Czech proverbs

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Udělat kozla zahradníkem. Show translation Make a goat a gardener. Send not a cat for lard.
Horší jazyk falešníka nežli kopí protivníka. Show translation Worse is the tongue of the false than the spear of the adversary. The tongue is not steel yet it cuts.
Lež má krátké nohy, daleko neujde. Show translation The lie has short legs, it won't get far. Lies have short legs.
Každá liška svůj ocas chválí. Show translation Every fox praises his tail.
Pýcha na ulici, a hadry v truhlici. Show translation Pride in the street, and rags in the chest. Great boast and small roast.
Važ si času, chop se práce, zahálky se střez co zrádce. Show translation Take your time, get to work, cut your idleness as a traitor. Idleness is the mother of all evil.
Šídlo v pytli neutajíš. Show translation You can't hide a bag of shit. You cannot hide an eel in a sack.
Ne toho pták, kdo ho škube, ale kdo ho jí. Show translation It's not the bird that jerks it, but who eats it. One sows and another reaps.
Z kapek moře z haléřů miliony. Show translation From drops of sea from pennies, millions. As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
Kdo stojí o cizí, přichází o své. Show translation He who stands for others loses his own. Envy never enriched any man.
Sebechvála smrdí. Show translation Self-praise stinks. A man's praise in his own mouth stinks.
Lékaři, uzdrav sám sebe. Show translation Doctor, heal yourself. Physician, heal thyself.
Ráda kočka ryby jí, ale do vody se jí nechce. Show translation The cat likes to eat fish but doesn't want to go in the water. The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
Kdo bývá na koni, bývá i pod koněm. Show translation He who is on the horse is also under the horse. Every flow has its ebb.
Slibem neurazíš. Show translation You won't be offended by a promise. Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter.
Co se z kočky narodí, nebude než myši chytati. Show translation That which is born of a cat shall not catch but mice. To ask pears of an elm tree.
Smaž hada, jak chceš, nebude z něho úhoř. Show translation Fry the snake all you want, it won't be an eel. A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
Ožeň syna, kdy chceš, a vdej dceru, kdy můžeš. Show translation Marry your son when you want, and marry your daughter when you can. Marry your son when you Will, your daughter when you can.
Kdyby nebylo kdyby, nebyly by chyby. Show translation If there were no ifs, there would be no mistakes. If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
Kdo chce ptáky lapati, musí pěkně pískati, a ne bičem práskati. Show translation He that would catch the birds must whistle well, and not crack the whip. Drumming is not the way to catch a hare.

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