Great Throughts Treasury

"One should do more by wisdom than by force."

"One should act as he may, not as he would like to."

"One swallow doesn't mean the summer is here."

"One should not stir the shit as it will be even more stinking."

"Opportunity bears the thief."

"One swallow does not make a summer."

"Only words that have been told can be understood."

"Only those make no errors, who do not work at all."

"Order is the soul of everything."

"Out of a dog there will be no lard."

"Out of nothing there will be nothing."

"Other people's eggs have two yolks."

"Property gained unlawfully will be lost in the same way."

"Rats desert a sinking ship."

"Punctuality is the politeness of kings."

"Out of a foolish hole a foolish wind blows."

"Repetition is the mother of knowledge."

"Radish is poison in the morning, food at noon and medicine in the evening."

"Running is away is a shame, but it is useful."

"Rust cannot do any harm to gold."

"Return the dolls clothes."

"Several eyes see more."

"Side-stepping an issue."

"Sheepskin coat to sheepskin coat, cloth coat to cloth coat."

"Scrapes you short man, and you will also have."

"Silence, means consent."

"Slow water washes away the bank."

"Small child - small trouble, big child - big trouble."

"So many houses, so many customs."

"Something has caused anger, despair but one was compelled to stand idly by."

"Something for something."

"Soup is not eaten as hot as it is cooked."

"Something as small doesn't count."

"Something is better than nothing."

"Sparrows cannot be caught by beating a drum."

"Speak praises or nothing of the dead."

"Stretch yourself as far as your cover reaches."

"Stop up the hole until it's small."

"Strike the iron while it is warm."

"Tastes and slaps are different."

"Take what is yours, not that of others."

"Strike the iron while it is hot."

"Tell me who your friends is, I'll tell you who you are."

"Tell the truth and your head will be broken."

"Tell the truth, and people will bash in your head."

"The agreement depends on two persons."

"The air was frozen around him (about an atmosphere of distrust)."

"The amount of people equals the amount of opinions."

"The apple falls close to its tree."

"The apple does not fall far from its tree."