Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
There are only two good women in the
world; the one is dead, the other not to
be found.
There are only two things from which to
choose: profit or loss.
There are only two types of Chinese -- those
who give bribes and those who take
them.
There are only two ways to reach the truth --
with literature and agriculture.
There are other fish in the sea.
There are people that fish and those who
just disturb the water.
There are people who deserve paradise for
their thoughts, and hell for their deeds.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
There are plenty of preachers who don't
hear themselves.
There are seven different kind of weather in
one autumn night.
There are seventy ways of interpreting the
bible.
There are simple remedies for sausages that
are too long.
There are so many fallen pieces from the
sweet potato.
There are some who despise pride with a
greater pride.
There are some who see ill, and would like
to see worse.
There are some with thirty, some with thirty
-one, with twenty-eight there is but one.
There are some words that look like salted
jam.
There are still errors.
There are thirty-six ways to flee, but to run
away is the best.
There are three "too much" and three "too
little" that can bring a fool down: too
much spending and too little money; too
much talking and too little knowledge;
and too much boasting and too little
earnings.
There are three bad neighbours: great rivers,
great lords, and great roads.
There are three creatures beyond ruling - a
mule, a pig and a woman.
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There are three crowns: bible, priesthood,
royalty. but the crown of a good name
surpasses them all.
There are three faithful friends: an old wife,
an old dog, and ready money.
There are three friends in this world:
courage, sense, and insight.
There are three kinds of enemy: the enemy
himself, the friends of your enemy, and
the enemies of your friends.
There are three kinds of people; those that
make things happen, those that watch
things happen and those who don't
know what's happening.
There are three kinds of person that you
must not challenge: civil servants,
customers and widows.
There are three people whose lives are
unworthy - the overly compassionate,
the hot-tempered, and the hypercritical.
There are three plagues in the world: the rat,
the locust and the Kurd.
There are three tasty morsels: figs, peaches,
and melons.
There are three things from which no good
can be got without a beating: a walnut-
tree, a donkey, and a shrew.
There are three things that a man must
know to survive in this world: what is
too much for him, what is too little, and
what is just right.
There are three things that are too amazing
for me, four that I do not understand: the
way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a
snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the
high seas, and the way of a man with a
maiden.
There are three things that attract: a house
for its inhabitants, a woman for her
spouse, and a bargain for a customer.
There are three things that can destroy a
preacher, the glory, the gold, and the
girls.