Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
You become like that which you own.
You become wise when you begin to run
out of money.
You bring your own evil deeds to light.
You burn incense before the god, and then
topple him.
You buy land, you buy stones; you buy
meat, you buy bones.
You buy yourself an enemy when you lend
a man money.
You cackle in our place but you lay your
eggs at someone else's place.
You cackle often, but never lay an egg.
You can accompany a friend for a thousand
miles but at some time you must take
your leave.
You can always buy her back later.
You can always find good elements in the
misfortune that strikes you.
You can always tell a drunkard by his
actions.
You can be a king, if you are brave.
You can be cautious about the future but not
the past.
You can bear with your own faults, and why
not a fault in your wife?
You can beat a fool half to death but you
can't beat the foolishness out of him.
You can beat anyone if you have a golden
slipper.
You can bend an alder-tree, if you do it
gradually.
You can best shoot an eagle with an arrow
made from its own feathers.
You can better drink from a small well with
soft water than from the salty sea.
You can build a house but you must make a
home.
You can burn down a house, but can you
hide the smoke?
You can buy 'em but they don't stay bought.
You can buy everything, except a father and
a mother.
You can cage a bird but you can't make it
sing.
You can catch a cricket in your hand but its
song is all over the field.
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You can catch more flies with a drop of
honey than with a barrel of vinegar.
You can catch more flies with honey than
with vinegar.
You can choose your friends but you can't
choose your family
You can chop a man's head off, but you can't
keep him quiet.
You can close the city gates but not the
mouths of men.
You can close the city gates, but you can't
close the people's mouths.
You can conquer the whole world with
words, but not with drawn swords.
You can correct a mistake.
You can count the apples on a tree but you
can't count the trees from one apple.
You can dead longer than ya live.
You can disguise wealth but you can't hide
poverty.
You can do anything with children if you
only play with them.
You can do nothing about governments and
winter.
You can drive sixty miles a minute, but
there is no future in it.
You can eat and drink with your family but
not count and measure.
You can even be a God, if you try.
You can explore the universe looking for
somebody who is more deserving of
your love and affection than you are, and
you will not find that person anywhere.
You can find no pomegranates on a willow
tree, nor shame in the wicked.
You can fool an old horse once but you can't
fool him twice.
You can get far with a lie, but not come
back.
You can get farther with a friendly word
than with a club.
You can get used to anything -- even hell.
You can give a piece of advice, but not good
luck along with that.
You can go home when you can go nowhere
else.