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Proverbs Beginning with [H] Habit is a second nature Hail to the Chief [Title of the official song and anthem of the president of the United States and commander-in-chief of the U. S. Armed Forces.] Half a loaf is better than none (no bread) Half the battle Handsome (pretty) is as handsome (pretty) does [Good deeds are more important than good looks.] The handwriting is on the wall [Danger is imminent.] Happy days are here again [Happy days are here again, / The skies above are clear again: / Let us sing a song of cheer again! / Happy days are here again! ---Jack Yellen, "Happy Days Are Here Today"] Happy ever after. [A saying] Happy is the country which has no history Hard cases make bad law. Hard work never hurt anyone. Has the cat got your tongue? [Why don't you speak? Your silence is suspicious.] Haste makes waste Haste not, waste not Health is better than wealth He could sell a drowning man a glass of water He could sell ice to an Eskimo [He is a highly persuasive speaker] He could sell sand to the Arabs He couldn't sell Coke in [the] Sahara He who pays the piper calls the tune. A heart that loves is always young.--- Greek proverb A hedge between keeps friendship green He laughs best who laughs last. He loses his thanks who promises and delays He met his Waterloo [He suffered a decisive defeat.] He suffered from paralysis by analysis. He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned [If you are destined for one kind of misfortune, a different one is not in store for you.] He who calls the tune must pay the piper He who can does, he who cannot teaches He who dances must pay the fiddler [The person who reaps the benefits must foot the bill.] He who does not have common sense at age thirty will never have it. He who does not work, neither should he eat He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day He who has a tiger by the tail dare not let go [One who has taken on a difficult task must see it to completion.] He who has choice has trouble.--- Dutch proverb He who hesitates is lost He who is absent is always in the wrong He who laughs last laughs best [He laughs best who laughs last] [He laughs last, laughs longest] [Minor setbacks don't matter. The real winner is the one who is ahead at the end of the game.] He who lies down with dogs will rise up with fleas He who lives by the sword dies by the sword He who never made a mistake never made anything He who pays the piper calls the tune. [Decisions are made by those who are in financial control.] He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount He who spares his rod hates his son He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon [Be extremely cautious if you deal with dangerous people.] He that hunts two hares loses both He that knows little, often repeats it He that knows nothing, doubts nothing He that lives long suffers much He travels fastest who travels alone He who hesitates is lost. He would try to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge [Don't trust him--he's dishonest and will try to cheat you.] He wouldn't hurt a fly [Said of a very gentle, harmless person who only seems to be confrontational.] Heads I win, tails you lose [I win in either case: heads or tails] Heads will roll [Some people will be in great trouble. Often used when something has gone extremely wrong and punishment is imminent] Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned [A woman who has been rejected by her lover is liable to exact a terrible revenge.] He'll never set the world on fire [He'll never do anything exceptional; he won't amount to much.] Here goes! [Let's stop fooling around and plunge in directly. Used to express one's resolution in beginning a bold or unpleasant action.] Here I stand. I can do no other. [This is my position; I must obey my conscience.] Here today, gone tomorrow [All things are temporary and fleeting] Here we go again [We are going to hear, discuss, or experience the same old thing again.] His bark is worse than his bite [He talks tough but he's really harmless.] History doesn't repeat itself--historians do History is bunk [The work of historians is meaningless and irrelevant.] History is written by the survivors. History never repeats itself History repeats itself Hitch your wagon to a star [Aim high; be ambitious.] Hobson's choice [No real choice at all.] Hold your horses [Don't get yourself in a lather; slow down; calm down; be patient.] A home away from home [Any temporary place where one feels comfortable.] Home is where the heart is Home, sweet home Homer sometimes nods Honesty is the best policy Honey catches (attracts) more flies than vinegar Honor thy father and thy mother Hope for the best and prepare for the worst Hope springs eternal in the human breast A horse of a different color Horses for courses. A house divided against itself cannot stand [Any group experiencing internal dissension will be unable to withstand outside pressures; division causes weakness.] How beautiful is it to do nothing, and then rest afterward How do you like them apples? [So there! What do you have to say now? What are you going to do about it? Used ironically since the late 1920s.] How does that grab you? [What do you think of that? Do you like it? Are you impressed?] Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Hunger is the best sauce Hurry when you have time, then you'll have time when you are in a hurry. The husband is always the last to find out [Unsavory secrets (such as marital infidelity) are generally known to everyone but the injured party (the spouse); thus, the person most likely to be concerned by a turn of events is the last to be told.] Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue [By pretending to have moral principles, dishonest people are actually sowing a kind of respect for their excellence. |