He knows most who speaks last
| The one who waits to listen to what others have to say before speaking has a better understanding of a situation | |
He that goes a-borrowing, goes a -sorrowing
| Do not make borrowing a habit as you will suffer for it in the end | |
He that is master of himself, will soon be master of masters
| Self-discipline will help you achieve greatness | |
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing
| An ignorant person usually raises no questions because he is not aware that problems exist | |
He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses
| If you do evil, do not expect good to come to you | |
He who dares, wins
| You can only win or succeed if you are willing to take risks | |
He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
| lack of preparation will cause you to lose or fail | |
He who hesitates is lost
| You will lose opportunities if you are indecisive and not fast enough to grab them | |
He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know
| It is an ironic situation when someone who should speak up does not while the person who should not, does | |
He who likes borrowing dislikes paying
| People who tend to borrow often are usually slow in settling debts | |
He who lives too fast, goes to his grave too soon
| If you do not allow yourself to rest once in a while when you lead a fast-paced life, you will suffer from stress, burnt out and illness | |
He who sleeps forgets his hunger
| sleeping is a good way to forget you are hungry, especially when there is no food for you and you have no money to buy any | |
He who serves two masters must lie to one
| You cannot effectively or fully serve two people as your attention, loyalty, commitment etc. will be split between the two | |
He who stands for nothing will fall for everything
| A person with no principles or opinions of his own will tend to go along with anything anyone tells him, and can, therefore, be easily cheated | |
He who sups with the devil has need of a long spoon
| If you keep company with or work for dangerous or evil people, you will need to be very careful | |
He who will steal an egg will steal an ox
| A person who steals small things is likely to steal big things too | |
Health is better than wealth
| It is better to be healthy than rich, as without a healthy body you can do nothing, and cannot enjoy your wealth | |
History repeats itself
| People tend to repeat mistakes made by others over the generations, not learning from them |
Honey catches more flies than vinegar
| Use the right incentives to motivate people to do something | |
Hope for the best, expect the worst
| Never lose hope, but be prepared with an alternative if things do not go as planned | |
Hope is life
| To live is to always be hopeful | |
Hope is the last thing that we lose
| People are by nature hopeful, and must always be so because when we lose hope, we lose the will to live | |
Hope springs eternal
| Hope is something that never dies, and people should never lose hope | |
Hunger is the best spice
| When you are really hungry, everything tastes good, and you eat up everything placed in front of you | |
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again
| Never stop trying to succeed at something | |
If the shoe fits, wear it
| If something said about you is true, you should accept it. | |
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
| It is easy to wish for things, but wishes do not often come true | |
If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly
| Cheap goods are usually not the best in terms of quality | |
If you buy quality, you only cry once
| Items of good quality may be expensive, but they will last you a long time | |
If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen
| If you cannot handle something, give it up | |
If you don't buy a ticket, you can't win the raffle
| If you do not take the risk, you cannot expect success | |
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
| Avoid being negative | |
If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it
| Keep quiet, and you will say nothing wrong | |
If you want a thing done right, do it yourself
| Do not rely on others to complete your work for you | |
If you were born to be shot, you'll never be hanged
| You cannot escape your fate | |
If you're in a hole, stop digging
| Do not create more trouble for yourself when you are already facing some |
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