Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
You cannot build a house for last year's
summer.
You cannot build a wall with one stone.
You cannot buy wisdom abroad if there is
none at home.
You cannot carry two watermelons in one
hand.
You cannot catch a fox with a bait.
You cannot catch a tiger cub unless you
enter the tiger's den.
You cannot catch old birds with chaff.
You cannot chase two antelope at once
You cannot clear fog with a fan.
You cannot climb a bid of success with your
hands tied up.
You cannot climb a tree from the top.
You cannot compare the living with the
dead.
You cannot convince a monkey that honey is
sweeter than a banana.
You cannot cook one half of the chicken and
leave the other lay eggs.
You cannot cook two meals in the same pot.
You cannot cook your eggs with wind.
You cannot cover up the sun with a sieve.
You cannot cross a river without getting
wet.
You cannot cure a wound by striking it
gently.
You cannot damage a wrecked whip.
You cannot dance well on only one leg.
You cannot dance without music though
you can sing instrumentally without
dancing.
You cannot discover new oceans unless you
have the courage to lose sight of the
shore.
You cannot distinguish between a drunken
man and a mad man until they have
slept.
You cannot do good to other people without
doing good to yourself.
You cannot draw blood from a turnip.
You cannot draw white cloth from a dying
vat.
You cannot drink and whistle at the same
time.
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You cannot drive a windmill with a pair of
bellows.
You cannot drive straight on a twisting lane.
You cannot eat downwind, you will get the
chaff in your eyes.
You cannot eat nuts without breaking some
shells.
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
You cannot exchange peace for war.
You cannot expect me to carry you on my
back and then you say my head smells.
You cannot fight a fire with water from far
away.
You cannot fly with wings made of butter.
You cannot force water up a hill.
You cannot forge a good sword from bad
iron.
You cannot forge a hammer from
featherpod fluff, nor spin spidersilk from
precious copper.
You cannot get a quart into a pint pot.
You cannot get blood from a stone.
You cannot get into Paradise without a
guide.
You cannot get oil out of a wall.
You cannot handle fire with your hands.
You cannot hang a man for what he thinks.
You cannot hang a man twice.
You cannot hang everything on a single peg.
You cannot hang everything on one nail.
You cannot have all chiefs; you gotta have
Indians too.
You cannot have all you wish for.
You cannot have peace longer than your
neighbour chooses.
You cannot have the bacon and the pig at
the same time.
You cannot have your cake and eat it.
You cannot hear a baby cry in the mother's
womb.
You cannot hide behind your finger.
You cannot hide the smoke of the hut you
set on fire.
You cannot hide the sun with one hand.
You cannot hide your nakedness from your
bath bucket.