Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
None ever took a stone out of the temple but
the dust did fly in his eyes.
None is born a master.
None is so rich as that he can throw away a
friend.
None is so rich as to throw away a friend.
None knows the weight of another's burden.
None more bare than the shoemaker's wife
and the smith's mare.
None of us knows who we are.
None reaches further than his arms reach.
None says his garner is full.
None so blind as those who won't see.
None so busy as those who do nothing.
None so deaf as he that will not hear.
None so deaf as those who will not hear.
None so deaf as those who would not hear.
None so keen at the hunting of wolves as
the dog with wolf blood.
None so old that he hopes not for a year of
life.
Nonviolence is the supreme law of life.
No-one is ever poor who has the sight of his
eyes and the use of his feet.
No-one knows where the shoe pinches but
he who wears it.
Nor pot to piss in.
Nosy Barbara's nose was torn off at the
market.
Not a few proverbs are dear children of
experience.
Not a long day, but a good heart, rids work.
Not all are asleep who have their eyes shut.
Not all brave words become deeds.
Not all flowers are fit for nosegays.
Not all goodness brings sweetness.
Not all men who walk in the street naked
are crazy.
Not all nice things are dear, but those that
are dear are nice.
Not all people who have yawned together
must get married.
Not all porridge cooked is eaten.
Not all shiny things are golden.
Not all that glitters is gold.
Not all that glitters is gold; not all that is
sticky is tar.
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Not all that have claws are lions.
Not all that is black is charcoal.
Not all that is true is to be spoken.
Not all that shakes falls.
Not all the baboons that enter a maize field
come out satisfied.
Not all the buds on a bush will blossom.
Not all the flowers of a tree produce fruit.
Not all the red-faced are drunkards nor all
the yellow-faced sick.
Not all the spikes of wheat go on the wheat
pile.
Not all the tree's blossoms will bear fruit.
Not all the trees in the forest make good
firewood.
Not all the words that were ever uttered are
worth weighing on golden scales.
Not all things have to be scrutinized, nor all
friends tested, not all enemies exposed
and denounced.
Not all those who are old are wise.
Not all who fold their hands, are praying.
Not all who make love make marriages.
Not all who wander are lost.
Not all words require an answer.
Not always that reaps who sows.
Not behaving and not organizing are as
good as throwing yourself away.
Not being able to reach it with your hat.
Not cheap without reason, nor dear without
value.
Not even a drop is left.
Not even a god can bring back the leaves
that have fallen.
Not even an angel can fulfill two missions at
once.
Not even dishonesty can tarnish the shine of
profit.
Not even hercules could contend against
two.
Not even the five fingers of our hands are
alike.
Not even the Lord of Light can turn back
time, or undo what has been done.
Not even the priest will speak, preach twice.