Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Once a buffoon, never a good father of a
family.
Once a cock begins to crow, it never again
becomes dumb.
Once a friend, always a friend.
Once a handmaid never a lady.
Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it.
Once a man has been bitten by a lion, he
buys a dog.
Once a parson always a parson.
Once a priest, always a priest.
Once a thief, always a thief.
Once a tree falls, the monkeys on it will
scatter.
Once a use and ever a custom.
Once a whore, always a whore.
Once bit, twice shy.
Once bitten by a snake you feel suspicious
even when you see a piece of rope.
Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his
life at the mere sight of a rope.
Once bitten by an adder, you will never
walk through the high grass again.
Once bitten, forever smitten.
Once bitten, twice shy
Once bitten, twice shy.
Once broken, the pack-saddle will follow.
Once burned by milk you will blow on cold
water.
Once conquered -- always a traitor.
Once dead the good and the bad are covered
by the same moss.
Once deep pools, now a crossing place.
Once does not mean frequently, and twice
does not mean constantly.
Once grape gathering has finished, you have
to hang up the basket.
Once I had the strength but no wisdom; now
I have the wisdom but no strength.
Once in each man's life fortune smiles.
Once is no custom.
Once is people's mouths, 'tis hard to get well
out of them.
Once it was the parents who taught their
children to talk; now the children teach
their parents to keep quiet.
Once on a tiger's back, it is hard to alight.
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Once out of the throat it spreads over the
world.
Once poor, never rich.
Once resolved, the trouble is over.
Once smitten, twice shy.
Once the cattle have been split up, then the
tiger strikes.
Once the dog's dead, the rabies end.
Once the fish is caught, the net is let aside.
Once the food is ready, it should be eaten.
Once the game is over, the king and the
pawn go back into the same box.
Once the manioca is in your stomach it's
gone.
Once the mushroom has sprouted from the
earth, there is no turning back.
Once the rice is pudding, it's too late to
reclaim the rice.
Once the teeth are together they can crack
the bone.
Once upon a time never comes again.
Once upon a time, no time.
Once we meet and talk, we are brothers and
sisters.
Once you are tired, you still can go far.
Once you have been tossed by a buffalo, a
black ox looks like a buffalo.
Once you have decided to hit someone, then
hit them hard because the retribution
will be the same whether you hit hard or
not.
Once you have fallen into the water, you're
not scared of water any more.
Once you have found your first diamond,
you will never give up looking.
Once you have found your rhythm, you will
then know your God.
Once you have locked your door you are the
emperor in your own domain.
Once you have made a fortune, know how
to spend it.
Once you have their money... never give it
back.
Once you lost the trust of someone, it is
almost impossible to gain it back.