Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A turn well done is soon done.
A turtle can only get on it by sticking its
neck out.
A turtle is not proud of his long neck.
A turtle makes progress when it sticks its
neck out.
A turtle never abandons its carriage.
A twapenny cat may look at the king.
A Tyrone woman will never buy a rabbit
without a head for fear it’s a cat.
A united family eats from the same plate.
A used plough shines, standing water
stinks.
A useless pitcher does not get broken.
A useless watch dog barks but stays far
away.
A usurer, a miller, a banker, and a publican,
are the four evangelists of Lucifer.
A vacant mind is open to all suggestions as
a hollow building echoes all sounds.
A vagabond monk never spoke well of his
convent.
A vain belief, unprofitable.
A vain woman is not worth a nickel.
A Vaunter and a Lyar is both one thing.
A very jealous person is glad when
somebody else cries, and sighs when
others laugh.
A vessel running agroud has no captain.
A vicious dog must be tied short.
A village that you can see in a distance do
not require a guide.
A village united in fraternity is prosperous.
A village without elderly is like a tree
without roots.
A village without elderly is unhappy.
A village without the elderly is like a well
without water.
A viper without fangs is like a piece of
rope.
A virgin may travel alone at midnight and
be safe, and a purse of gold dropped in
the road at midday will never be stolen.
A virgin’s heart is a dark forest.
A virtuous person sleeps well.
A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it
when it stays away and its a problem
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when it rains too much.
A visitor comes with ten blessings, eats one,
and leaves nine.
A visitor doesn’t survive from a stick beat
of a burglar.
A visitor is dew. (A visitor does not stay
long.)
A visitor left a log of firewood. (a visitor
does something which he is
remembered afterwards)
A visitor usually brings a sharp cutter.
A voluntary burthen is no burthen.
A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.
A waiting appetite kindles many a spite.
A wall between increases love.
A want of pence stops all your marketing.
A wanton eye is the messenger of a lusting
heart.
A warm fire is better than any delicious
food.
A warm fire is better than delicious cooked
rice.
A warm January; a cold May.
A warning to the wise is a blessing, to the
fool an insult.
A warrior dies in battle; a mountain climber
on the rocks, but a farmer dies of old
age.
A warrior does not complain about physical
discomfort.
A warrior does not let a friend face danger
alone.
A warrior fights to the death.
A warrior is not a wrestler, he’s killed the
moment his spear and shield are over
powered.
A warrior’s blood boils before the fire is
hot.
A wasp can be more dangerous than a tiger.
A watched arrow does not take time to
pierce the eyes. (If you notice a problem
coming, you should quickly take
precautionary measures to avoid it.)
A watched clock never tells the time.