Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Unity is strength, division is weakness.
Unjustly obtained wealth is as snow
sprinkled with hot water.
Unlaid eggs are a long time becoming
chickens.
Unlaid eggs are uncertain chickens.
Unless a man is simple, he cannot recognize
God, the Simple One.
Unless a serpent devour a serpent it will not
become a dragon. Unless one power
absorb another, it will not become great.
Unless God does it, what can a doctor do?
Unless Hell is full, no lawyer will ever be
saved.
Unless the broken tooth is thrown out the
mouth will continue to chew with
caution.
Unless the thunder strikes, a man won't
cross himself.
Unless there is opposing wind, a kite cannot
rise.
Unless we change direction, we are likely to
wind up where we are headed.
Unless what we do is useful, glory is vain.
Unless you call out, who will open the door?
Unless you enter the tiger's den you cannot
take the cubs.
Unless you know the road you've come
down, you can not know where you are
going.
Unless you're the lead sled dog, the view is
pretty much the same.
Unlooked-for often comes.
Unlucky in gambling, lucky in love.
Unmistakable lawyer. Immortal medicine
man.
Unplowed fields make hollow bellies;
unread books make hollow minds.
Unprofitable is a fever of the world.
Unseen merchandise cannot be evaluated.
Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.
Unskilfull mediciners and horse-marshels
slayes both man and beast.
Unspoken words are the flowers of silence.
Unspoken words cannot be noted.
Unstringing the bow does not cure the
wound.
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Until a child is one year old, it is incapable
of sin.
Until a crab finds itself in a very hot pot of
soup, it will never understand that water
can be both cold and hot.
Until death there is no knowing what may
befall.
Until lions have their own historians,
accounts of the hunt will always
celebrate the hunter.
Until spring comes, nightingales do not
sing.
Until the lions have their historians, tales of
hunting will always glorify the hunter.
Until the nail is hit, it doesn't believe in the
hammer.
Until the old moon disappears completely,
the new moon can not come.
Until the rotten tooth is pulled out
cautiously, the mouth will not have rest.
Until the snake is dead, do not drop the
stick.
Until we are only poorly paid, we shall also
poorly work.
Until you have smoked out the bees, you
can't eat the honey.
Until your fortieth it is better to eat than to
drink; afterwards it is vice versa.
Untying one of two ropes tied together
means you untie both.
Unused iron is ruined by rust.
Unwanted meddling in affairs could prove
harmful.
Unwilling service earns no thanks.
Unwillingness ends in groaning.
Unworthy offspring brag the most about
their worthy descendants.
Unwrapping a gift wraps up enmity.
Up a creek without a paddle.
Upbraiding makes a benefit an injury.
Upon a slight pretext the wolf takes the
sheep.
Upon an egg the hen lays an egg.
Upon arriving in paradise the wealthy man
finds only a pot of oil to which he will be
boiled until the flabby flesh falls from his
stingy bones.