Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A wise man learns by the experiences of
others; an ordinary man learns by his
own experience; a fool learns by
nobody’s experiences.
A wise man makes his own decisions, an
ignorant man follows the public
opinion.
A wise man may learn from a fool.
A wise man never knows all, only fools
know everything
A wise man remembers his friends at all
times; a fool, only when he has need of
them.
A wise man sees only water in the tears of a
woman.
A wise man should never give his wife too
much rein.
A wise man shuts his mouth, but not his
door.
A wise man takes his own decisions; the
ignorant goes with the crowd.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
A wise man wavers, a fool is fixed.
A wise man who knows proverbs reconciles
difficulties.
A wise man will make more opportunities
than he finds.
A wise man will make tools of what comes
to hand.
A wise man will not rebuke a fool.
A wise man will not receive rebuke.
A wise man without a book is like a
workman with no tools.
A wise man, a strong man.
A wise man’s day is worth a fool’s life.
A wise mans ink lasts until only the stupid
remain.
A wise men gets learning frae them that hae
nane o’ their ane.
A wise person adapts to his surroundings
but a fool expects his surroundings to
adapt to him.
A wise person is spoken to in proverbs, not
in prose.
A wise person must know the language,
sayings, and tales of his society.
A wise person sometimes changes his
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mind, but a fool never does.
A wise person will always find a way.
A wise saying goes without say.
A wise son makes his father happy; a
foolish one grieves his mother.
A wise teacher makes learning a joy.
A wise will is dedicated to the ancestors for
its them who gave you everything.
A wise wolf hides his fangs.
A wise woman has much to say and yet
remains silent.
A witch is better, one who talks to much
kills a nation. (gossiping is worse than
bewitching)
A witchdoctor does not cure himself.
A witchdoctor who invokes a storm on his
people cannot prevent his own house
from being destroyed.
A witch-wife and an evil is three-halfpence
worse than the devil.
A wolf hankers after sheep even at his last
gasp.
A wolf in sheep’s clothing.
A wolf often lies concealed in the skin of a
lamb.
A wolf won’t eat wolf.
A wolf’s head.
A wolf’s mourning is the fox’s feast.
A wolf’s pup will grow into a wolf even
though it be raised among men.
A wolf’s repentance died a long time ago.
A woman and a cherry are painted for their
own harm.
A woman and a glass are always in danger.
A woman and a hen are soon lost through
gadding.
A woman and a melon are hard to choose.
A woman and a ship ever want mending.
A woman and a stove may not leave the
house.
A woman and the wind change every
moment.
A woman becomes her most beautiful, one
hour after taking a sauna.
A woman builds and destroys a house.