Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Do the likeliest and hope the best.
Do the likeliest, and God will do the best.
Do the thing you fear, the death of fear is
certain.
Do today what you want to postpone until
tomorrow.
Do two things at one go.
Do unto others as others do unto you.
Do unto others as you would have them do
to you
Do unto others as you would have them do
unto you. Do as you would be done by.
Do unto others as you would they should
do unto you.
Do use a needle in time, or you might need
an axe later.
Do weil and have weil.
Do well and dread na shame.
Do well and have well.
Do well the little things now; so shall great
things come to thee by and by asking to
be done.
Do well, and doubt no man; and do weil,
and doubt all men.
Do what I say well, and not what I do ill.
Do what is right, come what may.
Do what the friar says, and not what he
does.
Do what the mullah says, but don’t do what
he does.
Do what thou doest.
Do what you do carefully.
Do what you have to do and don’t watch
what others do.
Do what you ought come what will.
Do what you ought, come what may.
Do what you think is best.
Do what you want, but make sure you are
first.
Do what your teacher says but not what he
does.
Do when ye may, or suffer ye the nay, in
love ‘tis the way.
Do you carry the trough, husband, and I
will carry the sieve, which is as heavy as
the devil.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own
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eyes? There is more hope for a fool than
for him.
Do you speak English?
Do you want better bread than wheaten?
Do you want to buy cheap? Buy of a needy
fool.
Do you want to experience real thirst? Then
try eating bitter cardoons and roasted
fava beans.
Do you want to know the best play? Do
good and speak little.
Do you want to make the mute speak? Get
rid of his troubles.
Do you want to see a wolf with young?
Marry your daughter.
Do you wish people to think well of you?
Don’t speak.
Doctor Luther’s shoes do not fit every parish
priest.
Doctor’s faults are covered with earth, and
rich men’s with money.
Doctors and gravediggers are partners.
Doctors are the signposts to heaven.
Doctors burry their mistakes, translators
publish theirs.
Doctors learn on their patients.
Doctors make the worst patients.
Doctors must be old and lawyers must be
young.
Doctors purge the body, ministers the
conscience, lawyers the purse.
Does a man not know when he has pepper
in his eyes? If we forget yesterday, how
shall we remember tomorrow.
Does not mix well together.
Does sheep manure turn to caramel?
Does the left hand chop off the right?
Does your neighbor bore you? Lend him
some money.
Does your neighbour love you? Lend him a
sequin.
Doesn’t paddle, but puts his feet in the river.
Dog and cat friendship.
Dog does not eat dog.
Dog don’t get mad when you say he’s a dog.