Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
You know your body best.
You know, you teach. You do not know, you
learn.
You lament not the dead, but lament the
trouble of making a grave; the way of the
ghost is longer than the grave.
You learn a lot about a man by his behavior
when hungry.
You learn by teaching.
You learn how to cut down trees by cutting
them down.
You learn how to cut down trees cutting
them down.
You learn something every day.
You learn to limp if you live with cripples.
You left them lost and bewildered.
You lend a false ear to false words.
You let the cat out of the bag.
You look for the horse you ride on.
You looked high and low till your iron shoes
were worn out but still to no avail. Then
you chanced upon it without ever
looking.
You lose some... and you win some... and
some you don't even bother to play.
You made this mess yourself, and now you
must eat it all up.
You made your bed, now lie in it.
You make a job and you screwed it up in the
end.
You make a mountain of a mole-hill.
You make a new arrow by comparing it to
an old one.
You make an elephant of a mouse.
You master, I master, who milking this cow?
You may adopt an indirect approach to
reach your goal.
You may as well talk to the sea-shore.
You may be clever but you can never lose
your shadow.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but
you are doomed if you don't try.
You may boast to strangers, but tell the
truth to your own people.
You may break a horse's back, be he never
so strong.
You may call me even a pot, just don't put
me into the oven.
You may call that your own which no one
can take from you.
You may choose your friends but not your
neighbours.
You may choose your friends; your family is
thrust upon you.
You may climb a thorn tree, and be unable
to come down.
You may cook in small pots aw well as in
large ones.
You may crush, bleed, stamp on and scratch
me, but I won't play with fire.
You may find your worst enemy or best
friend in yourself.
You may force a horse to the water, but you
cannot make him drink.
You may force a man to shut his eyes, but
not to sleep.
You may force an ox to the water, but you
cannot make him drink.
You may forget with whom you laughed,
but you will never forget with whom
you wept.
You may gain by fair words what may fail
you by angry ones.
You may get something off a bone, but
nothing off a stone.
You may go to Kukutyin to sharpen oats.
You may go where you want, but you
cannot escape yourself.
You may grow taller, but no taller than your
head.
You may hide the fire, but what about the
smoke?
You may always find an opportunity in
your sleeve, if you like.
You may as well be hung for a sheep as a
lamb.
You may as well die fighting the enemy
than live exploited and be persecuted by
him.
You may as well give a good beating as a
bad one.
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