Great Throughts Treasury

"He who bought devil, sells devil."

"He who cannot bear misfortune is truly unfortunate."

"He who gets in chicken feed is eaten by the chickens."

"He who doesn't listen to his friends, makes his enemies happy."

"He who drinks on credit, gets twice as drunk."

"He who governs his home, governs his life."

"He who doesn't have a brain by twenty, shouldn't expect one at thirty."

"He who has been angry becomes cool again."

"He who has no brains has legs."

"He who is not satisfied with a little is not satisfied with allot."

"He who is outside the door has already a good part of his journey"

"He who respects his parents never dies."

"He who lost his pig, kept hearing grunts."

"He who mistrusts most should be trusted least."

"He who walks the earth and seeks the sea, the devil behind him is cooking fava beans for him."

"He who revealeth his secret maketh himself a slave."

"He who suffers much will know much."

"He who's hungry dreams of bread-loaves."

"He who would be happy should stay at home."

"Honor is priceless and glad be he who has it."

"How come you are going barefoot on the thorns?"

"Help me, so that I can help you, so that we can climb the mountain."

"Help yourself so God can help you."

"How you make your bed is how you are going to sleep (in it)."

"Holy must be the man who treads - the incensed shrine within: and holy is that man alone - whose soul is free from sin"

"Human things are a wheel."

"Hunger is the teacher of many."

"Hunger fights castles and hunger surrenders castles."

"I feel pain that envy is exchanged for beautiful deeds."

"I send thee myrrh, not that thou mayest be by it perfumed, but it perfumed by thee."

"I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night."

"If all men were just, there would be no need of valor."

"If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod."

"If deeds are wanting, all words appear mere vanity and emptiness."

"If it were not for hope, the heart would break"

"If you are truthful you will have as much gold as you want."

"If you do not have brains you follow the same route twice."

"If you do not have brains you have legs."

"Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain."

"If you do not praise your own home, it will fall on you and squash you."

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it."

"I'm coming from town, and on the mountain-top cinnamon."

"If you join the dance-circle, you must dance."

"In hospitality, the chief thing is the good will."

"If you steal something small you are a petty thief, but if you steal millions you are a gentleman of society."

"In baiting a mousetrap with cheese, always leave room for the mouse."

"Ill-timed laughter is a dangerous evil."

"In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."

"In times of difficulty friendship is on trial."

"It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money."