Czech proverbs

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Nech vše jíti svým chodem, neunáhli se slovem. Show translation Let all things take their course, they have not hastened to speak. Better the foot slip than the tongue.
Nepiš čerta na stěně, sám se on namaluje. Show translation Don't write the devil on the wall, he'll paint himself. Don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
Dobré se pomní dlouho a zlé ještě déle. Show translation The good will be remembered for a long time and the bad for even longer. Bad news travels fast.
Břich tlustý, leb pustý. Show translation Belly fat, skull empty. Fat paunches have lean pates.
Dvou smrtí nebude a jedné minouti nelze. Show translation There shall not be two deaths, nor one minute. A man can die but once.
Lépe pozdě nežli nikdy. Show translation Better late than never. Better late than never.
Chraň se koňského zadku, panského předku a kněze popředu i pozadu. Show translation Beware the horse's ass, the lord's forelock, and the priest's fore and aft. Take heed of an ox before, of a horse behind, of a monk on all sides.
Co máme, nevíme, až když to ztratíme. Show translation We don't know what we have until we lose it. The cow knows not What her tail is worth till she hath lost it.
Kozel dlouhou bradu má, a není mudrcem. Show translation The goat has a long beard, and he is not a sage. If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
Kdo jednou ptáka z ruky pustí, na střeše ho těžko uchytí. Show translation He who once lets the bird out of his hand can hardly keep it on the roof. When the word is out it belongs to another.
Lásku a kašel neutajíš. Show translation You can't hide love and a cough. Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Kam ďábel nemůže, tam babu pošle. Show translation Where the devil can't go, he'll send a woman.
Kdo jazyk má, do Říma se doptá. Show translation He who has a tongue will ask in Rome. Better to ask the way than go astray.
Jak staří dělají, tak se od nich mladí učí. Show translation As the old do, so the young learn from them. The young pig grunts like the old sow.
Jaká práce, taková odměna. Show translation Like the work, like the reward. The labourer is worthy of his hire.
Kdo za cizí vlnou odchází, sám ostřižen domů přichází. Show translation He who goes after a strange wave, comes home alone cut off. The camel going to seek horns, lost his ears.
Zavřete ptáka do zlaté klece, les mu bude milejší. Show translation Put the bird in a golden cage, the forest will be kinder to him. Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.
Jedna ovce prašivá celé stádo nakazí. Show translation One scabby sheep will infect the whole flock. One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.
Také černá kráva bílé mléko dává. Show translation The black cow also gives white milk. A black hen lays a white egg.
Neštěstí, bídy, příhody — dobrého často původy. Show translation Misfortunes, misfortunes, accidents - good things often originate. Mistakes are often the best teachers.

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