Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
No man is a hero in the eyes of his valet.
No man is a hero to his debtors.
No man is a hero to his valet.
No man is a hero to his woman.
No man is a prophet in his own country.
No man is an island, but some of us are long
peninsulas.
No man is an island.
No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.
No man is content with his lot.
No man is contented with his lot in this life.
No man is faultless.
No man is his craft's master the first day.
No man is impatient with his creditors.
No man is indispensable.
No man is infallible.
No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the
full.
No man is so rich as to say, "I have enough!"
No man is so tall that he need never stretch,
and none so small that he need never
stoop.
No man is so young he cannot teach, or so
old he cannot learn.
No man is wise at all times.
No man is without enemies.
No man knoweth fortune till he dies.
No man learneth but by pain or shame.
No man limps because another is hurt.
No man looks for another in a sack, unless
he has been there him himself.
No man makes his own hap.
No man may puind for unkindnesse.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same
offence.
No man ought to look a gift horse in the
mouth.
No man sees his shadow who faces the sun.
No man should be a witness in his own
cause.
No man so wise but he may be deceived.
No man suffers from another's sins - he has
enough of his own.
No man understands knavery better than
the abbot who has been a monk.
No man will feed on herbs when meat is to
be had.
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No man's a prophet in his own land.
No man's master, no master's man.
No man's religion ever survived his morals.
No marriage contract is made without a
quarrel.
No married woman will have her white hair
shaved at her mother's.
No matter her past, when a chambermaid
marries a lord she becomes a lady.
No matter how angry a rat may be it will be
eaten by a cat.
No matter how bad a child is, he is still good
for a tax deduction.
No matter how beautiful and well crafted a
coffin might look, it will not make
anyone wish for death.
No matter how beautiful the shoes are, they
still have to go on the ground.
No matter how big a child is, he cannot
deny that he was once carried on the
back of a woman.
No matter how big the butterfly may be, it
cannot be called a bat.
No matter how big the sea may be,
sometimes two ships meet.
No matter how big the whale is, a tiny har-
poon can kill him.
No matter how big, one beam cannot
support a house.
No matter how black a cow is the milk is
always white.
No matter how close the ear is to the eye
they can't see each other.
No matter how dark it is, the hand always
knows the way to the mouth.
No matter how drunk a rat is, he doesn't
sleep in a cat's bed.
No matter how early one awakes, the sun
does not rise first.
No matter how far down a wrong road you
are, turn back.
No matter how far you are from your house,
you will keep going until you get home.
No matter how far you have gone on a
wrong road, turn back.