Czech proverbs

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Žeň bývá jednou za rok. Show translation Harvest is once a year. Christmas comes but once a year.
Člověk myslí, Pán Bůh obmyslí. Show translation Man thinks, the Lord God thinks. The horse thinks one thing and he who rides him another.
Dobré slovo nachází měkkou odpověď. Show translation A good word finds a soft answer. Soft fire makes sweet malt.
Lhář má s pamětí lháti. Show translation A liar has the memory to lie. Liars have need of good memories.
Cizí hoře — lidem smích. Show translation A strange mountain - people laugh.
Krkavec ani sova nevysedí holubic. Show translation Neither the raven nor the owl will breed doves. Eagles do not breed doves.
Co kolébka vyhoupala, to motyka zakopala. Show translation What the cradle has dug up, the hoe has buried. The cask savours of the first fill.
Z malých příčin velké následky. Show translation Big consequences from small causes. A small leak will Sink a great ship.
Malý slavík, ale hlas veliký. Show translation A little nightingale, but a big voice. Little things are pretty.
Kdo bohat, ten i rohat. Show translation He that is rich, let him rohat. Money is a good servant, but a bad master.
Lepší jedno dnes než dvoje zítra. Show translation Better one today than two tomorrow. One „Take it” is worth two „Thou shalt have it”.
Žena jako kněžna, a světnice nemetena. Show translation A woman as a princess, and the world unchanged.
Jaký host, taková mu i čest. Show translation Like the guest, like the honour.
Dobré slovo lepší než peněz mnoho. Show translation A good word is better than a lot of money. He that hath no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.
Na cizí kůži snadno bubnovati. Show translation Easy to drum on someone else's skin. All men are free of Other men's goods.
Pes psa jí, oba nešlechetní. Show translation The dog eats the dog, both of them mischievous. Jeerers must be content to taste of their own broth.
Starého zajíce netřeba učit do zelí chodit. Show translation There's no need to teach an old rabbit to walk in cabbage. Old foxes want no tutors.
Co platna tučná topinka, ano zubů není. Show translation What about a plate of fat toast, yes there are no teeth. After death the doctor.
Koho had uštknul, i ještěrky se bojí. Show translation Even lizards are afraid of a snake bite. Whom a serpent has bitten, a lizard alarms.
Kaž vlku orati, sytému sedláku se postiti. Show translation Every wolf shall plough, and every farmer shall fast. Look not for musk in a dog's kennel.

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