Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A man that begets a barren cannot have a
grand child.
A man that breaks his word, bids others be
false to him.
A man that does not lie shall never marry.
A man that flatters his neighbour spreads a
net for his feet.
A man that has had his fill is no eater.
A man that is lean, not from hunger, is
harder than brass.
A man that is warned, is half-armed.
A man that will fight will find a cudgel in
every hedge.
A man thinks that he knows it, but his wife
knows better.
A man throws stones not words.
A man too busy to take care of his health is
like a farmer too lazy to plant his field.
A man too busy to take care of his health is
like a mechanic too busy to take care of
his tools.
A man too good for the world is no good
for his wife.
A man travels as far in a day as a snail in a
hundred years.
A man trying to sell a blind horse always
praises its feet.
A man warned is as good as two.
A man warned is half saved.
A man was hanged for saying what was
true.
A man well mounted is always proud.
A man who after his dying speech doesn’t
die, bears the same guilt.
A man who always wears his best kimono
has no Sunday clothes.
A man who believes that he can do every-
thing, let him dig a grave and bury him-
self.
A man who cannot tolerate small
misfortunes can never accomplish great
things.
A man who can't sing is always striving to
sing.
A man who chases two rabbits catches
none.
A man who continually laments is not
heeded.
A man who cries all the time is not heard.
A man who crows about his ancestry is like
the potato plant, the best part of which
is underground.
A man who develops himself is born twice.
A man who develops himself is born twice.
A man who dictates separates himself from
others.
A man who does no hard work will never
know the value of rest.
A man who eases himself in public, gives
cause to others to despise him.
A man who has both feet planted firmly in
the air can be safely called a liberal.
A man who has but one eye must take good
care of it.
A man who has committed a mistake and
doesn’t correct it is committing another
mistake.
A man who has eaten something becomes
shy.
A man who has his feet hacked off cannot
scurry far.
A man who has learned much is rich.
A man who has one finger pointing at
another has three pointing towards
himself.
A man who hides a thorn in his foot earns a
swelling.
A man who holds good cards would never
say if they were dealt wrong.
A man who is advised and he takes it, is
still a man who acts from his own free
will.
A man who is afraid of suffering suffers
from fear itself.
A man who is his own doctor has a fool for
his patient.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for
a client.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for
his client
A man who is not spoken of is not abused.
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