Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
If a fool borrows a book cut off his hand; but
cut off both hands of the fool who brings
it back.
If a fool has a lot of grease he will wipe it on
his beard.
If a forest catches fire, both the dry and the
wet will burn up.
If a fox is preaching, then beware of your
geese.
If a frog leaves the swamp for the
mountains, it means it is in danger.
If a girl seems as shy as a mouse, you still
have to look out for the tiger within her.
If a greedy eater is near a patient, such a
patient can never survive.
If a gude man thrive, a' thrives wi' him.
If a horn deserves a jawbone, they attach
one to it.
If a Jew cannot be a shoemaker, he will
dream of being a professor.
If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing well.
If a link is broken, the entire chain breaks.
If a man and his wife are deserving, god's
presence is with them; if they are not
deserving, fire consumes them.
If a man be great, even his dog will wear a
proud look.
If a man becomes powerful even his chicken
and his dog go to heaven.
If a man believes in a stone, that stone will
serve him well.
If a man deceive me once, shame on him;
but if he deceive me twice, shame on me.
If a man deceive me once, shame on him; if
he deceive me twice, shame on me.
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if
he deceives me twice, shame on me.
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if
twice, snare on me.
If a man does only what is required of him,
he is a slave. If a man does more than is
required of him, he is a free man.
If a man falls in love with a frog, he thinks
his frog a very Diana.
If a man fools me once, shame on him.
If a man from humble beginnings gets rich,
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he will carry his umbrella at midnight.
If a man gives you a basket to carry water, it
means that he hates you.
If a man has folly in his sleeve, it will be
sure to peep out.
If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can
afford to be as harmless as a dove.
If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can
afford to be as harmless as a dove.
If a man is destined to drown, he will drown
even in a spoonful of water.
If a man is not clean and smooth, there is
nothing he can really do about pride.
If a man is right, he cannot be too radical; if
wrong, he cannot be too conservative.
If a man is to do something more than
human, he must have more than human
powers.
If a man is unhappy, his conduct is the
cause.
If a man knew what would be dear, he
would be but Merchant for a year.
If a man knew where he would fall, he
would spread straw there first.
If a man leaves little children behind him, it
is as if he did not die.
If a man lends an ear, it's because he, too,
wants to speak.
If a man looks upon your wife pluck out his
eye and cook it in a goodly stew. If he
eats the stew his manhood will wither
and fall off in the next moon.
If a man makes soup of his tears, ask him
not for broth.
If a man once fall, all will tread on him.
If a man plants melons he will reap melons;
if he sows beans, he will reap beans.
If a man puts a cord around his neck, God
will provide someone to pull it.
If a man returns from a long journey and no
one says welcome back to him he feels
like one who has not arrived.
If a man rides on the back of a tiger, he
should never be surprised if he ends up
in its tummy.