Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A slight suspicion may destroy a good
repute.
A slip of the foot and you may soon
recover, but a slip of the tongue you
may never get over.
A slip of the foot may soon be recovered;
but that of the tongue perhaps never.
A slip of the tongue is worse than a slip of
foot.
A slipshod man wastes away in the midst
of plenty.
A sloathfull man is a beggers brother.
A slothful man never has time.
A sluggard takes an hundred steps because
he would not take one in due time.
A sly cat makes a big jump.
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its
den.
A sly rogue is often in good dress.
A small axe is not sufficient to cut down a
large tree.
A small benefit obtained is better than a
great one in expectation.
A small biter pumpkin made the others
bitter. (one bad individual can spoil
others)
A small bolt to the house is better than none
at all.
A small bone you like could leave you
toothless.
A small but excellent party, said the man,
he was drinking alone.
A small candle can light up the darkest
forest.
A small cloud may hide both sun and
moon.
A small competence is best.
A small cottage wherein laughter lives is
worth more than a castle full of tears.
A small debt makes a debtor, a heavy one
an enemy.
A small debt makes a man your debtor, a
large one your enemy.
A small embarrassment causes a big one.
A small evil may be a great good.
A small family is soon provided for.
A small fire in the hearth is better than fleas
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in the bed.
A small fire that warms you is better than a
large one that burns you.
A small gift is better than a great promise.
A small gift, but well-timed.
A small hatchet fells a great oak.
A small house can lodge a hundred friends.
A small house is enough room for a
thousand friends.
A small house will hold a hundred friends.
A small indignity can destroy a great love.
A small key opens big doors.
A small leak will sink a great ship.
A small loud drum does not take time to
split. (Don’t boast you may be
ashamed.)
A small pack becomes a small pedler.
A small pot boils quickly.
A small red snuff-box is a welcome.
A small shrub may grow into a tree.
A small spark makes a great fire.
A small tear relieves a great sorrow.
A small tumbledown house is better than a
communal palace.
A small woman always seems newly
married.
A smart coat is a good letter of
introduction.
A smart man doesn’t give his wife a lot of
freedom.
A smart man is usually humble.
A smart person will not climb a mountain; a
smart person will go around it.
A smart witch can also dance without a
broomstick.
A smile is worth a thousand ounces of gold.
A smile is worth a thousand words.
A smile makes you ten years younger.
A smile shortens the distance.
A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
A smiling face dispels unhappiness.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling person outwardly, in the heart
there is something else.