Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
A bull went to impregnate a cow, and he
came back a fetus.
A bully is always a coward
A burden that one chooses is not felt.
A burden which one chooses is not felt.
A burnt child dreads the fire.
A burnt child fears the fire, and a bitten
child fears a dog.
A bush does note grow berries in winter.
A bush fowls’ playground is never appre-
ciably spacious.
A bush that doesn’t rotate baskets must not
grow mushrooms.
A business is good, when both parties
make a good bargain.
A bustling mother makes a slothful
daughter.
A busy mother makes slothful daughters.
A busy women has a lazy daughter, a lazy
women has a busy daughter.
A busybody is always malevolent.
A butterfly thinks itself a bird because it
can fly.
A buxom widow must be married, buried,
or cloistered.
A cabin with plenty of food is better than a
hungry castle.
A cackling hen doesn’t always lay.
A cage made of gold does not feed the bird
inside of it.
A cake and a bad custom ought to be
broken.
A cake eaten in peace, is worth two in
trouble.
A calabash is first cleaned from the inside.
A calamity is often a blessing in disguise.
A calf is not found under an ox.
A calf that is sucking does not bellow.
A calm portends a storm.
A calm spirit will enable a man to survive
even a six-month jail sentence.
A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a
crooked rope.
A camel cannot see the crookedness of its
neck.
A camel does not drink with a spoon.
A camel does not joke about the hump of
another camel.
A camel does not tease another camel about
his humps.
A camel is not a animal and an Arab is not
a human being.
A camel never sees its own hump.
A candidate promises more cheese than
bread.
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
A candle loses nothing by lighting another
candle.
A canoe does not know who is king. When
it turns over, everyone gets wet.
A canoe does not know who the leader
is. When it turns over, everyone gets
wet.
A canoe peddler doesn’t tell the crocodile
he has along snout until he’s crossed the
river.
A capon eight months old is fit for a king’s
table.
A captive they insult with impunity.
A careful hyena lives a long time.
A carpenter is known by his chips.
A cart-horse could never win the derby.
A cart-horse doesn’t last long.
A case is not to be decided from one
mouth.
A cask of wine works more miracles than a
church full of saints.
A cast is not a catch.
A cat always knows whose meat it eats.
A cat belonging to the house is not chased
away.
A cat can look at de queen.
A cat can never he made to lie on its back.
A cat goes to a monastery, but she still re-
mains a cat.
A cat has nine lives, as the onion seven
skins.
A cat has nine lives.
A cat has nine lives; for three he plays, for
three he strays, and for the last three he
stays.
A cat in a cage becomes a lion.
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