“He that will not whan he may,Whan he would, he shall haue nay.”
Source: The Proverbs and Epigrams of John Heywood (A. D. 1562).
H Quotes
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“He that will not when he may, When he would, he should have nay.”
Source: The Works of Thomas Carlyle
Source: Lacon: or, Many things in few words
“He that will play with Satan's bait, will quickly be taken with Satan's hook.”
Source: Precious remedies against Satan's devices: being a companion for Christians of all denominations
“He that will sell his fame will also sell the public interest.”
“He that will take the bird, must not skare it.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that wishes to see his country robbed of its rights cannot be a patriot.”
Source: Reviews, political tracts, and Lives of eminent persons
“He that won't be counseled can't be helped.”
Source: Great American Lives: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry Adams
“He that works and does some Poem, not he that merely says one, is worthy of the name of Poet.”
Source: The Works of Thomas Carlyle
“He that would be a great man must learn to turn every accident to some advantage.”
Source: Pearls of Great Price: or, Maxims, reflections, characters and thoughts, on miscellaneous subjects ... Selected from the works of the Rev. Jeremy Collier by the editor of
“He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.”
Source: Holiness: It's Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots
Source: The Works of Anne Bradstreet
“He that would be superior to external influences must first become superior to his own passions.”
Source: The works of Samuel Johnson [ed. by F.P. Walesby].
“He that would earn the Poet's sacred name, Must write for future as for present ages.”
Source: Poems
“He that would eat of love must eat it where it hangs.”
Source: Edna St. Vincent Millay: Selected Poems
“He that would govern others first should be master of himself.”
“He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.”
“He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.”
Source: The Works of B. J. with a Memoir of His Life and Writings, by Barry Cornwall [i.e. B. W. Procter].
“He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.”
“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.”
Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac
Source: THOMAS PAINE Ultimate Collection: Political Works, Philosophical Writings, Speeches, Letters & Biography (Including Common Sense, The Rights of Man & The Age of Reason): The American Crisis, The Constitution of 1795, Declaration of Rights, Agrarian Justice, The Republican Proclamation, Anti-Monarchal Essay, Letters to Thomas Jefferson and George Washington…
Source: Pearls of Great Price: or, Maxims, reflections, characters and thoughts, on miscellaneous subjects ... Selected from the works of the Rev. Jeremy Collier by the editor of
Source: The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality
Source: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
“He that would soothe sorrow must not argue on the vanity of the most deceitful hopes.”
Source: The Complete Novels of Sir Walter Scott: Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Heart of Midlothian and many more (Illustrated): The Betrothed, The Talisman, Black Dwarf, The Monastery, The Abbot, Kenilworth, Peveril of the Peak, A Legend of Montrose, The Fortunes of Nigel, Tales from Benedictine Sources…
Source: The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...
“He that would travel much, should eat little.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)
“He that writeth in blood and proverbs doth not want to be read, but learnt by heart.”
Source: THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA - A Book for All and None (World Classics Series): Philosophical Novel
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)
“He that wrongs his friend, wrongs himself more.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)
“He that's content hath enough.”
Source: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack
“He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the punishment.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that's in love, i' faith, even if he is hungry, isn't hungry at all.”
“He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: And The Satires and Psalms of Bishop Hall