Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
One can't hinder the wind from blowing.
One can't make head or tail of it.
One can't ring the bells and walk in the
procession.
One can't shoe a running horse.
One can't spoil porridge with butter.
One catches more flies with a spoonful of
honey than with twenty casks of vinegar.
One catches the hare, another eats it.
One chops the wood, and the other shouts
"Oh, my back!"
One chops the wood, the other does the
grunting.
One clean sheet will not soil another.
One coin in the money box makes more
noise than when it is full.
One coin saved, a hundred losses.
One courts misfortune by flaunting wealth.
One cow breaks the fence, and a dozen leap
it.
One coward makes ten.
One crow does not make a winter.
One crow does not peck out another's eyes.
One cry of "Thief!" and the whole
marketplace is on the lookout.
One daughter helps to marry the other.
One day a student asked Taiga, "What is the
most difficult part of painting?" Taiga
answered, "The part of the paper where
nothing is painted is the most difficult."
One day as a tiger is worth a thousand as a
sheep.
One day before you is better than ten years
behind you.
One day cannot make a mouse rot.
One day cannot make an elephant rot.
One day does not rot the meat. (To delay a
little will not cause something to be
destroyed.)
One day in perfect health is a lot.
One day is as good as two for him who does
everything in its place.
One day is as good as two for the person
who does everything in its place.
One day is for us, and the other is against
us.
One day of hunger is not starvation.
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One day of rain far surpasses a whole year
of drought.
One day teaches the other.
One decade is long enough to change the
looks of mountains and rivers.
One deceit brings on another.
One devil does not make hell.
One devil does not scratch out another
devil's eyes.
One devil drives out another.
One devil knows another.
One dirty pig pollutes others.
One doctor makes work for another.
One does evil enough when one does
nothing good.
One does harm, and another bears the
blame.
One does it for love, another for honour, a
third for money.
One does not accept praise from anybody.
One does not acheive honor.
One does not always hit what one aims at.
One does not became fat because he broke a
fast.
One does not become a master diviner in a
day. A forest is not made in a season.
The swoop of an eagle has seen many
seasons and floods.
One does not become great by claiming
greatness.
One does not follow the footprints in the
water.
One does not get crucified, one crucifies
oneself.
One does not give a gift without a motive.
One does not give without a motive.
One does not go to Tula with one's own
samovar.
One does not know what he will find
tomorrow.
One does not like hot, the other does not like
cold; make it tepid to make an
agreement.
One does not live on joy or die of sorrow.
One does not look for good when he is well.