Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
It's as difficult to be rich without bragging as
it is to be poor without complaining.
It's as difficult to win love as to wrap salt in
pine needles.
It's as far from my house as from yours.
It's as hard to see a woman crying as it is to
see a barefooted duck.
It's as if she's fallen off an elephant's trunk.
It's as true as Biglam's cat crew, and the cock
rock'd the cradle.
It's astonishing how important a man
becomes when he dies.
It's awful, I hate it" is hardly the other side
of "That is beautiful and I loved it."
It's bad combing where there is no hair.
It's bad manners to talk about ropes in the
house of a man whose father was
hanged.
It's bad to have to trust in others.
It's because the rat knows what he does at
night that he doesn't go out during day.
It's best to prevent than to have to remedy.
It's best to search while the trail is new.
It's best to wash one's soiled linen at home.
It's better fast than later.
It's better for people to wait for rice, than
rice for people.
It's better not to poke a jaguar with a short
staff.
It's better not to rise at all than to rise and
fall.
It's better one 'Take this' than two 'I will give
this to you'.
It's better than it's want.
It's better than the loan you couldn't get.
It's better that it should make you sick than
that you don't eat it at all.
It's better that the bakers are on horseback
than the doctors.
It's better that you suffer an injustice than
you commit one.
It's better to arrive on time than to be
invited.
It's better to ask than to steal.
It's better to be a big frog in a little pond
than a little frog in a big pond.
It's better to be a cripple than always sitting
373
down.
It's better to be a hammer than a nail.
It's better to be alone than to have bad
companions.
It's better to be known as a rascal than a fool.
It's better to be on your own than with
people you don't like.
It's better to be poor, than to live alone.
It's better to be prepared than swift
afterwards.
It's better to be punished for telling the truth
than to be rewarded for saying lies.
It's better to be sorry and stay, than to be
sorry and go away.
It's better to be the pot than the lid.
It's better to be too aware than too unaware.
It's better to be without a book than to
believe a book entirely. When economy
goes south, people get political.
It's better to blush once than to pale a
hundred times.
It's better to break than to bend.
It's better to cajole the beast than to scream
at it.
It's better to deal with the devil we know
than the devil we don't know.
It's better to die two years early than to live
one year too long.
It's better to do good in the neighborhood
than to burn incense far away.
Its better to drive four horses than a donkey.
It's better to eat a mushroom in freedom
than to eat meat in slavery.
It's better to eat pepper and be happy than
to eat honey and be sad.
It's better to fall from a tree and a break your
back than to fall in love and break your
heart.
It's better to flee and stay alive than to die
and become a hero.
It's better to flee danger and be laughed at
than to face danger and be mourned.
It's better to fly and stay alive than to die a
hero.
It's better to give than to receive.