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Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs Pray for good harvest, but keep on hoeing. Pray for revenge, and God will turn a deaf ear. Pray for those who are born into good families, for those born into bad families always manage to succeed. Pray indeed, but get to work. Pray once if you are going to fight, pray twice if you are going to sail, and pray thrice if you are going to get married. Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure. Pray that you will never have to bear all that you are able to endure. Pray to God but continue to row to the shore. Pray to God for a good harvest, but keep on hoeing. Pray to God, but be level-headed. Pray to God, but hammer away. Pray to God, but keep on rowing to the shore. Pray to God, but keep rowing to the shore. Pray to the saint until you have passed the slough. Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want. Prayer and practice is good rhyme. Prayer from de mout' alone is no prayer. Prayer is a wish turned upward. Prayer is food for the soul. Prayer is the pillow of religion. Prayer knocks till the door opens. Prayer only from the mouth is no prayer. Prayers and tears don't stop you from dying. Prayers go up and blessings come down. Praying kneads no dough. Precaution said, Good friend, this counsel keep: strip not yourself until you're laid to sleep. Precept guides, but example draws. Precepts invite, but examples drag us to conclusions. Precepts may lead, but examples draw. Precious ointments are put in small boxes. Precious things are mostly in small compass. 483 Precipitate counsel--perilous deed. Prefer the leader who comes to you. Pregnancy and fire cannot be kept secret. Pregnancy could not be covered with the hand. Preists and Doves, make foul houses. Premature purchase is repented. Prepaid work is slow. Prepare a nest for the hen and she will lay eggs for you. Prepare for the evil dog a dog who's equal to it. Prepare the fallow field well enough and you'll be free to go off and gather the hemp ties. Prepare the sickles in May, use the sickles in June, and in July carry the sickles to the tool shed. Prepare the umbrella before it rains. Prepare your proof before you argue. Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees. Preparing cocoyams for planting does not mean that they are already planted. Preparing for the holiday is neither enlightening nor lasting. Prescribe the right medicine for a symptom. Present Buddha with borrowed flowers. Present to the eye, present to the mind. Presents from an enemy must be received with suspicion. Presents keep friendships warm. Presents make women affable, priests indulgent, and the law crooked. Presents more burdensome than profitable. Preserve the guns, but destroy the gunners. Presumption first blinds a man, and then sets him a running. Pretend that you are crazy, you will live. Pretend to be dead and the bull will leave you alone. Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you. Pretend you're in great danger, and you'll find out if you have any friends.