Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
He who blows on the fire will get sparks in
his eyes.
He who boasts much can do little.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will
heap ridicule on himself.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will
heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his ancestry unduly will
bring plenty of trouble upon himself.
He who boasts of his descent is like a potato:
the best part is underground.
He who borrows sells his freedom.
He who breaks his word shall through his
word be broken.
He who brings bad tidings, comes soon
enough.
He who brings firewood infected with
maggots in his house should not
complain when lizards start visiting him.
He who brings, is welcome.
He who builds a house in the market-place,
builds either too high or too low.
He who builds a house, or marries, is left
with a lank purse.
He who builds according to every man's
advise will have a crooked house.
He who builds and he who marries are
never safe.
He who builds by the road-side has many
masters.
He who builds by the roadside has many
surveyors.
He who builds on another's ground loses his
stone and mortar.
He who builds on the public way, must let
the people have their say.
He who builds to every man's advice will
have a crooked house.
He who burns down his house knows why
ashes cost a fortune.
He who burns his mouth on the soup will
blow on a cold fish dish.
He who burns his posteriors must sit on
blisters.
He who buts a horse buys care.
He who buys a house gets many a plank
and nail for nothing.
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He who buys and sells does not feel what he
spends.
He who buys betimes buys cheaply.
He who buys by the pennyworth keeps his
own house and other men's too.
He who buys the broom can also buy the
handle.
He who buys useless things, later sells
things that he needs.
He who buys what he cannot pay for, sells
what he would rather not.
He who buys what he don't want, will soon
sell what he does want.
He who cackled is the guilty party.
He who came to work never sleeps.
He who can does, he who cannot, teaches.
He who can follow his own will is a king.
He who can give has many a good
neighbour.
He who can lick can bite.
He who can persuade someone not to
gamble has earned money for him.
He who can predict winning numbers
should not set off fire crackers.
He who can read and write has four eyes.
He who can sit upon a stone and feed
himself should not move.
He who can take advice is sometimes
superior to those who give it.
He who can wait obtains what he wishes.
He who cannot agree with his enemies is
controlled by them.
He who cannot bear misfortune is truly
unfortunate.
He who cannot boast cannot succeed.
He who cannot conceal his sentiments,
knows not how to live.
He who cannot cut the bread evenly cannot
get on well with people.
He who cannot dance will say: The drum is
bad.
He who cannot do what he wishes, must
needs do as he can.
He who cannot even manage a yacht asks
for a ship of burthen.
He who cannot help, may hinder.