Proverbs "G, H"

Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.: Meaning: Nothing is achieved without effort.

Give a dog a bad name and he'll live up to it.: Meaning: Implying that people live up to stereotypes given to them or that individuals are corrupted by the illtreatment that goes with being given a bad name.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.: Meaning: To learn a lesson is a far better reward than to receive a gift.

Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.: Meaning: Once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal more.

Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (or yard).: Meaning: Give someone a little and they will want more - some people are never satisfied.

Give someone enough rope and they will hang themselves.: Meaning: Give someone enough time and freedom and they will get into trouble.

Good and quickly seldom meet.: Meaning: A well-done job takes time.

Great oaks grow from little acorns.: Meaning: Large successful operations can begin in a small way.

Green leaves and brown leaves fall from the same tree.: Meaning: If you are good at one aspect of a skill, you should be skilled at the other aspects, such as a painter who says he can't draw, yet both painting and drawing are aspects of art.- No matter of the outside, we are all the same inside.

Half a loaf is better than none.: Meaning: You should be grateful for something, even if it's not as much as you wanted.

Haste makes waste.: Meaning: If something is done too quickly, it may be done carelessly and need to be redone.

Hatred is a blind as love.: Meaning: A person who feels hatred does not see any qualities in the person he/she hates.

He who hesitates is lost.: Meaning: If you delay your decision too long, you may miss a good opportunity.

He who is everywhere is nowhere.: Meaning: It's not good to do too many things at the same time.

He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.: Meaning: Knowledge leads us to make choices.

He who pays the piper calls the tune.: Meaning: The person who provides the money for something should control how it is spent.

He who plays with fire gets burnt.: Meaning: If you behave in a risky way, you are likely to have problems.

He who wills the end wills the means.: Meaning: If you are determined to do something you will find a way.

He laughs best who laughs last.: Meaning: Don't express your joy, or your triumph, too soon!

Health is better than wealth.: Meaning: It's better to be in good health than to be rich.

Home is where the heart is.: Meaning: You call home the place where the people you love are.

Honesty is the best policy.: Meaning: It's always better to be honest.

Honey catches more flies than vinegar.: Meaning: You can obtain more cooperation from others by being nice.

However long the night, the dawn will break.: Meaning: Bad things don't last forever.

Hunger is a good sauce.: Meaning: All food tastes good when you are hungry.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
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Get four Episcopalians together and a fifth will always appear. (Humor intended!).
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Go with the flow.
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Gifts dissolve rocks.
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Gifts make their way through stone walls.
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Give and take is fair play.
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Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
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Give credit where credit is due.
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Give, and ye shall receive.
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Give neither counsel or salt till you are asked for it.
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Give people a common enemy and hopefully they will work together.
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God takes care of drunks.
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God cures and the physician takes the fee.
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God don't like ugly and he ain't stuck on pretty.
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God helps those who help themselves.
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Good advice is beyond all price.
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Good eating deserves good drinking.
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Good fences make good neighbors.
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Good habits result from resisting temptation.
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Good management is better than good income.
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Good men are hard to find.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.
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Good talk saves the food.
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Good things come to those who wait.
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Good wine needs no bush.
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Gossiping and lying go hand in hand.
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Gluttony kills more than the sword.
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Great cry little wool.
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Great events cast their shadows before them.
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Great is the victory that is gained without bloodshed.
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Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ.
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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Great thieves punish little ones.
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Grief divided is made lighter.
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Grief is light that is capable of counsel.
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Grow where you are planted.
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Give respect, take respect.
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Handsome is as handsome does.
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Hard cases make bad law.
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Hard words break no bones.
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Hard work never did anyone any harm.
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He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation.
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He doesn't boast who does the most.
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He has hard work who has nothing to do.
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He has enough who is content.
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He loses his thanks who promises and delays.
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He that is doing nothing is seldom in need of helpers.
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He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
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He who allows his day to pass by without practicing generosity and enjoying life's.
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He who begins and does not finish loves their pains.
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He who does not have common sense at age thirty will never have it.
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He who does not research has nothing to teach.
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He who can does, he who cannot, teaches.
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear.
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He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.
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He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts.
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He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
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He who loves the world as his body may be entrusted with the empire.
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He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know.
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He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon.
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Hedges between keep friendships green.
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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
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Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.
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History repeats itself.
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Home is where the heart is.
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Hope springs eternal.
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Horses for courses.
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How beautiful is it to do nothing, and then rest afterward.
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Hunger is a good cook.
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Proverbs "G, H"

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Proverbs with the letter "G, H"