He that hides can find, 48
He that hides is no better than he that steals, 373
He that holds is no better than he that scourges, 373
He that holds the handle of the frying-pan runs the risk of burning
himself, 10
He that hunts others must run himself, 179
He that hunts two hares at once will catch neither, 49, 343
He that inquires much, learns much, 378
He that is afraid of the devil does not grow rich, 82
He that is ashamed to eat is ashamed to live, 48
He that is at sea has not the wind in his hands, 310 (_See_ He who is
at sea)
He that is bitten by a dog must apply some of its hair, 311
He that is born to be hanged will never be drowned, 80, 182, 309
He that is drowning shouts though he be not heard, 78
He that is embarked with the devil must sail with him, 80, 310
He that is good for something is the ass of the public, 101
He that is in fault is in suspicion, 80
He that is more civil than usual, either wants to cozen you or has
need of you, 253
He that is not gallant at twenty, strong at thirty, rich at forty, or
experienced at fifty, will never be gallant, strong, rich or prudent,
246
He that is out at sea, must either sail or sink, 377
He that is thrown would still wrestle, 28
He that is too much in haste, may stumble on a good road, 53
He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others (Galician) 245
He that jokes, confesses, 78
He that keeps out of harm’s way will gather goodly riches, 355
He that laughs on Friday may cry on Sunday, 58
He that lies down with dogs will get up with fleas, 52, 79, 247, 376
He that lives with cripples learns to limp, 308
He that loves his child chastises him, 311
He that makes himself dirt is trod on by the swine, 86
He that makes one basket can make a hundred, 249
He that marries for love has good nights, but sorry days, 179
He that minds his business at home, will not be accused of taking
part in the fray, 248
He that never fails never grows rich, 83
He that paints a flower does not give it perfume, 85
He that pelts every barking dog must pick up a great many stones, 183
He that performs his own errand saves the messenger’s hire, 392
He that picks up all sorts of wood soon gets an armful, 179
He that plays at racket must watch the ball, 309
He that reckons without his host must reckon again, 49, 80, 111
He that says A, must also say B, 179
He that says what he should not, will hear what he would not, 374
He that seeks, finds, and sometimes what he would rather not, 78
He that seeks to have many friends never has any, 87
He that shows his money shows his judgment, 82
He that sings himself is the best pleased, 354
He that sits among reeds cuts pipes when he pleases, 182
He that spares something to-day will have something to-morrow, 309
He that spends more than he is worth spins a rope for his own neck, 51
He that stands may fall, 80
He that stays in the valley will not get over the hill, 52
He that stirs honey will have some of it stick to him, 249
He that stumbles and falls not, mends his pace, 53, 248
He that ties well, unties well (Safe bind, safe find), 246
He that tickles himself, may laugh when he will, 185, 309, 379
He that trusts a faithless friend, has a good witness against him, 252
He that ventures not, fails not, 51
He that wants should not be bashful, 78
He that wants the kernel must crack the nut, 22, 180, 308
He that wants to beat a dog can easily find a stick, 87 (_See_ Who
wants)
He that wants to hang a dog, is sure to find a rope, 378
He that wants to hang a dog, says that it bites the sheep, 352
He that well considers the world, must own he has never seen a
better, 308
He that will does more than he that can, 281
He that will have eggs, must bear with cackling, 309
He that will have fire must bear with smoke, 311
He that will not be saved needs no preacher, 184
He that will not when he can, cannot when he will, 83, 251 (_See_ Who
will not)
He that will not when he may, when he will shall have nay, 50
He that will not strive in this world should not have come into it, 84
He that won’t listen, must feel, 184
He that would be healthy, must eat temperately, and sup early, 252
He that would be healthy must wear his winter clothes in summer, 252
He that would be ill served should keep plenty of servants, 87
He that would be old long must begin betimes, 292
He that would cheat a Jew, must be a Jew, 188
He that would have a beautiful wife should choose her on a Saturday,
252
He that would have a thing done quickly and well must do it himself,
87
He that would heal a wound must not handle it, 88
He that would jest must take a jest, else to let it alone were best,
309
He that would keep his eye sound must tie up his hand, 292
He that would keep his house clean must not let priest or pigeon
enter it, 54
He that would stop everybody’s mouth needs plenty of flour, 183
He that you seat upon your shoulder will often try to get upon your
head, 400
He thinks to catch shell-fish in the trees, 327
He threatens many who affronts one, 265
He to whom God gives no sons, the devil gives nephews, 251
He waits long that waits for another man’s death, 327
He wants to fly before he has wings, 327
He was born on a Sunday, he likes work ready done, 21
He was born upon St. Galtpert’s night, three days before luck, 326
He was bom with a caul, 21
He wastes his tears who weeps before the judge, 119
He wears the mourning of his washerwoman, 26
He who abuses others must not be particular about the answer he gets,
355
He who always tells me a lie never cheats me, 252
He who always thinks it is too soon, is sure to come too late, 177
He who asks the fewest favours is the best received, 250
He who at thirty has no brains, will never purchase an estate, 246
He who at twenty understands nothing, at thirty knows nothing, and at
forty has nothing, will lead a wretched old age, 246
He who avoids the temptation avoids the sin, 252
He who begins and does not finish loses his labour, 49
He who begins badly, ends badly, 250
He who begins ill finishes worse, 82
He who begins many things finishes few, 82
He who begins much finishes little, 186
He who bestirs himself sucks up, he who lies still dries up, 54
He who blows in the fire will get sparks in his eyes, 182
He who blows upon dust fills his eyes with it, 86
He who brings bad tidings comes soon enough, 185
He who brings is welcome, 179
He who builds a house in the market-place, builds either too high or
too low, 81
He who builds a house, or marries, is left with a lank purse, 201
He who builds according to every man’s advice will have a crooked
house, 379
He who builds by the roadside has many masters (or surveyors), 179,
308
He who builds on another’s ground loses his stone and mortar, 80
He who builds on the public way must let the people have their say,
179
He who burns his posteriors must sit on blisters, 311
He who buys a horse buys care, 247
He who buys a house gets many a plank and nail for nothing, 181
He who buys and sells does not feel what he spends, 247
He who buys betimes buys cheaply, 79
He who buys by the pennyworth keeps his own house and other men’s
too, 87
He who buys the broom can also buy the handle, 79
He who buys what he don’t want, will soon sell what he does want, 79,
183
He who can give has many a good neighbour, 49
He who can lick can bite, 51
He who can sit upon a stone and feed himself should not move, 377
He who can wait obtains what he wishes, 78
He who cannot help may hinder, 184
He who cannot paint must grind the colours, 184
He who cannot pay with his purse must pay with his hide, 184
He who cannot revenge himself is weak, he who will not is
contemptible, 84
He who cannot speak well of his trade does not understand it, 51
He who can’t get bacon must be content with cabbage, 376
He who carries nothing loses nothing, 52
He who carries one burden will soon carry a hundred, 52
He who catches one fish is a fisherman, 251
He who chastises one threatens a hundred, 86
He who cheats a cheat and robs a thief, earns a dispensation for 100
years, 181
He who chooses takes the worst (Pick and choose and take the worst),
49
He who climbs too high is near a fall, 65
He who comes first grinds first, 251
He who comes first to the mill is first served, 378
He who conceits himself wise, has an ass near at hand, 183
He who dances well goes from wedding to wedding, 246
He who decries (or finds fault, or disparages) wants to buy, 49, 78,
186, 248
He who delays, gathers, 220
He who demands does not command, 79
He who denies all confesses all, 86, 253
He who despises small things seldom grows rich, 398
He who dies not in his twenty-third year, drowns not in his
twenty-fourth, and is not slain in his twenty-fifth, may boast of
good days, 343
He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself, 179
He who divides gets the worst share, 248
He who does as he likes has no headache, 80
He who does good to you either dies or goes away, 247
He who does no more than another is no better than another, 251
He who does not bait his hook catches nothing (or fishes in vain),
50, 184
He who does not gain, loses, 50
He who does not go (or look) forward, stays behind, 184, 245
He who does not honour his wife, dishonours himself, 246
He who does not improve to-day will grow worse to-morrow, 185
He who does not look before him, must take misfortune for his
earnings, 375
He who does not mix with the crowd knows nothing, 251
He who does not open his eyes must open his purse, 180
He who does not pick up a pin cares nothing for his wife, 250
He who does not repair his gutter has a whole house to repair, 250
He who does not show himself, is overlooked, 251
He who does not speak, God does not hear, 251
He who does not tire, achieves, 196
He who does not tire, tires adversity, 51
He who does not (or will not) when he can, cannot when he will, 50,
83, 251
He who does not whip the child does not mend the youth, 250
He who does nothing, does ill, 50
He who does the wrong forgets it, but not he who receives it, 82
He who does what he likes, does not what he ought, 249
He who doth his own business defileth not his fingers, 81
He who doubts nothing knows nothing, 220
He who dresses in others’ clothes will be undressed on the highway,
248
He who eats of the king’s goose will void a feather forty years
after, 50
He who eats pears with his master should not choose the best, 82
He who eats the king’s cow lean, pays for it fat, 50, 249
He who eats the meat let him pick the bone, 247
He who eats and puts by, has sufficient for two meals, 247
He who envies, suffers, 184
He who esteems none but himself is as happy as a king, 84
He who excuses himself accuses himself, 53, 86, 310
He who fain would marry, in choice should not tarry, 182
He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear, 49
He who feeds a wolf, strengthens his enemy, 376
He who feeds the hen ought to have the egg, 355
He who finds fault wants to buy, 186, 248 (_See_ He who decries, &c.)
He who finds what has not been lost, will chance to die before he is
ill, 181
He who flees, proves himself guilty, 376
He who follows the crowd has many companions, 180
He who forces love where none is found, remains a fool the whole year
round, 183
He who gets out of debt enriches himself, 52
He who gives to the public, gives to no one, 249
He who gives bread to others’ dogs is often barked at by his own, 79
He who gives, must take (meaning a joke), 179
He who gives quickly, gives doubly, 179 (_See_ He gives twice)
He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord, 180, 343
He who goes abroad by day has no need of a lantern, 51
He who goes everywhere gains everywhere, 51
He who goes far from home to marry, goes either to deceive or be
deceived, 249
He who goes to bed with dogs, will wake up with fleas, 183, 310
He who goes to collect wool may come back shorn, 54
He who goes to the mill gets befloured, 86
He who goes with wolves learns to howl, 247
He who grasps at all, holds nothing fast (or loses all), 179, 253
He who grasps too much holds little (or nothing) fast, 53, 86, 250
He who grasps too much lets much fall, 186
He who greases his cart-wheels helps his oxen, 252
He who guesses well prophesies well, 78
He who handles pitch, besmears himself, 184
He who hangs out a branch wants to sell his wine, 252
He who has a bad name is half hanged, 81
He who has a bad tongue should have good loins, 82
He who has a bad wife can expect no happiness, 201
He who has a companion has a master, 48
He who has a glass roof should not (or must not) throw stones at his
neighbour’s (or others’), 82, 181, 253, 299, 352
He who has a good horse in his stable may go on foot, 81
He who has a good neighbour has a good morning, 81, 182, 379
He who has a good nest, finds good friends, 293
He who has a good wife can bear any evil, 201
He who has a handsome wife, a castle on the frontier, or a vineyard
on the roadside, is never without war, 197
He who has a head of wax must not walk in the sun, 81
He who has a head won’t want for a hat, 66
He who has a mate has a master, 81
He who has a son grown up should not call another a thief, 253
He who has a straw tail is always in fear of its catching fire, 81
He who has a tongue, may go to Rome, 82, 250
He who has a trade may travel through the world, 253
He who has a white horse and a fair wife is seldom without trouble,
376
He who has bad neighbours is fain to praise himself, 355
He who has been bitten by a snake is afraid of an eel, 355
He who has been first a novice and then an abbot, knows what the boys
do behind the altar, 220
He who has been stung by a scorpion is afraid of its shadow, 248
He who has been stung by a serpent is afraid of a lizard, 79
He who has both money and bread may choose with whom his daughter to
wed, 248
He who has but one coat cannot lend it, 251
He who has crossed the ford knows how deep it is, 82
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