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The best-known Swahili proverbs (with translations)
- 1 Haraka haraka haina baraka.
- 2 Pole pole ndio mwendo.
- 3 Dua la kuku halimpati mwewe.
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The best-known Dutch proverbs and their English equivalents
- 1 When the cat's away, the mice will play.
- 2 The apple does not fall far from the tree.
- 3 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
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Irish proverbs (seanfhocail) everyone should know
- 1 Ní thagann ciall roimh aois.
- 2 Ní mar a shíltear a bhítear.
- 3 Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh.
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The wisest (and funniest) Yiddish proverbs
- 1 Az men lebt, derlebt men.
- 2 Beser hern kloles eyder hern nebekh.
- 3 Amol iz di refue erger far der make.
Courtney R.
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The most common Vietnamese proverbs (and what they mean)
- 1 Grind an iron bar long enough and one day it becomes a needle.
- 2 Hardship brings out wisdom.
- 3 When you drink water, remember its source.
Bùi Hoàng Minh
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The best-known Indonesian proverbs and what they mean
- 1 Calm water sweeps you away.
- 2 However well a squirrel jumps, in the end it falls.
- 3 Cheat once in an exam and people distrust you for life.
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The best-known French proverbs
- 1 Little by little, the bird builds its nest.
- 2 A scalded cat fears cold water.
- 3 Everything comes to those who wait.
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The most common Portuguese proverbs
- 1 Whoever tells a tale adds a stitch.
- 2 Grain by grain the hen fills her crop.
- 3 Slowly you go far.
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The best-known Vietnamese proverbs and what they mean
- 1 "When you eat the fruit, remember who planted the tree"
- 2 "Even when the paper is torn, keep its margin"
- 3 "Choose where you eat and choose whom you befriend"
Bùi Hoàng Minh
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The best-known Greek proverbs and what they mean
- 1 Slowly, slowly the unripe grape turns to honey (patience pays).
- 2 The donkey called the rooster big-headed (the pot calling the kettle black).
- 3 The best defence is a good offence.
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The most common Mexican sayings (and what they mean)
- 1 A tiger's son comes out spotted
- 2 People only go near the cactus when it has prickly pears
- 3 He who is born to be a tamale gets the leaves falling from the sky
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The best-known Russian proverbs
- 1 Without effort you can't even pull a fish out of a pond.
- 2 The slower you go, the further you'll get.
- 3 Moscow wasn't built at once.
the_wordsmith
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The best-known Egyptian folk proverbs and what they mean
- 1 "The door the wind comes through: shut it and rest"
- 2 "Whoever lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones at people"
- 3 "The one you take for Moses turns out to be Pharaoh"
يوسف التازي
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The best-known German proverbs
- 1 Whoever says A must also say B.
- 2 Lies have short legs.
- 3 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
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The most popular Spanish proverbs
- 1 A bird in the hand is worth a hundred flying
- 2 A good listener needs few words
- 3 The devil knows more for being old than for being the devil
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The most famous Hindi proverbs and their meanings
- 1 A peacock danced in the forest, but who saw it?
- 2 What does a monkey know of the taste of ginger?
- 3 The thief scolds the policeman (the pot calling the kettle black).
विकास चौहान
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The most popular Polish proverbs
- 1 As you make your bed, so you will sleep.
- 2 A Pole is wise after the damage is done.
- 3 Where two fight, the third one profits.
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The most famous Italian proverbs
- 1 He who goes slowly goes safely and goes far.
- 2 He who sleeps catches no fish.
- 3 Between saying and doing there's the sea.
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The most used Turkish proverbs
- 1 Drop by drop, a lake forms.
- 2 The dog barks, the caravan moves on.
- 3 The devil meddles in hasty work.
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The best-known Arabic proverbs and their meaning
- 1 Patience is the key to relief
- 2 The dogs bark and the caravan moves on
- 3 Time is like a sword: if you don't cut it, it cuts you
فاطمة الزهراء العلوي
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The most used Korean proverbs
- 1 Fixing the barn after losing the cow
- 2 When whales fight, the shrimp's back gets broken
- 3 If the words that go are kind, the words that come back are kind
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The most common Chinese idioms (chengyu) and their stories
- 1 Drawing legs on a snake
- 2 Waiting by a tree stump for a hare
- 3 Mending the pen after the sheep is lost
frame24_lost
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The 15 most common Japanese proverbs
- 1 Even monkeys fall from trees
- 2 Fall seven times, get up eight
- 3 Three years on a stone
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The best-known Brazilian sayings
- 1 Soft water on hard stone hits until it bores a hole.
- 2 Who has no dog hunts with a cat.
- 3 Grain by grain, the hen fills her crop.
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