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
I.
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
I would rather see smoke from my own chimney than the fire on
another’s hearth, 374
Idleness is hunger’s mother, and of theft it is full brother, 331
Idleness is the devil’s bolster, 384
Idleness is the root of all evil, 162
If a beard were all, the goat would be the winner, 402
If a man has folly in his sleeve, it will be sure to peep out, 376
If a man would know what he is, let him anger his neighbours, 186
If a man would learn to pray let him go often to sea, 54
If a poor man gives to you, he expects more in return, 294
If envy were a fever, all the world would be ill, 402
If every one were wise, a fool would be the prize, 174
If folly were a pain, there would be groaning in every house, 257
If fools ate no bread, corn would be cheap, 178, 345
If God bids thee draw, he will find thee a rope; if he bids thee
ride, he will find thee a horse, 349
If God gives not bushelfuls, he gives spoonfuls, 371
If he waits long enough, the world will be his own, 299
If I am a fool, put your finger in my mouth, 258
If I am seen, I am joking; if I am not seen, I steal, 169
If I am to be drowned, it shall be in clean water, 169
If I have lost the ring I still have the fingers, 125, 258
“If I rest, I rust,” says the key, 166
If I sleep, I sleep for myself; if I work, I know not for whom, 126
If I went to sea I should find it dry, 125
If it is to be luck, the bull may as well calve as the cow, 391
If it only depends on swearing, the cow is ours, 56
If it rained maccaroni, what a fine time for gluttons!, 126
If lies are to find belief, they must be patched with truth, 397
If lies were Latin, there would be many learned men, 403
If one, two, three say you are an ass, put on a tail, 258
If one won’t another will, 330
If pride were an art, how many doctors we should have, 125
If some men know who some men were, then some would pay the more
honour there, 178
If the beard were all, the goat might preach, 357
If the bitch were not in such haste, she would not litter blind
puppies, 142
If the child cries, let the mother hush it, and if it will not be
hushed, let it cry, 257
If the eyes don’t see, the heart won’t break, 238
If the hen did not cackle, no one would know what she had been about,
357
If the hen had not cackled we should not know she had laid an egg, 126
If the landlady is fair, the wind is fair, 154
If the mountain will not go to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the
mountain, 257
If the pitcher knocks against a stone, woe to the pitcher; and if the
stone knocks against the pitcher, woe to the pitcher, 257
If the prince wants an apple, his servants take the tree, 177
If the rings are lost, here are the fingers still, 125, 258
If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for
nothing, 177
If the sky falls, hold up your hands, 256
If the sky falls there will be pots broken, 256
If the sky were to fall we should catch plenty of larks, 56
If the sun shines on me I care not for the moon, 125
If the weather is fine, put on your cloak; if it rains, do as you
please, 56
If the wife sins, the husband is not innocent, 125
If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and
cry after him, 136
If the wolf would cease his running, the people would cease their
shouting, 159
If the young man knew, if the old man could, there is nothing but
would be done, 125
If there be a hell, Rome is built over it, 178
If there were no receiver there would be no thief, 236
If this ball does not stick to the wall, it will at least leave a
mark, 257
If thou touchest pitch thou shalt be defiled, 321 (_See_ He who
touches)
If thoughts were legal witnesses, many an honest man would be proved
a rogue, 402
If we pay for the music we will join in the dance, 56, 136
If wishes were true, shepherds would be kings (If wishes would bide,
beggars would ride), 57
If wood-hewing were an order, there would be fewer monks, 174
If you are a mouse don’t follow frogs, 126
If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard, 136
If you cannot get the bird, get one of its feathers, 367
If you cannot heal the wound, do not tear it open, 363
If you cannot say it, point to it with your finger, 57
If you can’t bite, don’t show your teeth, 126
If you can’t get it in bushels, take it in spoonfuls, 152
If you eat it up at supper, you cannot have it at breakfast, 257
If you have a friend who is a doctor, make your bow and send him to
the house of your enemy, 258
If you have a friend who is a physician, send him to the house of
your enemy, 294
If you have a loitering servant, set his dinner before him and send
him on an errand, 197
If you have a sore eye wipe it with your elbow (Elbow-grease is a
great preventive of disease), 32
If you have learnt to wait, you may be Queen of Sweden, 374
If you have no arrows in your quiver, go not with archers, 152
“If you have no money, turn placeman!” as the court fool said to his
prince, 152
If you let them put the calf on your shoulders, it will not be long
before they clap on the cow, 126
If you listen at a hole, you will hear ill of yourself as well as
others, 222
If you love me, John, your acts will tell me so, 256
If you pay what you owe, what you’re worth you’ll know, 238
If you pull one pig by the tail all the rest squeak, 339
If you want clear water, draw it from the spring, 294
If you want fire, look for it in the ashes, 181
If you want to be dead, wash your head and go to bed, 257
If you want to be revenged, hold your tongue, 256
If you want to beat a dog, say he eat your iron, 239
If you want to know secrets, seek for them in trouble or in pleasure,
257
If you want to know what a ducat (or dollar) is worth, try to borrow
one, 257, 294
If you want to thrash your wife, ask her for a drink of water in the
sun, 257 (_i.e._ to find fault with its impurity)
If you will stir up the mire, you must bear the smell, 379
If you wish to be well served, serve yourself, 257, 294
If you would be a good judge, hear what every one says, 294
If you would be healthy, be wise betimes, 294
If you would catch a fox you must hunt with geese, 392
If you would earn (or deserve) fame, let not the sun shine on you (or
find you) in bed, 257
If you would grow poor without perceiving it, employ workmen and go
to sleep, 294
If you would have the dog follow you, give him bread, 253, 299
If you would have the lamp burn, you must pour oil into it, 169
If you would have your work ill done, pay beforehand, 87
If you would make a thief honest, trust him, 253
If you’ve money, take a seat; if you’ve none, take to your feet, 152
If your head is made of butter, don’t be a baker, 57 (_See_ He who
has a head)
If youth knew! if age could!, 56 (_See_ If the young man, &c.)
Ill befal the belly that forgets eaten bread, 282
Ill begun, ill done, 331
Ill fares the young bird in the urchin’s hand, 282
Ill got, ill spent, 171
Ill-gotten goods never prosper, 172
Ill in kine and worse in beeves, 109
Ill luck comes by pounds and goes away by ounces, 102
Ill luck enters by fathoms and departs by inches, 218
Ill luck is good for something, 5
Ill luck upon ill luck, and a stone for a pillow, 230
Ill-matched horses draw badly, 336
Ill news comes apace (or travels fast), 77, 115
Ill tidings come soon enough, 331
Ill weeds are not hurt by frost, 262, 277
Ill weeds grow apace, 38, 106, 331, 336
Ill weeds grow the fastest and last the longest, 394
In a calm sea every man is a pilot, 177
In a golden sheath a leaden knife, 104
In a smith’s house the knife is wooden, 221
In a wood don’t walk behind another, 242
In at one ear and out at the other, 91, 120, 277
In borrowing an angel, in repaying a devil, 6
In default of bread, meal cakes are good, 265
In eating ’tis good to begin, one morsel helps the other in, 318
In frosty weather a nail is worth a horse, 222
In hawks, hounds, arms, and love, for one pleasure a thousand pains,
16
In hunting and in love you begin when you like, and leave off when
you can, 221
In less than a thousand years we shall all be bald, 200
In marriage cheat who can, 17
In men every mortal sin is venial, in women every venial sin is
mortal, 68
In my own house I am a king, 232
In old houses many mice, in old furs many lice, 154
In prosperity caution, in adversity patience, 329
In prosperity no altars smoke, 111
In prosperity think of adversity, 330
In small woods may be caught large hares, 329
In still water are the largest fish, 381
In still water the worms are worst, 381
In the division of inheritance friendship standeth still, 329
In the end it will be known who ate the bacon, 2
In the evening one may praise the day, 134
In the fiddler’s (or bagpiper’s) house every one is a dancer, 17, 221
In the fray the weak are strong, 111
In the garden more grows than the gardener sows, 233
In the land of promise a man may die of hunger, 329
In the land of the blind blessed is he that hath one eye, 104
In the land of the blind the one-eyed is a king, 329
In the long run the greyhound kills the hare, 195, 288
In the looking-glass we see the form, in wine the heart, 153
In the report of riches and goodness always bate one half, 211
In the rich woman’s house she always commands; he never, 221
In the tail lies the venom, 3
In the war of love who flies conquers, 111
In time a mouse will gnaw through a cable, 334
In time of war the devil makes more room in hell, 150
In too much disputing truth is lost, 44
In war, hunting, and love, for one pleasure a hundred pains, 279
In war it is best to tie your horse to a strange manger, 380
In war time there is pay for every horse, 104
Incense intoxicates, and every one wishes for it, 33
Industry is the parent of fortune, 148
Ingratitude is the world’s reward, 171
Ingratitude sickens benevolence, 171
Injurious is the gift that takes away freedom, 90
Intemperance is the doctor’s wet-nurse, 172
Invite your son-in-law to a fowl, and he will take away the lemon, 209
Iron may be rubbed so long that it gets heated, 42
Iron not used soon rusts, 278
It befits the king to be liberal, for he is sure of never falling
into poverty, 266
It dawns none the sooner for all one’s early rising, 286
It does not become the sparrow to mix in the dance of the cranes, 363
It does not depend upon the dog when the horse shall die, 363
It fares ill with the house when the distaff commands the sword, 209,
282
It flows like a fountain from a broomstick, 325
It goes ill in the house where the hen sings and the cock is silent,
260
It grieveth one dog that the other goeth into the kitchen, 323
It hangs upon a silken thread, 322
It has been blowing hard—the dirt has been blown into high places, 362
It is a bad game where nobody wins, 98
It is a bad hand that refuses to guard the head, 359
It is a bad hen that eats at your house and lays at another’s, 235
It is a bad hen that lays her eggs away from the farm, 359
It is a bad hen that lays in neighbours’ houses, 171
It is a bad horse that does not earn his fodder, 143
It is a bad sheep that is too lazy to carry its own fleece, 361
It is a bad thing to be a knave, but worse to be known for one, 96
It is a bad well into which one must put water, 136, 323, 359
It is a bold mouse that makes her nest in the cat’s ear, 359
It is a good file that cuts iron without making a noise, 75
It is a good horse that never stumbles, 25
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortunes, 361
It is a grief to one beggar that another stands at the door, 323
It is a hard morsel that chokes, 323
It is a lazy bird that will not build its own nest, 359
It is a long lane that has no turning, 323
It is a loss of soap to wash the ass’s head, 228
It is a poor fox that has but one hole, 145
It is a poor horse that is not worth its oats, 359
It is a poor mouse that has but one hole, 323, 347
It is a poor roast that gives no dripping, 359
It is a sorry house in which the cock is silent and the hen crows,
60, 128 (_See_ It fares ill and It goes ill)
It is a wise child that knows its own father, 146, 217, 359
It is all one whether you are bit by a dog or a bitch, 7
It is all one whether you die of sickness or love, 128
It is always good to have two strings to your bow, 97
It is always well to keep hold of your horse’s bridle, 21
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest, 146, 201, 267
It is an ill turn that does no good to any one, 359
It is approved alchemy to have an income and spend nothing, 198, 265
It is as bad to spit out the fire and be shamed, as it is to swallow
it and be burnt, 362
It is as well to be naked as to have no covering, 361
It is bad baking without flour and water, 165
It is bad for puppies to play with bear-cubs, 380
It is bad iron in which there is no steel, 361
It is bad marketing with empty pockets, 334
It is bad preaching to deaf ears, 170
It is bad to be between two fires, 361
It is bad to have a servant, but worse to have a master, 282
It is bad to lean against a falling wall, 394
It is best to play with equals, 384
It is better the child should cry than the father, 146
It is better to be the first of one’s race than the last (meanest), 27
It is better to be the hammer than the anvil, 27
It is better to bend than break, 27
It is better to blow than burn your mouth, 322
It is better to buy dearly than to hunger direly, 350