Czech proverbs

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Kočka myší nenechá, liška slepic a vlk ovcí. Show translation The cat won't let the mice, the fox won't let the chickens, and the wolf won't let the sheep. Nature will have its course.
Drž se starých rady, nedojdeš brzo vady. Show translation Stick to the old advice, you won't run out of defects soon. An old ox makes a straight furrow.
Bos chodívá, komu celá ves boty kupuje. Show translation The boss walks, whose shoes the whole village buys. Who lives by hope, will die by hunger.
Kdo mnoho mluví, bud lže, nebo se chlubí. Show translation He who talks a lot is either lying or boasting. The fewer the words, the better the prayer.
Co si kdo uvaří, to si i sní. Show translation What one cooks, one eats. As you bake so shall you eat.
Vám zpívají, a na nás nota padá. Show translation They sing to you, and the note falls on us. Beat the dog before the lion.
Není vozu, není koní, jedna psota druhou honí. Show translation No chariot, no horses, one dog chasing another. It never rains but it pours.
Přátel u boháčů jako plev okolo zrní. Show translation Friends of the rich are like chaff around the grain. In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; in time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.
Lepší chléb v svobodě nežli koláč v službě. Show translation Better bread in freedom than cake in service. Better an egg in peace than an ox in war.
Čisté nebe nebojí se ani blesku, ani třesku. Show translation The clear sky fears neither lightning nor a bang. A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Slonové se třou a komáry dáví mezi sebou. Show translation Elephants rub and gag mosquitoes among themselves.
Není vše vlk, co šerou barvu má. Show translation Not everything is a wolf that is grey in colour. All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
Kdo na cizím koni jezdí, brzo se najezdí. Show translation He who rides another man's horse will soon ride.
Z cizí kůže dobře jest široký řemen krájeti. Show translation It is good to cut a broad belt out of a strange skin. Men cut large thongs of Other men's leather.
Nepozná sladké, kdo neokusil hořké. Show translation He knows not the sweet who has not tasted the bitter. He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens.
Nohy natahuj, jen co peřina stačí. Show translation Stretch your legs as far as the duvet will take you. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Od dobrého souseda hraditi se netřeba. Show translation There is no need to pay from a good neighbour.
Pro pravdu se lidé rádi hněvají. Show translation People like to be angry for the truth. Truth has a scratched face.
Nemluv o provaze v domě oběšencově. Show translation Don't talk about the rope in the hanged man's house. Name not a rope in his house that hanged himself.
Nepouštěj se bez vesla na moře. Show translation Don't go to sea without an oar. Look before you leap.

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