Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
You never know how a cow catches a rabbit.
You never know till you have tried.
You never know what you can do till you
try.
You never know what you've got till it's
gone.
You never lose a false coin.
You never meet your mother-in-law on the
day that you are welldressed.
You never miss a slice from a cut loaf.
You never miss the water till the well runs
dry.
You never really know your friends from
your enemies until the ice breaks.
You never value something as much as
when it's gone.
You never wait too long, when you wait for
something good.
You notice what I drink, and not the thirst I
feel.
You often meet your destiny on the road
you take to avoid it.
You often meet your fate on the road you
take to avoid it.
You only appreciate your father the day you
become a father yourself.
You only die once.
You only fool yourself when you seed
badly.
You only hear three voices in this world: the
babbling of the stream, Jewish law, and
money.
You only know saints by their miracles.
You only own that which you have earned.
You only understand the joys of parenthood
when you have your first child, you only
understand the mystery of death when
in mourning.
You pay attention to your Fek'lhr and I will
pay attention to mine.
You pay your money and you take your
choice.
You play with a snake and call it a worm.
You play with edged tools.
You praise yourself so much you're never
finished.
You pull chestnuts from the fire with a cat's
764
paws.
You reap the crop of another.
You reap what you sow.
You recognize the saint by his miracle.
You recognize the truth by its own sound.
You reproach your daughter, but you mean
your daughter-in-law.
You sail in the same boat.
You salute the stars.
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
You scratch where it itches.
You see this thing called blood, there is
nothing like it.
You seek for fruit in the garden of Tantalus.
You seek water from a stone.
You seek wool from a donkey.
You sell more herrings on the market than
sole.
You set the trap when the rat has gone.
You shake a man's hand, you don't shake his
heart.
You shake in vain the branch that bears no
fruit.
You shake man's hand, you no shake his
heart.
You shall have the good that you bring.
You should always prefer wind to water.
You should climb Mount Fujiyama once in
your life. Climb it twice and you're a
fool.
You should discuss over a dog's hide when
it concerns your interest.
You should eat plentifully of the flesh of the
turtle or not at all.
You should have done it on the wedding
night, you fool.
You should kiss the hand that you can't
bend.
You should know a man seven years before
you stir his fire.
You should know what's being cooked in
the kitchen otherwise you might eat a
forbidden food.