Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
Who knows not how to flatter knows not
how to talk.
Who knows not how to pray let him go sail
the sea.
Who knows not the game, let him not play.
Who knows nothing doubts nothing.
Who knows nothing in his thirtieth year, is
nothing in his fortieth, has nothing in his
fiftieth; learns nothing, is nothing, and
comes to nothing.
Who knows the language is at home
everywhere.
Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
Who knows what women can be when they
are finally free to become themselves?
Who laughs at beggar's staff and
roundhouse will be put to prison
himself.
Who laughs at others' ills, has his own
behind the door.
Who laughs at you also cries for you.
Who laughs early will cry later.
Who laughs last, laughs the best.
Who laughs will get a furuncle.
Who leaves a son isn't really dead.
Who leaves no traces in the field, will be put
to shame at harvest.
Who leaves the boat on water is miserable.
Who leaves the old way for the new, the
trouble not looked for, will be found
there.
Who lends his lips to nought but blame, has
in his heart no love of fame.
Who lends recovers not; or if he recovers,
recovers not all; or if not all, not much; of
if much, a mortal enemy.
Who lends to a friend loses doubly.
Who lets a woman slap him is as humiliated
as if a pig has bitten.
Who lets another sit on his shoulder, will
soon have him on his head.
Who lies down with dogs gets up with fleas.
Who lies for you will lie against you.
Who lies that also steals.
Who lies with the blind gets up cross-eyed.
Who lifts a dog's tail is a dog himself.
Who likes you well will come to your house.
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Who lives as a dog will die as a dog.
Who lives by hope will die by hunger.
Who lives foolishly as a youth, wails in old
age.
Who lives in a quiet house has plenty.
Who lives in exile finds that spring has no
charm.
Who lives in lust will die in hunger for fat.
Who lives on the score has shame evermore.
Who lives together with a pig will end up
eating shit.
Who lives will see.
Who looks for a quarrel, finds a quarrel.
Who looks for meat will find a bone.
Who loses his honor loses a lot, who loses
his faith, loses everything.
Who loses honor can lose nothing else.
Who loses honor won't ever find it.
Who loves cats has a beautiful wife.
Who loves God with all his heart, lives
happy and dies happy.
Who loves his work and knows to spare,
may live and flourish anywhere.
Who loves me loves my dog.
Who loves not women, wine, and song,
remains a fool his whole life long.
Who loves roses will endure the thorns.
Who loves the tree loves the branch.
Who loves to roam may lose his home.
Who loves ugliness will not encounter
beauty.
Who loves well is slow to forget.
Who loves well, chastises well.
Who loves with his heart sees from a
distance.
Who loves, believes.
Who loves, fears.
Who made the drum knows best what is
inside.
Who makes baskets, makes some ugly and
some beautiful.
Who makes excuses without being accused,
shows his guilt.
Who makes himself a sheep, will be eaten by
the wolf.