Czech proverbs

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Přijdou, přijdou lepší časové, ale kdo se jich dočká! Show translation They will come, better times will come, but who will live to see them! While the grass grows, the horse starves.
Pyšným se Pán Bůh protiví, pokorným dává milost svou. Show translation The Lord God opposes the proud, but gives his grace to the humble. Better bend than break.
Nejsou všichni svatí, co si otírají o kostel paty. Show translation They're not all saints rubbing their heels in church. The cowl does not make the monk.
Co rozum nedává, čas přináší. Show translation What reason does not give, time brings. You cannot catch old birds with chaff.
Boha vzývej, sám ruky přikládej. Show translation Call upon God, lay on hands alone. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.
I baba za zdí smělejší. Show translation Even the girl behind the wall is bolder. Every dog is a lion at home.
S lidmi i smrt mila. Show translation With men and death is mild.
Hosta chlebem, solí, nezdvořáka holí. Show translation The guest with bread and salt, the rude with a stick. A little bird is content with a little nest.
Prázdný pytel nestojí. Show translation An empty bag is not worth it. An empty sack cannot stand upright.
Sousedova kráva více mléka dává. Show translation The neighbour's cow gives more milk. Our neighbour's ground yields better corn than ours.
Starý musí, mladý může. Show translation Old must, young may. Death is the grand leveller.
Mrtvý pes nekouše. Show translation A dead dog doesn't bite. Dead dogs bite not.
Kočce o myších se snívá. Show translation A cat dreams of mice. A hungry man smells meat afar off.
Hlad se nedá slovy utišiti. Fair words fill not the belly.
Čím více peněz, tím více starostí. Show translation The more money, the more worries. He that has no money, needs no purse.
Na lišku se musí liškou štváti. Show translation A fox must be barked at by a fox. If the lion's skin cannot, the fox's shall.
Pošli hloupého a za ním druhého. Show translation Send the stupid one and follow the other one. He that sends a fool means to follow him.
Na krásném pazdeří rádi psi léhají. Show translation Dogs like to lie on the beautiful flint. Into the mouth of a bad dog often falls a good bone.
Chceš-li přítele ztratit, půjč mu peníze. Show translation If you want to lose a friend, lend him money. Lend your money and lose your friend.
Ze starého nepřítele nebude nový přítel. Show translation The old enemy will not be a new friend. Better an open enemy than a false friend.

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