Great Throughts Treasury

"Birth is much, but breeding is more."

"Brain is better than brawn."

"Different strokes for different folks."

"Discretion is the better part of courage / valor."

"Do what is right, come what may."

"Cowards die many times."

"Dead men have no friends."

"Eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die)."

"Each to his own and God watching over everyone."

"Each person knows where problems lie."

"Each of us must face our own responsibilities."

"Every dog has its day."

"Everyone sees things from his / her own point of view."

"Evildoers always think the worst of others."

"Every law has a / its loophole."

"Everyone gets his comeuppance in the end / just deserts sooner or later."

"Fine words butter no parsnips."

"Faint heart never won fair lady."

"Fools rush / walk in where angels fear to tread."

"Friendless in life, friendless in death."

"For a good appetite there is no hard bread."

"Give a thing and take a thing, to wear the devil's gold ring."

"Give a dog a bad name (and hang it)."

"Great minds think alike."

"Half the truth is often a whole lie."

"God sends cold after clothes."

"He that chastens one chastens twenty."

"Half a loaf is better than no bread."

"He that blames would buy."

"He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well."

"He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned."

"He that fights and runs away, lives to fight another day."

"He that would have the fruit must climb the tree."

"Health is better than wealth."

"Hell has / hath no fury like a woman scorned."

"He who excuses himself accuses himself."

"Home is where the heart is."

"He who pays the piper calls the tune."

"Honor buys no meat in the market."

"Honesty is the best policy."

"Home is where he hangs his hat."

"Her left hand doesn't know what her right hand is doing."

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick."

"Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper."

"Hunger drives the wol out of the woods."

"Hope for the best and prepare for the worst."

"Hunger is good kitchen."

"Hunger never saw bad bread / food."

"I don't care what people say as long as I get what want."

"Hunger is the best sauce."