Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
If you lie the ancestors will punish you.
If you lie upon roses when young, you will
lie upon thorns when old.
If you lie upon roses when you're young,
you'll lie upon thorns when you're old.
If you light one candle for God, then you
must light two for the devil.
If you like to have things easy, you'll have
difficulties; if you like problems, you will
succeed.
If you like what you are doing, nothing is
too far and no job is too hard. The person
who makes an error should be taught,
and not made fun of. A good character is
more valuable than gold.
If you listen at a hole, you will hear ill of
yourself as well as others.
If you listen to dogs barking, you'll go deaf
and never learn much.
If you live by the river you can hear the crab
cough.
If you live in a glass house, don't throw
stones.
If you live in a glasshouse you should not
throw stones.
If you live in a mud house, beware of
storms.
If you live in a mud hut, beware of the rain.
If you live in my heart, you live rent free.
If you live in Rome, don't quarrel with the
Pope.
If you live in the river you should make
friends with the crocodile.
If you live like that, you're bound to come to
a bad end.
If you live on the river, befriend the
crocodile.
If you live with wolves learn to howl.
If you look back, you'll soon be going that
way.
If you look for a faultless woman, you will
remain a bachelor.
If you look into the eyes of a dead person,
you will see a ghost.
If you look up, there are no limits.
If you lose one, there are a thousand more to
choose from.
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If you lose your self-respect, you also lose
the respect of others.
If you lose your wife and fifteen pennies --
oh ! what a pity about the money.
If you love him, don't lend him.
If you love me, John, your acts will tell me
so.
If you love other people's children, you will
love your own even more.
If you love the boll, you cannot hate
branches.
If you love your son, let him travel.
If you love your son, make him leave home.
If you love, love the moon; if you steal, steal
a camel.
If you make a fool to pray to God, he will
hurt forehead.
If you make a habit of buying things you do
not need, you will soon be selling things
you do.
If you make a mistake, don't hesitate to
correct it.
If you make love in the shade you get cold.
If you make songs about yourself, you can't
blame other people for singing them.
If you make yourself a doormat, you will be
stepped on.
If you make yourself into a doormat, people
will wipe their feet on you.
If you man is a wizard, you must become a
witch.
If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the
money goes and the monkey remains as
is.
If you marry a young woman, make sure
your friends stay outside.
If you marry money the devil lays an egg in
your storeroom.
If you marry wise judgment, peace will
become your brother-in-law.
If you marry you'll suffer in your youth, if
you don't marry you'll suffer in your old
age.