He who undertakes to be his own teacher has a fool for a pupil.
He who wants a fire must be able to bear smoke.
He who wants to do a good jump must sometimes take a step back.
He who would make a golden door must add a nail to it daily.
He who writes love letters must have clammy hands.
High climbers and deep swimmers never grow old.
Hobby horses are more expensive than Arabian stallions.
Honesty makes you rich, but she works slowly.
Honey is never far away from the sting.
How easily a hair gets into the butter.
However long the sun shines upon a thistle, it will never become a rose.
Howling makes the wolf bigger than he really is.
Hunger is the best cook, but he has nothing to eat.
Hunger leads the wolf to the village.
Hussars pray for war and doctors for fever.
I give a present to the mother but I think of the daughter.
I rest, therefore I rust.
I would rather have a dog as a friend than an enemy.
Idleness has poverty for wages.
Idleness is the beginning of all sin.
If I am seen I am joking; if I am not seen I steal.
