Czech proverbs

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Dobré víno i bez víchy vypijí. Show translation They'll drink good wine even without the wine. Good wine needs no bush.
Čím dál, tím hůř, řekla bába, když padala ze schodů. Show translation It gets worse as you go on, Grandma said as she fell down the stairs. From bad to worse.
Od slova do skutku — co od hlavy do kůtku. Show translation From word to deed - what from head to toe. Easier said than done.
Peníze se hrnou k bohatému a zlé dny k chudému. Show translation Money flows to the rich and bad days to the poor. He that has a goose, will get a goose.
Běda tomu dvoru, kde tele rozkazuje volu. Show translation Woe to that court where the calf commands the ox. Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
Kam se dřevo kloní, tam i padá. Show translation Where the wood falls, it falls. As a man lives, so shall he die, as a tree falls, so shall it lie.
Těžko toho voditi, kdo sám nechce choditi. Show translation It is hard to lead him who does not want to walk alone. You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
Kdo čím není, žádný ho tím neudělá. Show translation He who is not what he is will not make him what he is. He that is born a fool is never cured.
Při kom štěstí, při tom i lidé. Show translation With whom comes good fortune, so do the people. He dances well to whom fortune pipes.
Učiň se jen ovcí, a vlci hotovi. Show translation Just make yourself a sheep, and the wolves are done. He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.
Ne tak starostí šedivějí vlasy jako starostmi. Show translation It's not so much worry that turns the hair grey as worry. It is not work that kills but worry.
Vzácných předků potomek často bývá holomek. Show translation The descendant of rare ancestors is often a holomek. The father a saint, the son a devil.
Překroj pecen a dej obě půle. Show translation Cut the roast and put both halves. Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.
Od hlavy ryba smrdí. Fish begins to Stink at the head.
Čert vždycky na větší hromadu klade. Show translation The devil always puts on a bigger pile. Much shall have more.
Svěř se tetě, roznese tě po celém světě. Show translation Trust your aunt, she'll spread you all over the world. He that tells a secret, is another's servant.
Chceš-li z pole bráti, musíš na ně dáti. Show translation If you want to take from the field, you must give to them. Poverty is the reward of idleness.
Do lesa dříví nevoz, do moře vody nenos. Show translation Carry no wood into the forest, carry no water into the sea. To carry coals to Newcastle.
Za to věc stojí, zač se prodati může. Show translation For this thing is worth, that it may be sold. As the pay, so the work.
Chudému vždycky spíše v saku žába než rak. Show translation The poor man always has a frog in his jacket rather than a crayfish. Losers are always in the wrong.

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