Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
When your neighbor's house is on fire, carry
water to your own.
When your neighbor's wall breaks, your
own is in danger.
When your neighbour is wrong you point a
finger, but when you are wrong you
hide.
When your neighbour's house is on fire,
beware of your own.
When your only tool is a hammer, every
problem looks like a nail.
When your opponents are you're friends
there must be problems ahead.
When your own funeral is approaching, you
don't pick and choose your grave
diggers.
When your son grows up, become his
brother.
When your wine is finished, conversation
ends; when your money has been spent,
you lose your friends.
When you're a stranger in a land, if good
comes to it may you have you share and
if bad comes let it go to the owners of the
land who know what gods should be
appeased.
When you're at the dealing table, always
look for the sucker-- and make sure it
isn't you.
When you're dying of thirst it's too late to
think about digging a well.
When you're enjoying prosperity, be wary
of adversity.
When you're hungry, sing; when you're
hurt, laugh.
When you're in a strange city, adopt its
manners.
When you're invited, eat heartily, because if
they like you they'll laugh, and if they
don't like you they'll feel the pangs of
death.
When you're not fishing be mending the
nets.
When you're out of luck in the coffin
making business, no one dies.
When you're sick, tell everyone.
When you're speaking about the trolls,
713
they're standing in the entrance hall
listening.
When you're thirsty it's too late to think
about digging a well.
When you're travelling, don't speak poorly
of your neighbor.
When you're undressed then you're ready
for anything.
When you've been had, you go home.
When you've heard it you must see it; when
you've seen it make a judgement with
your heart.
When yu go a fireside an' see food, eat half
an' lef' half.
When yu go a Jackass yard, yu noh fi chat
'bout big iyaz.
When yuh ain't got horse, ride cow.
When yuh leave home pon a morning, yuh
don't know who gine feed yuh.
When you see a man fishing in a dry pond
don't call he a fool.
Whenever I work hard for other people, I
always sleep on an empty stomach.
Whenever lightening strikes, everyone runs
to cover his or her own head.
Whenever something stands, another thing
stands besides it.
Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise
too.
Whenever there is profit to be made then
think of honesty.
Whenever women say good-bye they
always hang around for a while.
Where a chest lieth open, a righteous man
may sin.
Where a horse of a Turk passes the grass
will not grow again.
Where a man feels pain he lays his hand.
Where a man never goes, there his head will
never be washed.
Where a wild cat goes will come a case.
Where a woman is not, the feast is not tasty.
Where a woman rules, streams run uphill.
Where all adulterers to wear grey coats, the
cloth would be dear.