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A rock offered by a friend is like an apple.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Sicilian)
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A rod is better than a fox's brush.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A rogue says "Yes" to what a rogue says.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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A rose is a rose is a rose.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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A rotten egg cannot be spoiled.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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A rotting fish begins to stink at the head.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words
would be harsh according to how you speak them.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Japanese)
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A Rowland for an Oliver.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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A royal heart is often hid under a tattered cloak.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A rumour goes in one ear and out many mouths.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Chinese)
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A runaway horse punishes himself.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A runaway monk never speaks well of his convent.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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A running man can slit a thousand throats in one night.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Klingon)
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A sack full of fleas is easier to watch than a woman.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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A sack is best tied before it is full.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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A sack was never so full but that it would hold another grain.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Italian)
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A sad bride makes a glad wife.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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A saddle fits more backs than one.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A sailor must have his eye trained to the rocks and sands as well
as the north star.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A scabby colt may make a good horse.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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A scabby head fears the comb.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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A scald head need strong lye.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A scalded cat dreads cold water.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Portuguese)
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A scalded cat fears cold water.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Portuguese)
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A scalded dog thinks cold water hot.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A sceptre is one thing, a ladle another.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Irish)
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A scorpion never stung me but I cured myself with its grease.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A seat in the council is honour without profit.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese)
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A secret between two is God's secret, a secret between three is
everybody's.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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A secret imparted is no longer a secret.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Arabic)
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A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we
walk the tightrope of life.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Arabic)
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A servant and a cock must be kept but one year.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese)
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A service done to the unwilling is no service.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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A shady lane breeds mud.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (English)
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A sharp tooth for hard bread.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese, Spanish)
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A sheep's bite is never more than skip deep.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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A shock dog is starved and nobody believes it.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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A shoemaker's wife and a smith's mare are always the worst shod.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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A short cut is often a wrong cut.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A short halter for a greedy horse.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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A short horse is soon curried.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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A short mass and a long dinner.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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A short rest is always good.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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A short sword for a brave man.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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A short tail won't keep off flies.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A shut mouth catches no flies.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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A shut mouth keeps me out of strife.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese)
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