Great Throughts Treasury

"Who is late will be left without."

"Who is good will be rewarded."

"Who is doomed to death will not be cured by medicines either."

"Who is made to slave should do it with pleasure."

"Who is oily is also cruel."

"Who is generous is lazy, who is angry is diligent."

"Who is man here will be a man there."

"Who is oily is also stingy."

"Who is out of sight is out of mind."

"Who is stupid in the morning will be stupid in the evening."

"Who is up to mischief will get beaten."

"Who is quick in youth will be diligent in old age."

"Who kills has to bury."

"Who laughs early will cry later."

"Who is smart will learn."

"Who is soft will be sat on."

"Who laughs will get a furuncle."

"Who laughs at beggar's staff and roundhouse will be put to prison himself."

"Who leaves the boat on water is miserable."

"Who promises a lot will regret a lot."

"Who lets a woman slap him is as humiliated as if a pig has bitten."

"Who lifts a dog's tail is a dog himself."

"Who lies that also steals."

"Who loans his ass to someone else should shit through his ribs."

"Who lives as a dog will die as a dog."

"Who lives together with a pig will end up eating shit."

"Who never built a house thinks that the walls grow out of the ground."

"Who lives in lust will die in hunger for fat."

"Who looks for meat will find a bone."

"Who reminds of the past and recall what has been will have his ear cut off."

"Who shares is a king."

"Who reminds of an old thing will have his eye picked out."

"Who seeks something will get that."

"Who seeks shame will find shame."

"Who promises much will give little."

"Who sets a bug on its feet on the path will step up the staircase."

"Who shears the sheep's head will live a couple of days, who shears its tail will live a hundred years."

"Who sees a mote in other's eye will not see a beam in his own eye."

"Who shouts at home will bark away from home."

"Who sows evil shall reap perdition."

"Who sows a wind will reap a storm."

"Who starts something has to finish it."

"Who sows what shall reap that."

"Who starts well will finish badly."

"Who suffers will live long."

"Who steals that also lies."

"Who strikes his father or mother his hand will grow out of the grave."

"Who starts with small will end up with big."

"Who takes care of a cat will take care of a horse too."

"Who suffers will have no regrets."