Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A watched flower never blooms, while a
carelessly planted willow grows into
shade.
A watched kettle never boils.
A watched pot never boils.
A wayward woman is like the weaver bird.
She uses her perch on one tree to scout
other trees.
A weak foundation destroys the work.
A weak person goes where he is smiled at.
A wealthy man can afford anything except
a conscience.
A wealthy man can err with impunity.
A wealthy man is a pensive man.
A wealthy man is a wise man: a poor man
knows nothing.
A wealthy man will always have followers.
A weaning baby that does not cry aloud,
will die on its mothers back.
A weapon is an enemy even to its owner.
A weapon that you don’t have in your hand
will not kill a snake. Looking for
something can get in the way of finding
it.
A weapon which you don’t have in hand
wont kill a snake.
A weapon which you don’t have in your
hand won’t kill a snake.
A wedding is like a funeral, but with
musicians.
A wedge from itself splits the oak tree.
A wee bush is better than nae bield.
A wee mouse can creep under a great corn
stack.
A weir close to completion left undone due
to the shortage of a basket of earth.
A weird child at times brings sweet fruits at
home.
A welcome is a debtor’s face.
A well educated man always has a kind
word to say about the place where he
spends the night.
A well mannered man does not step on the
shadow of his fellow man.
A well which is drawn from is improved.
A well-beaten path does not always make
the right road.
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A well-formed figure needs no cloak.
A well-wisher sees from afar.
A well-worn coir-rope is better than a new
rope made from raffia.
A whale’s tooth in a whale’s jaw.
A wheel not greased will creak.
A wheel that turns gathers no rust.
A whip even to a galloping horse.
A whisper has more meaning than a noisy
talk.
A whistling girl and a cackling hen come to
no good end.
A whistling girl and a crowing hen never
came to a good end.
A whistling priest has a demon in his belly.
A whistling woman and a crowing hen are
neither fit for God nor men.
A whistling woman and a crowing hen will
bring no luck to the house they are in.
A white Christmas fills the churchyard.
A white day sheds light, a black day sheds
darkness.
A white dog does not bite another white
dog.
A white glove often conceals a dirty hand.
A white piastre for a black day.
A white tooth has a bloody root.
A white wall is a fool’s paper.
A whitewashed crow soon shows black
again.
A whore in spring, a nun in autumn.
A wicked book cannot repent.
A wicked companion invites us all to hell.
A wicked dog must be tied on short rope.
A wicked dog must be tied short.
A wicked man’s gift has a touch of his
master.
A wide garment does not tear, a proverb
does not spoil.
A widow, like a widower, is a house
without a roof.
A wife and a nag, choose them from your
neighborhood.
A wife is a luxury . . . a smart accountant a
necessity.