The most used Turkish proverbs
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Drop by drop, a lake forms. · The dog barks, the caravan moves on. · The devil meddles in hasty work.. (Updated Dec 28, 2024.)
The proverbs you hear most in everyday Turkish, with their meanings. Chosen from Wikiquote and Wiktionary collections.
Automatically translated (original in Türkçe). See the original
Top 12
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Drop by drop, a lake forms.
Small savings add up over time.
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The dog barks, the caravan moves on.
Ignore the critics and keep going.
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3
The devil meddles in hasty work.
Haste makes mistakes.
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4
A friend shows himself on a dark day.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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5
Iron is forged when it is hot.
Strike while the iron is hot.
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6
Whoever loves the rose puts up with its thorns.
If you love something, you accept its downsides.
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You reap what you sow.
Your actions come back to you.
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8
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Waiting is hard, but it pays off.
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9
Not knowing is no shame; not learning is.
There's no shame in ignorance, only in refusing to learn.
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10
The pear falls at the foot of its tree.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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11
Beauty can't be forced.
Nothing good comes from forcing things.
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12
There's no smoke where there's no fire.
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
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