Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
One who would quarrel about goats' wool.
One with a plow seven with a spoon.
One with a scar, do not think him healed.
One with more firewood than you, has more
ash than you.
One with the courage to laugh is master of
the world almost as much as the one
who is ready to die.
One witness one liar; more witnesses, all
liars.
One wolf does not kill another.
One woman understands another.
One word beforehand is better than ten
afterwards.
One word brings on another.
One word is enough to the wise one.
One word let slip and four horses would fail
to catch it.
One word spoken in anger may spoil an
entire life.
One would like to eat fish, but would not
like to get into the water.
One would like to eat honey, but would not
like to get stung.
One would not be alone even in Paradise.
One would not be alone in Paradise.
One would rather be bitten by wolves than
by sheep.
One written word is worth a thousand
pieces of gold.
One wrong submitted to, another follows.
One year ages the old, two years grow a
child.
One year of joy, another of comfort, and all
rest of content.
One year's seeding makes seven years
weeding
One year's seeding makes seven years
weeding.
One, one cocoa full basket.
One-eye man a king a blind country.
One's best fortune, or, their worst is their
spouse.
One's foul smelling does not sicken one self
but merely disguts one.
One's name remains above the grave.
Ones neighbours problems, does not induce
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one to lose their appetite over them.
One's own fire is pleasant.
One's own hearth is gowd's worth.
One's own hearth is worth gold.
One's own meat dishes are not as delicious
as other's vegetarian ones.
One's own simple bread is much better than
someone else's pilaf.
One's own spurs and another's horse make
the miles short.
One's prog does not clog.
One's shadow grows larger than life when
admired by the light of the moon.
One's skills are his inexhaustible treasure
keeping him from hunger wherever he
goes.
One's son is clever while the neighbor is
suspicious.
One's true nature is revealed in time of
difficulty.
One's village is revealed.
Ones who are unable to live under the same
sky.
Onion treats seven ailments.
Onions, smoke and women bring tears to
your eyes.
Onions, smoke, and a shrew, make a good
man's eyes water.
Only a bull knows best its own desires and
can best supply them.
Only a certain amount of flowers and jewels
are beautiful.
Only a dog does retrun tuh 'e vomit.
Only a dupe checks the depth of the water
with both feet.
Only a fool argues with the cook.
Only a fool asks, "What do you want with
my wife?"
Only a fool believes that the clouds obscure
the splendour of the moon. It has shined
behind them for eternity.
Only a fool carrying an elephant on his head
joins people hunting crickets.
Only a fool fights in a burning house.
Only a fool gets drunk from his own bottle.