Great Throughts Treasury

"Grief will sleep but anxiety will not."

"Great is the poison of the flatterer."

"Hair by hair the head becomes bald]."

"Handy is every skillful."

"Happy is he who obtains a good name, unless he is a monkey."

"He that would revenge heavily on his foe let him conduct himself uprightly."

"He understands badly who listens badly."

"Have a horse of your own and then you may borrow another's."

"He who deceives, shall be deceived."

"He is not as easily deceived who has been forewarned."

"He that would be a leader must be a bridge."

"He who complains of excess does not grieve at all."

"He who desires fame, let him die."

"He who desires to be praised, let him die."

"He who distributes to the many, let him do it kindly."

"He who does good deserves good."

"He who has nothing cannot be liberal."

"He who is blameless is not yet born."

"He who sows thorns, let him not go barefooted."

"He who is dead will not be seen soon."

"He who steals an egg will steal more."

"He who has no faults is not born."

"He who has distributed has obtained heaven."

"He who knows least talks most."

"He who will not take what he can get may not have what he wishes."

"He who takes learning let him keep it."

"He who would be head let him be a bridge."

"He who would succeed let him ask the consent of idleness."

"Home is home, however poor it may be."

"Hypocrisy is natural to the deceitful."

"If a crown were to be placed on every fool's head, we would all be kings."

"Husbandry is no monkery."

"If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings."

"I was wise once, when I was born I cried."

"If you would be praised, die."

"If you want to be a leader, be a bridge."

"If you would get ahead, be a bridge."

"If every man would sweep his own door-step the city would soon be clean."

"If love could see its weakness it would die of fright."

"In all sin there is deep folly."

"In distress a friend is best."

"In distress will the faithful friend be seen."

"In every choice there is perplexity."

"In every honor there is respect."

"In every warfare there is anxiety."

"It is easy to be brave behind a wall."

"In every pardon there is love."

"It is [quite] easy to be cautious."

"It is easier to say mountain than to climb one."

"It is easy to incite the bold."