Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
When all other sins are old, greed still stays
young.
When all sins grow old covetousness is
young.
When all the water has gone, only the
largest stones will remain on the
riverbed.
When all things spoke the potato said, 'set
me warm, dig me warm, eat me warm,
that's all I want.'
When all you have is a hammer, everything
looks like a nail.
When Allah made Sudan, he laughed.
When ambition ends, happiness begins.
When an abomination has become of age it
becomes a tradition.
When an ant gets wings, it loses its head.
When an ant says 'ocean', he's talking about
a puddle.
When an ass climbs a ladder, we may find
wisdom in women.
When an ass kicks you, never tell it.
When an elder speaks, be silent and listen.
When an elephant becomes as small as a
monkey, it ceases to be an elephant.
When an elephant eats and eats and still
cries for more, it is the grass that will get
embarrassed.
When an elephant falls, meat is sure to be
surplus for those who follow the hunter.
When an elephant is dead, a hare will not
smell.
When an elephant is in trouble even a frog
will kick him.
When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard,
he always finds one.
When an observation by joke is true, it is out
of place and ill-natured.
When an old dog barks, look out.
When an old man cannot drink, prepare his
grave.
When an old man dies, a library burns
down.
When an old man falls in love he is teased
by everyone.
When an old man marries, death laughs.
When an only kolanut is presented with
691
love, it carries with it more value than
might otherwise be associated with a
whole pod of several kolanuts.
When an oxhorn of a news man is sounded,
something is wrong.
When an wise man dies, the heavens
lament.
When Anger and Revenge get married, their
daughter is called Cruelty.
When anger blinds the eyes, truth
disappears.
When anger comes, wisdom goes.
When apes climb high, they show their
naked rumps.
When April is rainy, and May is windy, the
year will be fruitful.
When ashes cole darg sleep in dey.
When asked, "What news from the sea?" The
fish replied "I have a lot to say, but my
mouth is full of water."
When at a loss how to go on, cough.
When bad luck chooses you as a companion,
even a ripe banana can remove your
teeth.
When bale is hext, boot is next.
When big bells ring, little ones are not
heard.
When birds aren't making a mess it's a sign
that it's been a bad year.
When blind leads the blind, both fall into
the ditch.
When both parties are right, it's a bad day
for "right."
When brains are needed, brawn won't help.
When bredin split, enemies enter the gap.
When bribery enters through the door, faith
goes out through the chimney.
When brothers fight to the death, a stranger
inherits their father’s estate.
When brothers quarrel, take a hoe and go
and dig; and when they make it up, take
a basket and patter the crop.
When building a house, don't measure the
timbers in the forest.