Rodgers Dictionary of Proverbs
The hare and the elephant don't travel well
together.
The hare starts from where it is least
expected.
The hare starts when a man least expects it.
The hare that escaped had eight legs.
The hare was offended with the mountain,
but the mountain did not notice.
The harm done by an elephant is like that
done by a storm, or by the government.
The harp dispels care.
The harvest of a whole year depends on
what you sow in the springtime.
The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry.
The hasty angler loses the fish.
The hasty bitch brings forth blind whelps.
The hasty hand catches frogs for fish.
The hasty man was never a traitor.
The hat burns on the head of the thief.
The hat does not make the gentleman nor
the cap a lout.
The hatred of knaves is to be preferred to
their company.
The haughty broad bean flowers and climbs
but produces little fruit.
The have always returns to her form.
The hawk does not nest with the sparrow.
The hawk with talent hides its talons.
The hazelnut emerged from its shell and did
not like the look of it.
The head and feet keep warm, the rest will
take no harm.
The head could not have got to where it is
now if it did not give.
The head grey, and no brains yet.
The head of a dragon, the tail of a snake.
The head of a monkey, the headdress of a
prince.
The head of each stick is at its end.
The head of the rooster that crows out of
time will be cut off.
The head of your neighbor is a kingdom and
his heart a wood.
The head only knows what lies nearest the
heart.
The headache is mine and the cows are ours.
The healthful man can give counsel to the
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sick.
The healthy can't pretend to be sick nor can
the sick pretend to be healthy.
The healthy die first.
The heap of yams you will reap depends
upon the number of mounds you have
plowed.
The heart at rest sees a feast in everything.
The heart does not lie.
The heart does not think all the mouth says.
The heart doesn't wear rags.
The heart has arguments with which the
understanding is unacquainted.
The heart has eyes that the brain knows
nothing of.
The heart has reasons that reason does not
understand.
The heart is a locket that does not open easi-
ly.
The heart is a tree; it grows where it wants.
The heart is but the beach beside the sea that
is the world.
The heart is half a prophet.
The heart is like a goat that has to be tied up.
The heart is like the astrologer who guesses
at the truth.
The heart is no traitor.
The heart is not a knee, it does not bend.
The heart is small and embraces the whole
wide world.
The heart is the most essential human
quality.
The heart leads whither it goes.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, the
mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
The heart of a little child is like the heart of
buddha.
The heart of a man may be compared to a
sausage; no one can tell exactly what's
inside.
The heart of a servant that is not beaten is
full of curses.
The heart of a woman is as capricious as a
drop of water on a lotus leaf.
The heart of an adult is like that of an ele-
phant.