• Albanian proverbs (2)
    • (2) Gjithsecili në punën e tij është zot. Each person at his job is a god. Gjykon puna, s'gjykon guna. You tell by the work, not by the [clothes]. Hekuri sa punohet, aq zbukurohet. The more worked th...
    • Albanian proverbs (1)
    • (1) Ai që ndërton me djersë, mbron me gjak. Who builds with sweat, defends with blood. Ai që përton sot, pendohet mot. Who is lazy today, regrets it later. Ai që s'ka zemër, s'ka as thembër. Who has ...
    • Spanish Proverbs (3)
    • (3) Algo es algo, peor es nada Half a loaf is better than no bread No dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today La ausencia es al amor lo que al fuego el aire Abse...
    • Spanish Proverbs (2)
    • (2) La necesidad hace maestros Necessity is the mother of invention Al perro que duerme, no lo despiertes Let sleeping dogs lie loro viejo no aprende a hablar You can’t teach old dog new tricks El que rí...
    • Spanish Proverbs (1)
    • (1) más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A quien madruga Dios lo ayuda. It's the early bird that catches the worm early to bed and early to rise (makes ...
    • Amish Proverbs (4)
    • (4)   Viele Köche verderben den Brei.       Too many cooks spoil the broth. Vor lauter Bäumen den Wald nicht sehen.   Can't see the forest for the trees. Vorsicht...
    • Amish Proverbs (3)
    • 3) Kleider machen Leute. Clothes make the man. Kommt Zeit, kommt Rat.         Time will tell. Liebe macht erfinderisch.      Love will find a way. Lügen haben kur...
    • Amish Proverbs (2)
    • 2) Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Ein blindes Huhn findet auch ein Korn. A blind hawk will even find an acorn. Ein guter Stolperer f&ällt n...
    • Amish Proverbs
    • rbs Aller Anfang ist schwer. All beginning is difficult. / The first million is the hardest. Aller guter Dinge sind drei. All good things come in threes. Alles durch eine rosa Brille sehen. To see everything through...
    • Bhutanese[1] proverbs
    • roverbs Kha dayou gu chey dayou ma kay. Don't put an easy tongue in an easy mouth. (Said to an overly talkative person) Sampa zang na sa dang lam yang zang; sampa nyen na sa dang lam yang nyen. If the thought is good...
    • Serbian Proverbs
    • erbs Proverb,writteninCyrillicalphabet (TransliterationtoLatinalphabet) Literal translation to English language (English proverb with same meaning, or further explanation) Бог висо...
    • Portuguese Proverbs
    • verbs Quem não tem cão caça com gato  It's used when someone doesn't have the right tool to do something and he or she does it some another way. For example, if some people want to play soccer and ...
    • Turkish Proverbs
    • overbs Okuz altinda buzagi aranmaz. Donotsearchforacalfunderanox. (Whensomeone showsunnecessaryamountofsuspicionforanaction) Havlayan kopek isirmaz. Thedogthat barksmuchdoesnotbite. (Whenapersontalkstoomuch,itusually...
    • Malagasy Proverbs
    • bs A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful. By getting angry, you show you are wrong. Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you. Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven. Crows are black everywhe...
    • Haitian Proverbs
    • bs A stumble is not a fall. An empty sack cannot stand up. Beat the dog; wait for its master. Beyond the mountain is another mountain. Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods. Children have wide ears and long tongue...
    • Some Polish proverbs
    • proverbs Many Polish proverbs are original. Some are translations of Latin or German proverbs, while many others came from the Bible. The process of adapting and mixing proverbs between nations in Central Europe lasted for c...
    • Italian proverbs
    • rbs Matrimoni e viscuvati, di lu celu su mannati. (Sicilian proverb) English translation: Weddings and spiritual matters are heaven sent. Meglio essere invidiati che compiatiti. English translation: Better to be envied th...
    • Proverbs of Ireland
    • land Every patient is a doctor after his cure. Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to a fool. Soft words butter no parsnips but they won't harden the heart of the cabbage either. You'll never plow a field by turnin...
    • Afghan Proverbs
    • verbs -The first day you meet, you are friends the next day you meet, you are brothers. [Friendship grows into brotherhood.] -A real friend is one who takes the hand of his friend intime of distress and helplessness. [A ...