Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Don’t harness the donkey and the horse
together.
Don’t harvest grass that you don’t
recognize.
Don’t have anything to do with the cavalier
who has fallen into poverty.
Don’t have the appetite of Miss Julia who,
when she had meat, wanted chick peas.
Don’t have too many irons in the fire.
Don’t help a bull out of a ditch, for when
he’s out he’ll butt you.
Don’t help the elephant to carry his tusks.
Don’t hide your light under a bushel.
Don’t hit one on the face.
Don’t hope for rain or thunder, hope for an
agronomist.
Don’t ignore the small things, the kite flies
because of its tail.
Don’t imitate the fly before you have wings.
Don’t insult the alligator until you’ve
crossed the river.
Don’t insult the dead.
Don’t interrupt your enemy when he is
making a mistake.
Don’t join in the celebration or holiday if
you feel disgruntled.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Don’t judge a dog by its hair.
Don’t judge a horse by its harness.
Don’t judge a man until you have walked
two moons in his moccasins.
Don’t judge every one by your own
measure.
Don’t judge the dog by its fur.
Don’t judge the dog from its hairs.
Don’t judge your life before it has ended.
Don’t jump from the frying pan into the fire.
Don’t jump high in a room with a low
ceiling.
Don’t just aim; hit the target.
Don’t just cross a river, cross it bearing fire.
Don’t just take love, experience it.
Don’t keep any secrets of yourself from
yourself.
Don’t kick a dog when he is down.
Don’t kick a sleeping dog.
Don’t kick the horse you have to ride.
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Don’t kill a mosquito with a cannon.
Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg.
Don’t kill the man at the count’s desire.
Don’t kiss blacksmith’s daughter.
Don’t kneel in front of a saint who doesn’t
perspire.
Don’t knock at a dead man’s door and
expect an answer.
Don’t laugh at others.
Don’t laugh at the nakedness of our
ancestors because before their eyes we’re
all naked for our spirits belong to them.
Don’t laugh when your neighbors oven is on
fire.
Don’t lean on your fellow men, theirs is an
ever moving support.
Don’t learn too much, Jack, else you must do
a great deal.
Don’t leave the betrodden way for the
untrodden one.
Don’t leave the small quantity to get the big
quantity because you might lose the one
as well as the other.
Don’t leh de devil get into me now.
Don’t lend out something that you’re going
to soon need.
Don’t let a fool kiss you nor let a kiss fool
you.
Don’t let an angry man wash dishes; don’t
let a hungry man guard rice.
Don’t let anyone know about your secret
money.
Don’t let children or pups get accustomed to
your soup bowl.
Don’t let the chicken into the hen house in
January.
Don’t let the falcon loose until you see the
hare.
Don’t let the peasant know how good the
cheese with the pears is.
Don’t let the windows of your home be so
small that the light of the sun cannot en-
ter your rooms.