Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
In our eyes the neighbor's chicken is a
goose.
In peace be faithful; in war be valiant.
In politics, a man must learn to rise above
principle.
In Polizzi you'll find water, fog, kites, priests
with children, commissions and
delegates.
In proportion as anger comes, sense departs.
In prosperity caution, in adversity patience.
In prosperity look out for squalls.
In prosperity no altars smoke.
In prosperity think of adversity.
In prosperity you may count on many
friends; if the sky becomes overcast you
will be alone.
In quietness and in confidence shall be your
strength.
In reviling, it is not necessary to prepare a
preliminary draft.
In Russia as you must, in Poland as you like.
In Russia every day is of thirty hours.
In shallow holes moles make fools of
dragons.
In shallow waters, shrimps make fools of
dragons.
In small boxes the best spice.
In small churches, small saints are big.
In small woods may be caught large hares.
In some mens aught mon the old horse die.
In someone else’s village, a wreath cannot
be threaded. (A person does not have
total freedom to do what they want in
other people’s village.)
In space, comes Grace.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spring a young man's fancy lightly turns
to what the woman has been thinking all
winter.
In spring no one thinks of the snow that fell
last year.
In still water are the largest fish.
In still water the worms are worst.
In still waters are the largest fish.
In strategy, secrecy is highly regarded.
In studying the way, realizing it is hard;
once you have realized it, preserving it is
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hard. When you can preserve it, putting
it into practice is hard.
In sunshine the dust is seen.
In sweet converse call the righteous to thy
side, learn a healing song while thou
livest.
In taking revenge, a man is but even with
his enemy; but in passing it over, he is
superior.
In teaching others we teach ourselves.
In the absence of honest men, they made my
father mayor.
In the absence of water lizards can claim to
be crocodiles.
In the ant's house, the dew is a flood.
In the army there is no Uncle Peter.
In the bagpiper's house they are all dancers.
In the birds' court, a cockroach never wins
his case.
In the boss's eyes you'll always see ambition.
In the boy see the man.
In the broken nest there are no whole eggs.
In the bush, Mr. Snake failed. (Do not look
down at your own home because one
day you will want to return.)
In the coldest flint there is hot fire.
In the company of the blind, close your eyes.
In the company of the good we become
good.
In the councils of a state, the question is not
so much, what ought to be done? As,
what can be done?
In the country of the blind blessed is he that
hath one eye.
In the country of the blind the one eyed man
is king.
In the countryside eat cardoon, because at
the castle you'll eat pigeon.
In the courtroom of the conscience, a case is
always in progress.
In the dark all cats and all girls are beautiful.
In the darkness all cows are black.
In the daytime do we chase the black goat.