Great Throughts Treasury

"He whose place is on the gallows, will not die in the Danube."

"He won?t pick strawberries into the basket on somebody else."

"He would attend their funeral of labor."

"He would be good for death."

"He would drown him in a spoonful of water."

"He would even lie, there is no star in the sky."

"He would not deserve even the rope for hanging."

"He would spend even the treasures of Darius."

"Headman Simon drives the horse."

"Here is nothing, hold it tight."

"Hell has been broken loose."

"Hear and see much, say little."

"His cloak was put out."

"Help yourself and the God will also help you."

"His courage sank to his sinews."

"Here lies the rub."

"His hay is in order."

"His eyes are beautiful, but his heart is a devil."

"His footprints can be beaten with a stick."

"His mouth is as big as the Vienna Gate."

"His pocket knife opens in my pocket."

"His snow-boots are full."

"His soul comes to him only to sleep there."

"His words are nice but he is a devil."

"How could the boots get on the table."

"I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself."

"I shall teach you to pipe into glove."

"I tell you one thing, two will result from it."

"I have already seen a crow on a pole."

"I do not want it even for my enemy."

"I tell my daughter, my daughter-in-law should understand it."

"I wish to see him when I see the middle of my back."

"If a dog is to be killed, it is said to be mad."

"If a dog is driven by a stick after a hare, he will not catch it."

"If a stone was thrown at you, throw back some bread in return."

"I would not wipe my muddy boots in him."

"If all cords break."

"If I say, it is pregnant, If I do not say, it is not pregnant."

"If it does not trickle, it will drop."

"If he is thrown out through the door, he enters through the window."

"If it is not one's shirt, one should not put it on."

"If one person calls you a horse, laugh at him. If a second person calls you a horse, think about it."

"If something is given to you then take it, if you are beaten, then run away."

"If it's God's will the broom will lose its handle."

"If the shepherds fight each other, the wolf has a good time."

"If the mountain will not go to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to mountain."

"If the cat's away, the mice will dance."

"If three people tell you that you are drunk, lie down."

"If Vincent begins to flow, then the cellar will be full."

"If there is no horse, a donkey will do as well."