Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The one who did not listen, listened when
the axe fell on his head. (Refusing to
listen to other people’s advice will result
in pain.)
The one who didn’t listen was cooked with
the leaf vegetables. (Not listening to
other people’s advice leads to meeting
with problems.)
The one who does not make you happy
when he arrives makes you happy when
he leaves.
The one who does not risk anything does
not gain nor lose.
The one who does the dividing has the best
portion.
The one who draws the cart is urged on.
The one who enters the Turkish bath must
never turn his back on a Greek.
The one who first resorts to violence shows
that he has no more arguments.
The one who first shuts up in an argument
is from a good family.
The one who has a fever thinks that honey is
bitter.
The one who has diarrhea is the one who
opens the door. (People should take
initiative in solving their own problems.)
The one who has had no experience of evil
cannot know the worth of what is good.
The one who has helped others climb the
ladder gets kicked in the teeth.
The one who hasn't strength to pound yams
pretends to drive away flies from the
yams.
The one who is caught with the skin is the
thief.
The one who is looking for a wife doesn't
speak contemptuously of women.
The one who is not wrestling says throw
him down and we go.
The one who kneeled, must pray.
The one who knows the way to the cemetery
carries the tail end of the coffin.
The one who laughs last is the one who
laughs best.
The one who left, lost his place.
The one who loses his faith will never be
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content.
The one who loves an unsightly person is
the one who makes him beautiful.
The one who loves does not hate.
The one who loves you will also make you
weep.
The one who persists in asking question he
learn the death of his Mother.
The one who plants the tree is not the one
who will enjoy its shade.
The one who pleased everybody died before
they were born.
The one who pulls a cart is urged on.
The one who removed the mountain was the
one who began carrying away stones.
The one who rings the fire bell is safe.
The one who shows off himself in every
place will one day search for Where to
hide.
The one who sits on the ground need not
fear a fall.
The one who sleeps in his room knows
where it is leaking.
The one who suffers from diarrhoea is the
one that fights with the door at night.
The one who teaches is the giver of eyes.
The one who tells the stories rules the
world.
The one who throws the stone forgets; the
one who is hit remembers forever.
The one who understands does not speak,
the one who speaks does not
understand.
The one who used to jump across the stream
may find herself wading through.
The one who voyages the Nile Feluccas
must have sails made of patience.
The one who waits the fine day, will get the
fine day.
The one who went to La Villa, lost his/her
chair.
The one who went to the in-laws got
trapped in a thorn tree.
The one who wills is the one who can.
The one who wins plays best.