Law helps the waking, luck may come to the sleeping.

Lawyers and painters can soon change white to black.

Lend to your friend, and ask payment of your enemy.

Let a child have its will, and it will not cry.

Let a dog get at a dish of honey, and he will jump in with both legs.

Let a horse drink when he will, not what he will.

Let a saint be ever so humble, he will have his wax taper.

Let another man praise thee, not thine own mouth.

Let another's shipwreck be your sea-mark.

Let deeds match words.

Let every bird sing its own note.

Let him stay at the oar who has learnt to row.

Let him who would reach another a brand, beware that he do not burn his own hand.

Let ilka herring hing by its ain head.

Let the blood be ever so thin, it is always thicker than water.

Liberal hands make many friends.

Lies and gossip have a wretched offspring.

Lies and Latin go round the world.

Life at court is often a short cut to hell.

Life begins at forty.

Like plays best with like.

Like seeks like--a scabbed horse and a sandy dike.

Little children, little sorrows; big children, great sorrows.

Little saints also perform miracles.

Little sorrows are loud, great ones silent.