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| German Proverb - H
"Had I known" is a poor man.Hackney mistress, Hackney maid.Half a house is half a hell.Handsome is the handsome does.Happy is the one who forgets that which cannot be changed.Hard against hard never was good.Hares are caught with hounds, fools with praise, and women with gold.Hasten at leisure.Hat in hand goes through the land.Having is haying, come whence it may.He goes about it like a cat round hot milk.He goes as willingly as a thief to the gallows.He has beans in his ears.He has given the hen for the egg.He has his finger in every pie.He is a bad shot who cannot find an excuse.He is a bad smith who cannot bear smoke.He is a bad workman who cannot talk of work.He is lucky who forgets what cannot be mended.He is rich enough who is contented.He laughs at scars who never felt a wound.He must have keen eyes that would know a maid at sight.He plays best, who wins.He sticks his nose in everything.He that always thinks it is too soon is sure to come too late.He that climbs high, falls heavily.He that finds fault wants to buy.He that has good legs, has often bad boots.He that has lost his credit is dead to the world.He that has no head, need no hat.He that hunts others, must run himself.He that marries for love has good nights, but sorry days.He that peeps into every bush will hardly get into the wood.He that pelts every barking dog, must pick up a great many stones.He that picks up all sorts of wood, soon gets an armful.He that says A, must also say B.He that sits among reeds, cuts pipes when he pleases.He that wants the kernel must crack the nut.He that will not be saved needs no preacher.He that won't listen, must feel.He that would cheat a Jew, must be a Jew.He that would stop everybody's mouth needs plenty of flour.He who always thinks it is too soon, is sure to come too late.He who begins much, finishes little.He who blackens others does not whiten himself.He who blows in the fire will get sparks in his eyes.He who borrows sells his freedom.He who brings bad tidings, comes soon enough.He who brings, is welcome.He who builds by the road-side has many masters.He who builds on the public way, must let the people have their say.He who buys a house gets many a plank and nail for nothing.He who buys what he don't want, will soon sell what he does want.He who cannot help, may hinder.He who cannot paint must grind the colours.He who cannot pay with his purse, must pay with his hide.He who cheats a cheat and robs a thief, earns a dispensation for 100 years.He who conceits himself wise, has an ass near at hand.He who conquers his anger has conquered an enemy.He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself.He who does not bait his hook catches nothing.He who does not go forward, stays behind.He who does not improve to-day will grow worse to-morrow.He who does not open his eyes must open his purse.He who envies, suffers.He who fain would marry, in choice should not tarry.He who finds what has not been lost, will chance to die before he is ill.He who follows the crowd has many companions.He who forces love when none is found, remains a fool the whole year round.He who gives quickly, gives doubly.He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord.He who gives, must take (meaning a joke).He who goes to bed with dogs, will wake up with fleas.He who grasps at all, holds nothing fast.He who grasps too much lets much fall.He who handles pitch, besmears himself.He who has a glass roof must not throw stones at others.He who has good neighbours, gets a good morning.He who has left a rogue behind him, has made a good day's journey.He who has not tasted bitter, knows not what sweet is.He who has once burnt his mouth always blows his soup.He who has once invited the devil into his house, will never be rid of him.He who has one foot in a brothel, has the other in a hospital.He who has the fortune brings home the bride.He who has the Pope for his cousin may soon be a Cardinal.He who has three enemies must agree with two.He who has to do with foxes must look after his hen-roost.He who has victory, has right.He who hath ears to hear, let him hear.He who heeds not the lost shoe-nail, will soon lose the horse.He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief.He who inherits a farthing, is expected to disburse a dollar.He who is afraid of doing too much, always does too little.He who is always drinking and stuffing, will in time become a ragamuffin.He who is born to misfortunate stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose.He who is feared by many, fears many.He who is his own teacher, has a fool for his pupil.He who is judge between two friends, loses one of them.He who is not for me, is against me.He who is of on use to himself, is of no use to any one else.He who is quick at borrowing, is slow in paying.He who lends to the poor gets his interest from God.He who lies in the grave, is well lodged.He who lies on the ground must expect to be trodden on.He who likes cherries soon learns to climb.He who lives by the church shall serve the church.He who lives on hope, dies of hunger.He who looks on know more of the game than he who plays.He who makes a mouse of himself, will be eaten by the cats.He who makes himself honey, will be eaten by the flies.He who makes himself nothing, is nothing.He who marries does well, but who remains single does better.He who pays his debts, betters his condition.He who pays well may borrow again.He who pitches too high won't get through his song.He who ploughs with young oxen, makes crooked furrows.He who praises himself must have bad neighbours.He who praises in praesentia, and abuses in absentia, have with him pestilentia.He who prates much, lies much.He who prizes little things, is worthy of great ones.He who saves in little things, can be liberal in great ones.He who serves small masters, is himself one of them.He who serves the people has a bad master.He who shoots often, hits at last.He who sleeps along keeps long cold, two soon warm each other.He who stands godfather to a wolf should have a dog under his cloak.He who stops half way is only half in error.He who takes no care of little things, will not have the care of great ones.He who teaches children learns more than they do.He who tickles himself, laughs when he likes.He who travels with hope, has poverty for his coachman.He who treads on eggs, must tread lightly.He who will have eggs, must bear with the cackling.He who wipes the child's nose, means to kiss the mother's cheek.He who won't be advised, can't be helped.He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.He who would go further than his horse, must alight and go on foot.He who would prosper in peace, must suffer in silence.He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.He who would succeed at court, must lie sometimes low, sometimes high.He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.He whose mistress squints, says the ogles.Herod and Pilate are good friends!Hide not your light under a bushel.High houses are mostly empty in the upper story.His hens lay eggs with two yolks.Hobby horses are dearer than Arabians.Honesty lasts longest.How easily a hair gets into the butter!How many daily read the Bible, and yet pursue their course of evil.How many daily read the Word, and yet from vice are not deterred.Hungry flies sting sore.Hussars pray for war, and the doctor for fever. |
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