Who takes a lion at a distance fears a mole present, [85]
Who takes an eel by the tail and a woman at her word, may say he holds nothing, [85]
Who takes an eel by the tail or a woman by her word, grasp as he will, holds nothing fast, [181]
Who talks much, errs much, [250]
Who the daughter would win, with mamma must begin, [161]
Who threatens, warns, [181]
Who throws a stone above himself may have it fall on his own head (Eccles. xxvii. 25), [181]
Who throws a stone at the sky, may have it fall on his head, [79]
Who to-day was a haughty knight, is to-morrow a penniless wight, [309]
Who troubles others has no rest himself, [78]