Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Only people who work make mistakes.
Only Sperlinga said no.
Only stretch your foot to the length of your
blanket.
Only take away the wife of a strong man
when he is out.
Only tall things cast shadows.
Only the cure you believe in cures.
Only the dumb can silence the chatterer.
Only the feet of the voyager know the path.
Only the fool points at his origins with his
left hand.
Only the foolish visit the land of the
cannibals.
Only the hunchback himself knows how he
can lie comfortably.
Only the knife knows the heart of a
pineapple.
Only the knife knows what is at the heart of
the yam.
Only the man who crosses the river at night
knows the value of the light of day.
Only the mountains never meet.
Only the nightingale understands the rose.
Only the owner can free his home from
mice.
Only the pallbearers know the weight of the
dead.
Only the person who wears the shoe feels it
when it pitches.
Only the rich can afford compassion.
Only the snake looks at its slayer.
Only the soil knows when a young mouse is
ill.
Only the spoon knows the pot's sorrows.
Only the strong survive.
Only the sufferers know how their bellies
ache.
Only the tent pitched by your own hands
will stand.
Only the undertaker chortles in the time of
plague.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe
pinches.
Only thin dogs become wild.
Only those are fit to live who are not afraid
to die.
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Only those make no errors, who do not
work at all.
Only those who do nothing never make a
mistake.
Only those who were born to hang are not
afraid of the water.
Only three things in life are certain birth,
death and change.
Only through suffering and sorrow do we
acquire the wisdom not found in books.
Only through the eyes of others can we
really see our own faults.
Only two relationships are possible - to be a
friend or to be an enemy.
Only two things in life are certain; death and
taxes.
Only two things matter in this world: a son
and a daughter.
Only water in your hands can satisfy your
thirst.
Only what you have combated for will last.
Only what you have eaten is yours; other
things may not be.
Only what you have in your hand is not a
lie.
Only when a new government comes to
power do you learn to appreciate the
values of the old one.
Only when a tree has grown can you tie
your cow to it.
Only when all contribute their firewood can
they build up a strong fire.
Only when the coffin is closed will we see
how long lasting is the name.
Only when the horses have escaped do men
repair the stable.
Only when the last tree has withered, and
the last fish caught, and the last river
been poisoned, will we realize we cannot
eat money.
Only when the tree is big and strong can
you tether a cow to it.
Only when you can be extremely pliable
and soft can you be extremely hard and
strong.