Czech proverbs

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S jídlem roste chuť. Show translation As you eat, your appetite grows. Appetite comes with eating.
Kdo rychle dává, dvakrát dává. Show translation He who gives quickly, gives twice. He gives twice who gives quickly.
Stará láska nerezaví. Show translation Old love doesn't rust. Old love will not be forgotten.
Šaty dělají člověka. Show translation Clothes make the man. Fine feathers make fine birds.
S čím kdo zachází, tím také schází. He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
Strach má velké oči. Show translation Fear has big eyes. Fear has magnifying eyes.
Láska hory přenáší. Show translation Love moves mountains. Love will find out the way.
Zvyk je železná košile. Show translation Habit is an iron shirt. Old habits die hard.
Všude dobře, doma nejlépe. There is no place like home.
O mrtvých jen dobře. Show translation Good for the dead. Speak well of the dead.
Práce kvapná — málo platná. Show translation Work is liquid - low paying. More haste, less speed.
Ševče, drž se svého kopyta. Show translation Shoemaker, stick to your hoof. Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Za málo peněz málo muziky. Show translation Not enough music for not enough money. Sow thin and mow thin.
Služba je služba. Show translation Service is service. Business is business.
Za dobrotu na žebrotu. Show translation For goodness sake on the ribs. Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heir.
Každý má svůj čas. Show translation Everyone has their time. Here today and gone tomorrow.
Ranní ptáče dál doskáče. Show translation The early bird keeps on hopping. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Žádná kaše se nejí tak horká, jak se uvaří. Show translation No porridge is eaten as hot as it is cooked.
Nechval dne před večerem. Show translation He left the day before the evening. Call no man happy till he dies.
Každý svého štěstí strůjcem. Show translation Each man is the author of his own happiness. Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

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