy.
A short mass and a long dinner.
A short person touches where he can reach.
A short rest is always good.
A short rope ties nothing.
A short sword for a brave man.
A short tail won’t keep off flies.
A short temper is a disadvantage.
A short visit is best and that not too often.
A shrew gets her wish but suffers in the
getting.
A shroud has no pockets.
A shut mouth catches no flies.
A shut mouth keeps me out of strife.
A shy beggar has an empty scrip.
A shy woman is worth a city, a shy man is
worth a goat.
A sick man sleeps, but not a debtor.
A sick mind cannot endure any harshness.
A sick person can eat a fig that’s ringed
with a crown; the burgisotta fig is a treat
for the girl.
A sick person is a prisoner.
A sick person is not asked for porridge.
A sick way between two people can only be
cared for if the two of them die.
A silent man is not a conquered man.
A silent man is the best one to listen to.
A silent man’s words are not brought into
court.
A silent mouth is melodious.
A silent mouth is musical.
A silent mouth is sweet to hear.
A silent mouth never did any harm.
A silent pig digs the deepest root.
A silent woman is a gift from God.
A silent woman is a good woman.
A silent woman is always more admired
than a noisy one.
A silk dress doesn’t mean clean undergar-
ments.
A sillerless man gangs fast through the
market.
A silly bairn is eith to lear.
A silly daughter teaches her mother how to
bear children.
A silly song may be sung in many ways.
A silver hammer breaks an iron door.
A silver hammer can open an iron gate.
A sin against a brother or sister is an
offence against the gods.
A sin concealed is half forgiven.
A sin concealed is half pardoned.
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