Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Whoever drinks on credit gets drunk more
quickly.
Whoever eats a pancake never counts the
holes in it.
Whoever enjoys his life is doing the
Creator's will.
Whoever exchanges gets rid of the coarse
and the bad.
Whoever exchanges some lard for some
other lard, one or the other must be
rancid.
Whoever falls in love with an old person
laments their fortune.
Whoever falls sick of folly, is long in getting
cured.
Whoever feeds the wolf in the winter will be
eaten by him in the spring.
Whoever goes on foot during April and
May, goes on horseback the rest of the
year.
Whoever goes to Palermo and doesn't see
Monreale, goes there a jackass and
returns a fool.
Whoever gossips about his relatives has no
luck and no blessing.
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about
you.
Whoever got clothes hang out does look fuh
rain.
Whoever handles meat must have blood on
his fingers. (every worker is entitled to a
fair reward)
Whoever has bitten a sour apple will enjoy a
sweet one all the more.
Whoever has no children has no light in his
eyes.
Whoever has not tasted sinfulness does not
qualify for holiness.
Whoever has only one garment does not
wash it when it rains.
Whoever has the Seal, he is Solomon.
Whoever hastens to grow rich will not go
unpunished.
Whoever hates a reprimand is stupid.
Whoever I love is the most beautiful.
Whoever interferes between husband and
wife is a big jackass.
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Whoever invented work must not have had
anything to do.
Whoever is ashamed to sleep with his wife
will never have children.
Whoever is durable, the aged will not be
durable.
Whoever is fond of cream should take the
cow around with him.
Whoever is left under the scorching sun will
find a way to the shade.
Whoever keeps his door locked all the time
longs for it to be broken down.
Whoever knew you when you were small
will not respect you when you are big
Whoever knows how to use a pen never
adds his own name to the "guilty" list.
Whoever lets himself be led by the heart will
never lose his way.
Whoever lives within himself is burning
with love.
Whoever looks for easy work goes to bed
very tired.
Whoever marries for love will always live in
pain.
Whoever marries for money will have
unworthy children.
Whoever needs milk, bows to the animal.
Whoever plows with a team of donkeys
must have patience.
Whoever prays loudly, it shows he has little
faith.
Whoever pursues fame and greatness, they
flee from him; whoever shuns greatness,
it comes after him.
Whoever rides into the flood, either does not
own the animal or doesn't value it.
Whoever rides on the lion's back must
surely end up in the lion's stomach.
Whoever rubs himself with garlic will not
smell of cloves.
Whoever says "let's fight" does not know
who will be victorious.
Whoever does not try, does not learn.
Whoever seeds fava beans without using
fertilizer, shouldn't count on having
much to eat.