He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.[Chi uuole essere ricco in v dì e impiccato in vn anno.]
He who thinks little, errs much.[Chi poco pesa, molto erra.]
He who shall teach the Child to Doubt, the rotting Grave shall never get out.
He who opens a school door closes a prison.[Quand on ouvre une école, on ferme une prison.]
He who is not just is severe, he who is not wise is sad.[Qui n’est que juste est dur; qui n’est que sage est triste.]
He who hunts the eagle heeds not the sparrow.[Qui chasse l’aigle ne s’inquiète point du passereau.]
He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.
He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.
Great Estates may venture more; Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Good wits jump; a word to the wise is enough.[translation by John Willis Clark]To one who has his ears open, few words.[translation by John Ormsby][Al buen entendedor, pocas palabras.]
God will transplant the root, if he wills to rear it into fruit-bearing.
Give a man a fire and he’s warm for a day, but set fire to him and he’s warm for the rest of his life.
