Great Throughts Treasury

"He threw in the towel."

"He throws the beater too far."

"He ties the dog to the post."

"He threw the reins between the horses."

"He throws the hatchet."

"He turns his coat, according to the wind."

"He turns like a weathercock."

"He was already anything but a man hanged."

"He was thrown into deep water."

"He tries to find his horse and is riding it."

"He treads downwards, on his subordinates and bows upwards, before his superiors."

"He was snatched by the belt."

"He washes his hand."

"He who begins many things, finished but few."

"He who accepts the gift loses his liberty."

"He who comes late gets bones for lunch."

"He whets his teeth on something."

"He who cannot speak Arabic, should not speak Arabic."

"He who defends a thief [may be] a bigger thief himself."

"He who digs a pit for the horse of another man, will find his own horse's neck broken there."

"He who climbs high, has a great fall."

"He who digs a pit for others, falls into it himself."

"He who does not collect in summer, will heat little in winter."

"He who gains time, gains life."

"He who gets up early finds gold."

"He who greets with a stick, will be answered with a club."

"He who has butter on his head, should not go to the sun."

"He who grasps much, retains but little."

"He who has not enough wit in the head, should force to replace it in the leg."

"He who has no knowledge, understanding of something, should not engage in, or interfere with it."

"He who has a toothache, should keep his tongue on it."

"He who is conceited, will easily be ashamed."

"He who is close to the fire, will get warm best."

"He who is not against us, that is with us."

"He who is feared by many must be afraid of many."

"He who is sitting in the reeds, makes a whistle of his choice."

"He who is strongest, ablest can devour it."

"He who is struck by the lightning doesn't hear the thunder."

"He who is slow to anger is longer getting over it."

"He who mixes with the bran, will be eaten by the pigs."

"He who promises much, gives little."

"He who once ventures to lie, deserves no more confidence."

"He who slowly gets angry will stay angry for a long time."

"He who readily believes, will be readily disappointed."

"He who trusts is happy; the doubter is wise."

"He who wants to shoot at a crow, will not pluck his bow."

"He who ventures, wins."

"He whose mouth was once burned by hot mush, blows even at sour milk."

"He who wants to go fishing must not be afraid of the water."

"He who works has no time to earn money."