Czech proverbs

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Žíti — věčně se učiti. Show translation To live - to learn eternally. Never too late to learn.
Popálené dítě se bojí ohně. Show translation A burned child is afraid of fire. The burnt child dreads the fire.
Troška k trošce dělá trochu. Show translation A little bit to a little bit makes a little bit. A pin a day is a groat a year.
Schované se hodí. Show translation Hidden comes in handy. Store is no sore.
Na náš věk hlupáků dostatek. Show translation Plenty of fools for our age. If all fools wore feathers we should seem a flock of geese.
Kmotr nekmotr, z hrušky dolů. Show translation Godfather, godfather, down from the pear tree. Weight and measure take away strife.
Slunce svítí na každé kvítí. Show translation The sun shines on every flower. The sun shines everywhere.
Není chutnějšího masa nad kradené. Show translation There is no meat more delicious than stolen meat.
Z dálky se dobře lže. Show translation It's good to lie from a distance. A traveller may lie with authority.
Cizí oběd sladký, ale nesytý. Show translation A stranger's lunch, sweet but not filling. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.
Kněz dvakrát nekáže. Show translation A priest doesn't preach twice. Must I tell you a tale and find your ears too?
Očím před ušima víra. Show translation Faith before the eyes. Seeing is believing.
Lačný i těsto sní. Show translation He'll eat the dough, too. Hunger makes hard beans sweet.
Krásné dílo mistra chválí. Show translation Beautiful work of the master praises. Actions speak louder than words.
Malý dukát, ale drahý. Show translation A small ducat, but expensive. Little fish are sweet.
Půjčka po oplátce krásná. Show translation Loan in return beautiful.
Člověk v nesnázích důvtipen. Show translation A man in distress, a man of wit. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Jedna těžkost druhou stíhá. Show translation One hardship follows another.
Za jídlo pes slouží. Show translation For food, the dog serves. He loves me well that makes my belly swell.
Co nemůžeš splnit, neslibuj. Show translation What you can't deliver, don't promise. An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

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