A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs Comprising French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish, with English Translations and a General Index

Part 37

Chapter 374,754 wordsPublic domain

He who has daughters is always a shepherd, 47

He who has daughters to marry, let him give them silk to spin, 253

He who has drunk will drink, 48

He who has enemies, let him not sleep, 253

He who has four and spends five, has no need of a purse, 253, 299

He who has his purse full preaches to the poor man, 48

He who has land has war, 82

He who has left a rogue behind him has made a good day’s journey, 180

He who has loaves has dogs, 81

He who has lost his oxen is always hearing bells, 247

He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living, 249

He who has many irons in the fire will let some of them burn, 376

He who has money has capers, 48

He who has money to throw away, let him employ workmen, and not stand by, 81

He who has no falcon must hunt with owls, 377

He who has no head wants no hat, 224

He who has no house of his own is everywhere at home, 220

He who has no voice in the valley will have none in the council, 250

He who has no wife, is for thrashing her daily; but he that has one, takes care of her, 220

He who has not health has nothing, 50

He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is, 184

He who has nothing fears nothing, 50

He who has once burnt his mouth always blows his soup, 185

He who has once invited the devil into his house will never be rid of him, 180

He who has one foot in a brothel has the other in an hospital, 180

He who has plenty of butter may put some in his cabbage, 378

He who has scalded himself once blows the next time, 86

He who has servants has unavoidable enemies, 249

He who has sheep has fleeces, 220

He who has teeth has no bread, and he who has bread has no teeth, 81

He who has the luck brings home the bride, 186

He who has the Pope for his cousin may soon be a Cardinal, 180

He who has three enemies must agree with two, 180

He who has to deal with a blockhead has need of much brains, 247

He who has to do with foxes must look after his hen-roost, 183

He who has two masters to serve must lie to one of them, 245

He who has victory has right, 180

He who hath an ill name is half hanged (Give a dog an ill name, and you may as well hang him), 80

He who hath ears to hear, let him hear, 184

He who heeds not the lost shoe-nail will soon lose the horse, 180

He who helps everybody helps nobody, 252

He who herds with wolves learns to howl, 87, 183, 377 (_See_ He who kennels)

He who holds his tongue does not commit himself, 50

He who holds the handle of the frying-pan turns it as he pleases, 53

He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief, 180

He who holds the thread holds the ball, 53

He who hunts after bargains will scratch his head (Catalan), 245

He who hunts two hares at once catches neither, 49, 186, 343

He who hunts two hares from one bush is not likely to catch either, 352

He who hunts two hares does not catch the one, and lets the other escape, 80

He who hunts with cats will catch mice, 377

He who inherits a farthing is expected to disburse a dollar, 181

He who is afraid of doing too much always does too little, 181

He who is afraid of leaves must not go into the wood, 82, 311

He who is always drinking and stuffing will in time become a ragamuffin, 179

He who is an ass and thinks himself a stag, finds his mistake when he comes to leap the ditch, 78

He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning, 375

He who is at sea does not direct the winds, 49, 310

He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose, 186

He who is embarked with the devil must make the passage with him, 80, 310

He who is everybody’s friend is either very poor or very rich, 248

He who is everywhere is nowhere, 373

He who is far from home is near to harm, 376

He who is feared by many fears many, 177

He who is feared gets more than his own, 201

He who is fed by another’s hand seldom gets enough, 356

He who is guilty believes that all men speak ill of him, 80

He who is his own teacher has a fool for his pupil, 185

He who is in hell knows not what heaven is, 80

He who is in the mud likes to pull another into it, 219

He who is judge between two friends loses one of them, 49, 186

He who is meant to be a basket-carrier is born with the handle in his hand, 81

He who is not for me is against me, 184

He who is of no use to himself is of no use to any one, 185, 353

He who is of the craft can discourse about it, 80

He who is quick at borrowing is slow in paying, 182

He who is scared by words has no heart for deeds, 379

He who is silent gains store, 247

He who is surety for another pays for him, 311

He who is the cause of his own misfortune may bewail it himself, 80

He who is unable is always willing, 84

He who is under cover when it rains is a great fool if he stirs, 80

He who is well prepared has half won the battle, 279

He who is without debt is without credit, 83

He who keeps his own secret avoids much mischief, 249

He who kennels with wolves must howl, 49 (_See_ He who herds)

He who knows a knave makes no bid for him, 379

He who knows but little tells it quickly (or soon), 85, 251, 292

He who knows how to beg may leave his money at home, 356

He who knows nothing knows enough, if he knows when to be silent, 73

He who knows nothing never doubts, 83

He who knows the road can ride full trot, 85

He who laid a snare for me has fallen into it, 249

He who laughs last laughs best, 55, 124, 186, 354

He who laughs overmuch may have an aching heart, 67

He who lends to the poor, gets his interest from God, 180

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow, 86

He who lies down in (or mixes himself with) the wash will be eaten by swine, 344, 379

He who lies in the grave is well lodged, 182

He who lies on the ground must expect to be trodden on, 179

He who likes drinking is always talking of wine, 67

He who listens at doors hears more than he desires, 49

He who lives among wolves learns to howl, 87 (_See_ He who herds)

He who lives by the church should serve the church, 181

He who lives in hopes, breakfasts ill and sups worse, 246

He who lives long knows what pain is, 54

He who lives on hope dies of hunger, 186

He who lives without restraint, will die without honour, 376

He who looks demurely trust not with your money, 251

He who looks not before finds himself behind, 51

He who looks on has two-thirds of the game, 86

He who looks on knows more of the game than he who plays, 180

He who loses his temper is in the wrong, 52

He who loses is always in fault, 85

He who loses, sins, 51

He who loves Bertrand loves his dog (Love me, love my dog), 246

He who loves Peter won’t harm his dog, 246

He who loves sorrow, will always find something to mourn over, 379

He who loves well is slow to forget, 246

He who loves well, obeys well, 246

He who made fun of the old man, laughed at first and cried afterwards, 247

He who makes a law should keep it, 220

He who makes a mouse of himself, will be eaten by the cats (This is a pun; sich mausig machen means to swagger or assume undue importance), 185

He who makes himself a dove is eaten by the hawk, 79

He who makes himself a servant is expected to remain a servant, 85

He who makes himself honey will be eaten by the bees (or the flies), 185, 311

He who makes himself nothing, is nothing, 184

He who makes light of his enemy dies by his hand, 246

He who makes more of you than he is wont, either means to cheat you or wants you, 299

He who makes one basket can make a hundred, 272

He who marries a widow with three children, marries four thieves, 352

He who marries does well, but who remains single does better, 182

He who marries for love has good nights and bad days, 52

He who marries ill, is long in becoming widowed, 250

He who measures oil greases his hands, 248

He who mixes himself with the draff will be eaten by the swine, 344, 379

He who never budges from Paris will never be Pope, 53

He who passes a winter’s day passes one of his mortal enemies, 51

He who pays his debts, betters his condition, 185

He who pays is fairly entitled to speak his mind, 51

He who pays well is master of another man’s purse, 76, 101, 305

He who pays well is well served, 51

He who pays well may borrow again, 182

He who peeps through a hole will discover his dole (Harm watch, harm catch), 245

He who pitches too high won’t get through his song, 182

He who plants fruit-trees must not count upon the fruit, 342

He who plays with a sword plays with the devil (Galician), 245

He who pledges or promises runs in debt, 249

He who ploughs with young oxen makes crooked furrows, 183

He who pours water hastily into a bottle spills more than goes in, 248

He who praises himself befouls himself, 86

He who praises himself must have bad neighbours, 185

He who praises in _præsentia_, and abuses in _absentia_, have with him _pestilentia_, 181

He who prates much, lies much, 186

He who prizes little things, is worthy of great ones, 179

He who promises incurs a debt, 251

He who puts by for the night, puts by for the cat, 354

He who quits his place loses it, 52

He who receives the offerings let him ring the bells, 250

He who recovers but the tail of his cow does not lose all, 51

He who reforms, God assists, 252

He who remains in the mill grinds, not he who goes to and fro, 220

He who rides behind another does not saddle when he will, 253

He who rides on the giant’s shoulders sees further than he who carries him, 10

He who rides the horse is his master, 354

He who rides the mule shoes her, 50

He who rises early will gather wisdom, 376

He who risks nothing can gain nothing (Nothing venture, nothing have), 84

He who saves, finds, 247

He who saves in little things, can be liberal in great ones, 182

He who says nothing never lies, 83

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like, 185, 248, 356

He who seeks, finds, 247

He who sees leather cut asks for a thong, 49

He who serves is not free, 252

He who serves many masters must neglect some, 246

He who serves two masters must lie to one of them, 80

He who serves the people has a bad master, 180

He who serves the public has a sorry (or fickle) master, 85, 308

He who shoots often, hits at last, 184

He who sings drives away sorrow, 78

He who slanders his neighbour makes a rod for himself, 344

He who sleeps alone keeps long cold, two soon warm each other, 185

He who sleeps catches no fish, 79

He who sleeps much, learns little, 250

He who sleeps well does not feel the fleas, 78

He who sows brambles must not go barefoot, 252

He who sows brambles (or thistles) reaps thorns (As you sow, so you shall reap), 53, 245

He who sows hatred shall gather rue, 377

He who sows iniquity shall reap shame, 379

He who sows little, reaps little, 378

He who sows money, will reap poverty, 375

He who sows peas on the highway does not get all the pods into his barn, 377

He who sows well, reaps well, 247

He who spares vice wrongs virtue, 49, 180

He who speaks ill of himself is praised by no one, 379

He who spits above himself will have it fall on his face, 246 (_See_ Who spits)

He who stands godfather to a wolf should have a dog under his cloak, 179

He who stands high is seen from afar, 377

He who stands near the woodcutter is likely to be hit by a splinter, 377

He who steals once is never trusty, 253

He who stops at every stone never gets to his journey’s end, 52

He who stops half way is only half in error, 179

He who strikes another on the neck, does not strike far from the head, 377

He who strives to do, does more than he who has the power, 231

He who succeeds is reputed wise, 66

He who suspects is seldom at fault, 82

He who swears is a liar, 81

He who takes a wife takes a master, 52

He who takes the child by the hand, takes the mother by the heart, 377

He who takes no care of little things, will not have the care of great ones, 187

He who takes the wrong road must make his journey again, 246

He who talks much is sometimes right, 250

He who tastes every man’s broth often burns his mouth, 378

He who tells his own secret will hardly keep another’s, 79, 248

He who threatens is afraid, 50

He who threatens to strike, and does not, is afraid, 246

He who throws away money with his hands will seek it with his feet, 78

He who throws himself under the bench will be left to lie there, 356

He who tickles himself, laughs when he likes, 185, 309, 379

He who torments others does not sleep well, 53

He who touches pitch defiles himself, 86, 379

He who travels with hope, has poverty for his coachman, 183

He who treads on eggs, must tread lightly, 181

He who trifles with his enemy dies by his hand, 219

He who trusts a woman and leads an ass will never be free from plague, 49

He who turns aside avoids danger, 52

He who waits for a dead man’s shoes is in danger of going barefoot, 48, 352

He who waits for another man’s trencher often dines in imagination (or with Duke Humphrey), 52

He who waits for another’s platter has a cold meal (Catalan), 254

He who wants a good deal must not ask for a little, 87

He who wants a mule without fault must walk on foot, 252

He who wants his dog killed has only to say he’s mad, 87, 246

He who wants to be rich in a year comes to the gallows in half a year, 54, 87, 248

He who wants to catch fish must not mind a wetting, 251

He who wants to travel far takes care of his beast, 54

He who was born to be hanged will not be drowned, unless the water go over the gallows, 373

He who was born to pennies, will never be master of dollars, 376

He who whispers, lies, 375

He who will have eggs must bear with the cackling, 181

He who will not obey father, will have to obey stepfather, 355

He who will not serve one master must needs serve many, 84

He who will not take cheap advice, will have to buy dear repentance, 377

He who wipes the child’s nose, means to kiss the mother’s cheek, 180

He who won’t be advised, can’t be helped, 177

He who works on the highway will have many advisers, 248 (_See_ He that builds)

He who would be everywhere will be nowhere, 353

He who would be long an old man must begin betimes, 87

He who would buy a sausage of a dog must give him bacon in exchange, 378

He who would catch a rogue must watch behind the door, 343

He who would catch fish must not mind wetting himself, 292

He who would cheat a peasant, must take one with him, 181, 308

He who would cheat the fox must rise early, 249

He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom, 180

He who would close another man’s mouth, should first tie up his own, 377

He who would drive another over three dikes must climb over two himself, 356

He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell (or nut), 377, 378

He who would enjoy the feast should fast on the eve, 87

He who would enjoy the fire must bear the smoke, 378

He who would gather honey must brave the sting of bees, 308

He who would gather roses, must not fear thorns, 343

He who would go further than his horse, must alight and go on foot, 186

He who would hang himself is sure to find a rope, 375

He who would have clear water should go to the fountain head, 87

He who would have good cabbage must pay its price, 377

He who would leap high must take a long run, 379

He who would live at Rome must not quarrel with the Pope, 54

He who would make a fool of himself will find many to help him, 377

He who would make a golden door (or gate) must add a nail to it daily, 54, 308

He who would not go to hell, must not go to court, 376

He who would prosper in peace, must suffer in silence, 183

He who would relish his food must not see it cooked, 87

He who would rest must work, 88

He who would rule, must hear and be deaf, see and be blind, 185

He who would save should begin with the mouth, 378

He who would seek revenge must be on his own guard, 379

He who would serve everybody gets thanks from nobody, 376

He who would steal honey, must not be afraid of bees, 378

He who would stop every man’s mouth must have a great deal of meal, 98 (_See_ He need have)

He who would succeed at court, must lie sometimes low, sometimes high, 186

He who would take, must give, 252

He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin, 180

He who would thrive must follow the church, the sea, or the king’s service, 251

He who would travel through the land, must go with open purse in hand, 311

He whose house is tiled with glass should not throw stones at his neighbour’s, 220 (_See_ He who lives)

He whose mistress squints, says she ogles, 187

He will never get into the wood who starts at every bush, 373 (_See_ He that examines)

He will not lose his oats for want of braying, 24

He would be a good one to send for death, 95

He would be wise who knew all things beforehand, 327

He would bite a cent in two, 328

He would break his neck against a straw, 126

He would drown in a spoonful of water, 125

He would not give the devil a knife to cut his throat, 112

He would rather have a bumper in hand than a Bible, 326

He would sell even his share of the sun, 96

He would slaughter a bug to drink its blood, 96

He wriggles like an eel, 327

Health and cheerfulness make beauty; finery and cosmetics cost money and lie, 255

Health without money is a half-malady, 125

Hear first, and speak afterwards, 222

Hear one man before you answer; hear several before you decide, 375

Hear, see, and say nothing if you would live in peace, 44, 116, 290

Hear the other side, and believe little, 116

Hearsay is half lies, 153, 329

Heavy purses and light hearts can sustain much, 345

Hedgehogs are not to be killed with the fist, 287

Hedges have no eyes, but they have ears, 109

Hell is paved with (or full of) good intentions, 91, 218, 274

Help is good everywhere, except in the porridge-bowl, 374

Help yourself and God will help you, 321, 374

Hens like to lay where they see an egg, 305

Herod and Pilate are good friends, 152

Herring in the land, the doctor at a stand, 321

Hide not the truth from your confessor, your doctor, or your lawyer, 69

Hide not your light under a bushel, 160

High birth is a poor dish on the table, 106

High houses are mostly empty in the upper story, 152

High trees give more shadow than fruit, 328

Him who errs, forgive once, but never twice, 197

Hired horses make short miles, 319

His bread fell into the honey, 208

His hens lay eggs with two yolks, 168

His horse’s head is too big, it cannot get out of the stable, 57

His money takes the place of wisdom, 345

Hobby horses are dearer than Arabians, 170

Hold your dog in readiness before you start the hare, 305

Home, dear home, small as thou art, to me thou art a palace, 77

Honest Nobody is to blame for all, 139

Honest poverty is thinly sown, 20

Honesty lasts longest (Honesty is the best policy), 142

Honey is not for asses (or the ass’s mouth), 32, 237, 285

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings, 32, 305

Honeyed speech often conceals poison and gall, 400

Honour a good man that he may honour you, and a bad man that he may not dishonour you, 279

Honour and profit will not keep in one sack, 279

Honour blossoms on the grave, 20

Honour once lost never returns, 341

Honour the old, teach the young, 354

Honour the tree that gives you shelter, 389

Honours change manners, 35, 99, 304

Hope and expectation are a fool’s income, 372

Hope is an egg of which one man gets the yolk, another the white, and a third the shell, 372

Hope is the dream of the waking, 372

Horse, don’t die yet, grass is coming, 40

Horses run after benefices, and asses get them, 34

Hour by hour time departs, 68

How can the cat help it if the maid be a fool?, 77

How did you rear so many children? By being fondest of the little ones, 272

How easily a hair gets into the butter!, 187

How many daily read the Word, and yet from vice are not deterred (How many daily read the Bible, and yet pursue their course of evil), 188

How shall the enemy of the bride speak well of the wedding?, 219

How we apples swim! said the horse-t—d, 344

However bright the sun may shine, leave not your cloak at home, 242

However foul it be, never say, Of this water I will not drink, 242

However high a bird may soar, it seeks its food on earth, 369

Hunger and cold surrender a man to his enemy, 224, 278

Hunger changes beans into almonds, 106

Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood, 28, 106, 138, 329

Hunger eats through stone walls, 329

Hunger is the best cook, 153

Hunger is the best sauce, 1, 106, 329, 380

Hunger looks in at the industrious man’s door but dares not enter, 28

Hungry flies bite sore, 153, 332

Husband, don’t see; wife, be blind, 231

Husband, you are a cuckold: wife, who told you so?, 209

Hush, brideswoman, I knew all that before, 198

Hussars pray for war, and the doctor for fever, 153

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I a lazy lout, you a lazy lout, marry me, Antonia, 262

“I am a judge of cresses,” said the peasant, as he was eating hemlock, 382

I am like you and you like me, the devil united us, 262

I am neither at the ford nor the bridge, 230

I am not here to catch flies, 329

I am on good terms with the friend who eats his bread with me, 269

I being satisfied, the world is satisfied, 89

I broke my leg, perhaps for my good, 245

I can see as far into a mill-stone as another man, 153

I do not tell thee what thou art, thou wilt tell it thyself, 235

I don’t count them to you, wife, but a hog makes twelve puddings, 233

I don’t want it, I don’t want it, but put it into my hood, 236

I hate fetters though they be of gold, 267

I have a good jacket in France, 206

I have a mouth which I feed, it must speak what I please, 329

“I have had” is a poor man, 151

“I have” is a better bird than “If I had,”, 151

I have nothing for dinner, sit down to table, 286

I kiss thee, hide, because thou art to be a wine-bag, 268

I know by my own pot how the others boil, 28

I know well what I say when I ask for bread, 205

I know what I know, but will say nothing about it, 262

I left what I knew for what I heard praised, and repented, 241

“I’ll go myself,” and “I’ll see to it,” are two good servants on a farm, 369

I’ll marry, and eat the prime of the pot, and sit down first, 208

I’ll sleep on it, 329

I may go over my reckoning, but not over my time, 329

I meant to cross (or bless) myself and put out one of my eyes, 239, 278

I mistress and you miss, who is to sweep the house?, 262

I neither give nor take, like a Jew on the Sabbath, 230

I never saw a silent rich man, 28

I never was satisfied with “I will, I will.” One “take this” is better than two “I will give you,”, 211

I renounce the friend who eats what is mine with me, and what is his own by himself, 267

I renounce the golden basin in which I have to spit blood, 267

I saw a man, who saw another man, who saw the sea, 295

I saw you at Lucca, I knew you at Pisa, 70

I say it to you, daughter; hear it, daughter-in-law, 91, 203

I see by my daughter’s face when the devil lays hold of my son-in-law, 287

I see by my mother-in-law’s eyes when the devil takes hold of her (Galician), 237

I stubborn and you stubborn, who is to carry the load?, 262

I thought I had no husband, and I eat up the stew, 240

I thought to cross (or bless) myself, and put out my eye, 239, 278

I too can lead the geese to water when it rains, 72

I want more for my teeth than for my relations, 281

I want no drones in my beehive (_So Shakspeare_, “Drones hive not with me.”—_Shylock_), 153

I will do what I can, and a little less, to be able to continue at it, 98

“I will not bite any dog,” says the shepherd’s dog, “for I must save my teeth for the wolf,”, 153

I will win the horse or lose the saddle, 153

I would rather have a dog my friend than enemy, 153