Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Whoever sows alongside the road, tires the
oxen and wastes seed.
Whoever sows on hard ground, needs good
wishes and luck.
Whoever sows within the vineyard, neither
reaps a crop nor harvests grapes.
Whoever speaks evil to you of others will
speak evil of you to others.
Whoever stands in need of honey should
not be afraid of bees.
Whoever stays awake longest must blow out
the candle.
Whoever tastes from the head of a poppy
will not expect any thing from love.
Whoever teaches his son teaches not only
his son but also his son's son, and so on
to the end of generations.
Whoever tears his clothes must mend them
himself.
Whoever tells the truth is chased out of nine
villages.
Whoever the cap fits, takes it.
Whoever waits for time to pass loses time.
Whoever wants a good should hoe the
vineyard in August.
Whoever wants honey must breed bees.
Whoever wants to hurt never misses his
target.
Whoever welcomes his friend with a smile,
it's as though he gave his friend the
finest gifts in the world.
Whom a serpent has bitten a lizard alarms.
Whom a serpent has bitten, is afraid of a
lizard.
Whom chance often passes by, it finds at
last.
Whom fortune favours, the world favours.
Whom fortune wishes to destroy, she first
makes mad.
Whom God favors, he tries with affliction.
Whom God loves, his whore brings forth
pigs.
Whom God will help, none can hinder.
Whom God will help, nothing does harm.
Whom God wishes to destroy, he first
makes mad.
Whom the gods love dies young.
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Whom the gods would destroy, they first
make mad.
Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.
Whom we love best, to them we can say the
least.
Whore or thief young or old, welcome so
you've got the gold.
Whoredom and thieving are never long
concealed.
Whores and thieves are always very pious.
Who's a hero? He who turns his enemy into
his friend.
Who's the man that was never fooled by a
woman.
Whose bread I eat, his song I sing.
Whose bread you eat, his songs you'll sing.
Whose end of tongue is sharp, the edge of
his head must be hard.
Whose interest was it? To whose prejudice
was it?
Whose life is as lightning, his words are as
thunder.
Whose stick, his buffalo.
Whoso hath land hath war.
Whoso hunteth with cats will catch nothing
but rats.
Whoso is well let him keep so.
Whoso learneth young forgets not when he
is old.
Whosoever chooses to deny their past can
not expect to find a future.
Whosoever draws his sword against the
prince must throw the scabbard away.
Whosoever eats bread without first washing
his hands, it is as though he had sinned
with a harlot.
Whos's lazy when living will be lazy when
dying.
Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the
beam that is in thine own eye?
Why buy a cow if you can get the milk for
free.
Why buy a cow when milk is so cheap?