Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
It is the belly which daily gives thanks.
It is the best spake in your wheel.
It is the blood of the soldier that makes the
general great.
It is the boast of every juju priest that unless
he dies, no thief can ever come to steal
his juju away.
It is the brutally outspoken man that earns
enmity.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a
man.
It is the chef who knows the contents of the
pot the best.
It is the cloth of an orphan that is often
given to the guest.
It is the crime that causes the shame, and not
the punishment.
It is the deaf people that create the lies.
It is the destiny of the donkey to carry the
heavy burden.
It is the dog which is hit by the tossed stick,
which yelps.
It is the duty of a good sportsman to kill
game freely, but not kill all.
It is the duty of children to wait on elders,
and not the elders on children.
It is the duty of friends mutually to correct
each other.
It is the end of the shahnameh that is
pleasant.
It is the essence of good taste to do that
which is consistent with our position.
It is the fate of the coconut husk to float, for
the stone to sink.
It is the fate of the great ones of this earth, to
be appreciated only after they are gone.
It is the fear of offence that makes men
swallow poison.
It is the fear of what tomorrow may bring
that makes the tortoise to carry his house
along with him wherever he goes.
It is the first shower that wets.
It is the first step that is difficult.
It is the fool whose own tomatoes are sold to
him.
It is the fool's sheep that break loose twice.
It is the foot of a baboon.
367
It is the fortunate person that the physician
undertakes to help.
It is the good horse that draws its own cart.
It is the grass that knows where the snake
goes.
It is the great north wind that made the
Vikings.
It is the habit that a child forms at home,
that follows them to their marriage.
It is the habit that a child forms at home,
that follows them to their marriage.
It is the hunter who always beats the lions,
because it is the hunter who always tells
the stories.
It is the last straw that breaks the camel's
back.
It is the law that judges, not the judge.
It is the master-wheel that makes the mill go
round.
It is the mind that wins or loses.
It is the nature of the greyhound to carry a
long tail.
It is the old cow's notion that she never was
a calf.
It is the one who lies by a fire who can feel
how hot it is.
It is the one who lies by a fire who feels the
heat.
It is the one who sticks his hand in the stew
pot who can feel how hot it is.
It is the one whose leg you cured who kicks
you with it.
It is the pace that kills.
It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his
flock, not to skin it.
It is the path of the needle that the thread is
accustomed to follow.
It is the perfection of art when no trace of
the artist appears.
It is the petty expenses that empty the purse.
It is the pot that boils but the dish that gets
the credit.
It is the quiet pigs that eat the meal.
It is the raised stick that makes the dog
obey.