Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
He who is born with a weak intellect and a
goiter can never be cured.
He who is called a man must behave like a
man.
He who is carried on another's back does
not appreciate how far off the town is.
He who is carried on the back must cling on.
He who is caught in a lie is not believed
when he tells the truth.
He who is close to the fire, will get warm
best.
He who is close to you knows more about
you than he who is far away.
He who is conceited, will easily be ashamed.
He who is contented is not always rich.
He who is courteous is not a fool.
He who is covered with other people's
clothes is naked.
He who is curious shall grow old soon.
He who is dependant on others must make
friends with the dog.
He who is desperate will squeeze oil out of a
grain of sand.
He who is destined for power does not have
to fight for it.
He who is destined for the gallows will not
be drowned.
He who is drowned is not troubled by the
rain.
He who is drunk from wine can sober up, he
who is drunk from wealth cannot.
He who is embarked with the devil must
make the passage in his company.
He who is everybody's friend is either very
poor or very rich.
He who is everywhere, is nowhere.
He who is expled from home has no where
to go.
He who is far from home, is near to harm.
He who is feared by many must be afraid of
many.
He who is feared by many, fears many.
He who is feared gets more than his own.
He who is fed by another's hand seldom
gets enough.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first to receive something forgets
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He who is free of faults, will never die.
He who is free to do what he wants will use
his hand as a balance.
He who is frightened of a sparrow will
never sow barley.
He who is full does not understand what is
told.
He who is grown up should respect and
love others.
He who is guilty believes that all men speak
ill of him.
He who is guilty has much to say.
He who is guilty is the one that has much to
say.
He who is his own judge never finds a
reason to condemn.
He who is his own teacher, has a fool for his
pupil.
He who is hopeless is capable of everything.
He who is hungry is never a good civil
servant.
He who is ignorant at home is ignorant
abroad.
He who is in a hurry always arrives late.
He who is in hell knows not what heaven is.
He who is in love with himself need fear no
rival.
He who is in the mud likes to get another
into it.
He who is intelligent is taught.
He who is late may gnaw the bones.
He who is master of himself cannot tolerate
another boss.
He who is master of his thirst is master of
his health.
He who is meant to be a basket-carrier is
born with the handle in his hand.
He who is narrow of vision cannot be big of
heart.
He who is near the church is often far from
God.
He who is no friend to the good cause is no
friend of mine.
He who is not against us, that is with us.