Czech proverbs

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Vlk se nažral, a koza zůstala celá. Show translation The wolf was fed, and the goat remained whole. You cannot eat your cake and have it.
Není každý den posvícení. Show translation It's not every day that's holy. Every day is not Sunday.
Všechno, nebo nic. Show translation All or nothing. Sink or swim.
Lepší vrabec v hrsti než holub na střeše. Show translation Better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the roof. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Žádný učený z nebe nespadl. Show translation No scholar has fallen from the sky. No man is born Wise or learned.
Kdo chce psa bít, hůl si vždycky najde. Show translation Whoever wants to beat a dog will always find a stick. Give a dog an ill name and hang him.
Komu není rady, tomu není pomoci. Show translation To whom there is no counsel, there is no help. He that will not be counselled cannot be helped.
Když se dva perou, třetí se směje. Show translation When two fight, the third laughs. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
Neštěstí nechodí po horách, ale po lidech. Show translation Misfortune doesn't follow mountains, it follows people. An unfortunate man would be drowned in a tea-cup.
Koho chleba jíš, toho píseň zpívej. Show translation Whose bread thou eatest, sing his song. See which way the wind is blowing.
Mnoho povyku pro nic. Show translation Much ado about nothing. Great cry and little wool.
Nic nového pod sluncem. Show translation Nothing new under the sun. Nothing new under the sun.
Sejde z očí, sejde z mysli. Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind.
Jak si kdo ustele, tak si lehne. Show translation As one makes one's bed, so one lies down. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
Konec dobrý, všechno dobré. Show translation All's well, all's well. All is well that ends well.
Kostky jsou vrženy. The die is cast. The die is cast.
Kdo chce s vlky býti, musí s nimi výti. Show translation He that would be with wolves must howl with them. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
Kdo šetří, má za tři. Show translation Those who save money get three. Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
Bez práce nejsou koláče. Show translation No work, no cake. No bees, no honey, no work, no money.
Kde nic není, ani smrt nebere. Show translation Where there is nothing, even death does not take. The beggar may sing before the thief.

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