Hope springs eternal in the human breast
It is in the nature of man to look forward to better times, despite set-back and disappointments. The proverb is a quotation from Pope's... Read more →
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst
We should all be optimistic, but ready at the same time to meet trouble and difficulties whenever they arise. The proverb can be found back in... Read more →
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick
When we have to wait indefinitely for our hopes to be realized, we become sad and disillusioned. The full saying is to be found in Proverbs... Read more →
Honi soit qui mal y pense
This is one of those proverbs that have remained more common in their original form than in the English translation. It is the French for Evil... Read more →
Honesty is the best policy
Here 'policy' means 'course of action'. If we have to decide on a course of action, honesty is the best one to follow. It is not a question of... Read more →
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair
Don't act when circumstances are unfavourable. Wait for a better opportunity of achieving success - and when it comes, seize upon it
Hitch your wagon to star
Have high ideals. Make it your aim to rise above wordy things. We owe this proverb to Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American philosopher. Here is a... Read more →