Czech proverbs

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Proti každému forteli fortel se najde. Show translation There's a fortel against every fortel. He's met his match.
I na dobré švestce pouchr roste. Show translation Even on a good plum tree, a pouch grows. No garden is without its weeds.
Ze zlé kůže nemůže být dobrý kožich. Show translation A bad skin can't make a good coat. We may not expect a good whelp from an ill dog.
Kdo chce ryby jísti, musí se zmokřiti. Show translation He that would eat fish must be wet. He that will eat the kernel must crack the nut.
Mezi mnohými babami i dítě se ztratí. Show translation Among many babas, even a child gets lost. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Dobrý kůň i v maštali kupce najde. Show translation A good horse can find a buyer even in a stable. A diamond is valuable, though it lie on a dunghill.
Málo k málu — a vždy víc. Show translation Little to little - and always more. Penny and penny laid up will be many.
Zrnkem po zrnku kuřátko naplní svoje volátko. Show translation Grain by grain, the chick fills its caller. Many small make a great.
S bláznem ani Pán Bůh nic nepořídí. Show translation Even the Lord God can't deal with a fool. Fools rush in where angles fear to tread.
Spěch není dobrý rádce. Show translation Haste is not a good counselor. Hasty climbers have sudden falls.
Zajíc v lese, a on rožeň strouže. Show translation A hare in the woods, and he is cutting down a spit. Make not your sauce till you have caught the fish.
Chtěje se kyji vyhnouti, trefil jsem na palici. Show translation I tried to avoid the club, but I hit it on the head. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Komu přeje štěstí, pomůže mu na kůň vsésti. Show translation He will help him who wishes fortune to mount his horse. Whom God loves, his bitch brings forth pigs.
Lepší trocha v pokoji, než na vojně hojnost. Show translation Better a little in peace than plenty in war. Better a lean peace than a fat victory.
Vůl zůstane volem, pařez pařezem. Show translation The ox will remain an ox, the stump a stump. The ass loaded with gold Still eats thistles.
Kámen často se hýbající neobroste. Show translation A stone that moves often will not grow back. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Kudy se zhusta jezdí, tráva neroste. Show translation The grass doesn't grow where it is often driven. Grass grows not upon the highway.
Kdo rukama med míchá, prsty olíže. Show translation He who stirs the honey with his hands licks his fingers. He that steals honey should beware of the Sting.
Nechť tě netrápí, co se nevrátí. Show translation Don't let what doesn't come back bother you. What is done cannot be undone.
Začátek hezký, třeba jenom ještě konce. Show translation Nice start, maybe just more of the end. Look to the end.

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