Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
There is no reply to the ignorant like
keeping silence.
There is no return, worse luck; for could I
return, I would foresee what has come
into the country.
There is no right way to do a wrong thing.
There is no robber worse than a bad book.
There is no room for two dragons in one
pond.
There is no room for two kings in one castle.
There is no rose without thorns.
There is no royal road to learning.
There is no rule without exception.
There is no saint so petty but claims his own
candle.
There is no school for ability.
There is no science without patience.
There is no shame in not knowing -- the
shame lies in not finding out.
There is no silver here: three hundred taels.
There is no smoke without fire.
There is no spite like that of a proud beggar.
There is no strength without unity.
There is no stripping a naked man.
There is no substitute for success.
There is no such thing as a pretty good
omelette.
There is no such thing as a small fire or a
small woman.
There is no such thing as an insignificant
enemy.
There is no such thing as bad food when
you are really hungry.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only
bad clothing.
There is no such thing as dirty clothes when
it is cold.
There is no such thing as tasty medicine.
There is no such witness as a good measure
of wine.
There is no table without wine nor sermon
without Augustine.
There is no tax upon lying.
There is no thief like a bad book.
There is no thief without a receiver.
There is no thing which does not cause
another to exist.
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There is no thing wickeder than a woman of
evil temper.
There is no time like the present.
There is no tree which a panting animal
would not cling to.
There is no true love without jealousy.
There is no use in blowing a fire that burns
well.
There is no use in carrying an umbrella if
your shoes are leaking.
There is no use in saying, I will not go such
a way, nor drink of such a water.
There is no use in wiping your butt before
you defecate.
There is no venom like that of the tongue.
There is no vice that does not occasionally
have some benefit, and no virtue that at
times is not hurtful to some people.
There is no victory without sacrifice.
There is no virgin in a maternity ward.
There is no virtue in a promise unless it be
kept.
There is no virtue in the herb that is not got
in time.
There is no warmth where the sun doesn't
shine.
There is no wave without wind.
There is no way to make money so certain as
to save what you have.
There is no way to teach a machine wisdom
after folly.
There is no way you can pour water into a
basket and expect the water to remain.
There is no wheat without chaff.
There is no wind that blows right for the
sailor who doesn't know where the
harbor is.
There is no winter for who has remained in
his mother's womb.
There is no winter without snow, no spring
without sunshine, and no happiness
without companions.
There is no wise response to a foolish
remark.