Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Only when you have crossed the river can
you say the crocodile has a lump on his
snout.
Only when you have eaten a cockroach do
you appreciate soup.
Only when you have eaten a lemon do you
appreciate what sugar is.
Only with a new ruler do you realize the
value of the old.
Only words that have been told can be
understood.
Only your nail scratches your skin.
Only your real friends will tell you when
your face is dirty.
Only your shadow knows your true height.
Oor ain reek's better than ither fowk's fire.
Oosta Alam, take this one into account.
Open confession is good for the soul.
Open hand makes open hand.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open thy mouth that I may know thee.
Open your door to a good day and prepare
yourself for a bad one.
Open your ears to the ancestors and you
will understand the language of spirits.
Open your eyes and your ears when con-
tracting, because the agreed upon cir-
cumstances mean a lot.
Open your eyes, not your mouth.
Open your mouth before you eat.
Open your purse, and I will open my
mouth.
Opinion comes before the bravery of the
braves.
Opinions are like nails: the more often you
hit them the deeper they penetrate.
Opinions founded on prejudice are always
sustained with the greatest violence.
Opportunities come but do not linger.
Opportunities may come but they never
linger.
Opportunities neglected can never be
recovered.
Opportunities, like eggs, come one at a time.
Opportunity bears the thief.
Opportunity creates desire.
Opportunity has hair in front, behind she is
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bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you
may hold her, but, if suffered to escape,
not Jupiter himself can catch her again.
Opportunity makes desire.
Opportunity makes the thief.
Opportunity never knocks twice at any
man's door.
Opportunity only knocks once.
Opportunity plus instinct equals profit.
Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
Oppose not a hungry man.
Oppose your affection to find rationality.
Opposites attract.
Oppression causeth rebellion.
Oppression makes a wise man mad.
Oppression will make a wise man mad.
Optimism is a mania for saying all is well
when one is in hell.
Order and do it, and you will be rid of
anxiety.
Order is the soul of everything.
Order the lazybones a task and let him give
you advice.
Oregano and wild mint, if one does poorly,
the other is worse.
Other days, other ways.
Other fish to fry.
Other folks' cares kill the ass.
Other land blueberry; own land strawberry.
Other people's burdens killed the ass.
Other people's children cause your nostrils
to flare.
Other people's eggs have two yolks.
Other people's money has sharp teeth.
Other people's troubles are bearable.
Other times, other counsels.
Other times, other customs.
Other times, other folk.
Other times, other manners.
Other towns, other lasses.
Other years other hairs.
Others are always interested in us, just as
we are interested in them.