Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
He who cannot keep silence cannot speak.
He who cannot light a fire knows nothing
about love.
He who cannot paint must grind the
colours.
He who cannot pay with his purse, must
pay with his hide.
He who cannot pray at home will celebrate
mass somewhere else.
He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who
cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who
cannot find footing, cannot go forward.
He who cannot revenge himself is weak, he
who will not is contemptible.
He who cannot sleep can still dream.
He who cannot speak Arabic, should not
speak Arabic.
He who cannot speak well of his trade does
not understand it.
He who cannot suffer discomfort, will not
be called for important things.
He who can't endure the bad will not live to
see the good.
He who can't get bacon, must be content
with cabbage.
He who caresses thee more than the
occasion justifies, has either deceived
thee or intends it.
He who carries nothing loses nothing.
He who carries one burden will soon carry a
hundred.
He who carries the word "no" with him will
never be poor even when he is old.
He who carries too much tenderness will
become a slave.
He who carves the Buddha never worships
him.
He who catches one fish is a fisherman.
He who ceases to pray ceases to prosper.
He who changes, suffers.
He who chases a fowl should expect to fall
down.
He who chastises one threatens a hundred.
He who chatters with you will chatter about
you.
He who cheats a cheat and robs a thief,
earns a dispensation for 100 years.
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He who cheats the earth will be cheated by
the earth.
He who chews two bones at the same time
will surely bite his tongue.
He who chooses takes the worst.
He who claps his hands for the fool to
dance, is no better than the fool.
He who climbs a ladder comes down again.
He who climbs a ladder, must have his
brains in his feet.
He who climbs high, has a great fall.
He who climbs to high is near a fall.
He who comes first grinds first.
He who comes first to the mill is first served.
He who comes first, he who chews first.
He who comes for the inheritance is often
made to pay for the funeral.
He who comes from afar may lie without
fear of contradiction as he is sure to be
listened to with the utmost attention.
He who comes from hell is not afraid of hot
ashes.
He who comes late gets bones for lunch.
He who comes sooner shall mill/grind
sooner.
He who comes uncalled sits unserved.
He who comes with a story to you brings
two away from you.
He who comforts never has a headache.
He who commences many things finishes
but few.
He who conceals his disease cannot expect
to be cured.
He who conceits himself wise, has an ass
near at hand.
He who conquers his anger has conquered
an enemy.
He who controls his tongue, saves his head.
He who cooks the soup must eat it up
himself.
He who could foresee affairs three days in
advance would be rich for thousands of
years.
He who couldn't overcome the donkey took
on the saddle.
He who counsels himself, counsels a fool.