Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Even fleas want to cough.
Even flies have ears.
Even food can attack.
Even for a tree of 10000 feet, it’s leaves
return to the root when they fall.
Even foul water will put out a fire.
Even foul water will quench fire.
Even foxes are caught.
Even from a foe a man may learn wisdom.
Even from an enemy a man can learn
wisdom.
Even God cannot make two mountains
without a valley in between.
Even God cannot make two mountains
without a valley in between.
Even God cannot satisfy everyone.
Even God our Lord has given way to a
drunken man.
Even good dogs have fleas.
Even good tree has, sometimes bad fruit.
Even hares insult a dead lion.
Even hares pull a lion by the beard when he
is dead.
Even he gets on who is drawn by oxen.
Even honey can taste bitter if it’s used as
medicine.
Even honor is not an honor, if there is
nothing to eat.
Even honors are punishments.
Even if a baby seems unpleasant to look at,
his mother never refuses him.
Even if a chef cooks just a fly, he would keep
the breast for himself.
Even if a fool remains silent, he is
considered wise.
Even if a knife is made of silver, a person
won’t stab his own heart with it.
Even if a log lies in the water for a long time,
it does not become a crocodile.
Even if a monkey wears a golden ring, it is
and remains an ugly thing.
Even if a mountain is high, there is always a
way to reach the top, and although the
way might be full of danger, there is
always a way for someone to get through
it.
Even if an animal comes to you for
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protection, you give it sanctuary.
Even if fed milk, a snake will still emit
poison.
Even if gypsy children are dropped from the
sky.
Even if the elephant is thin he is still the lord
of the jungle.
Even if the hen is poor it cannot leave blank
eggs.
Even if the monkey wears a golden ring it
remains an ugly thing.
Even if the nightingale is in a gold cage, she
still dreams of returning to the forest.
Even if the old woman has no teeth, her
tiger nuts remain in her own bag.
Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole
that you can escape from.
Even if the truth is buried for centuries, it
will eventually come out and thrive.
Even if the whole world conspired against
you, that would not inflict a quarter of
the harm you inflict yourself.
Even if the wound is healed, the scar of it
remains.
Even if thin, the elephant remains the king
of the forest.
Even if we eat, earth will eventually enter
our mouth.
Even if you are cunning, you will not tie
water up in a bale of grass.
Even if you close your eyes while looking in
the mirror the image remains yours.
Even if you dance for your enemy on the
rock, he will accuse you of splashing
water on him.
Even if you hide yourself from the world,
don’t lose sight of your real nature.
Even if you know a thousand things, still
consult him who knows something.
Even if you remain an island you must still
be friendly to the sea.
Even if you rinse your clothes in very hot
water you still need to dry them.
Even if you’re rich, you cannot bury
yourself.