If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- No man can serve two masters.
- You cannot eat your cake and have it.
- To carry coals to Newcastle.
- He that is born a fool is never cured.
- You cannot make a silk purse of a sow's ear.
- Look not for musk in a dog's kennel.
- If the young man would and the old man could, there would be nothing undone.
- You cannot flay the same ox twice.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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If my aunt had been a man, she would have been my uncle.
- Wishes can never fill the sack.
Similar proverbs in another language
French
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Si le ciel tombait, il y aurait bien des alouettes prises.
If the sky fell, there'd be plenty of larks caught.
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Si le ciel tombait, il y aurait bien des alouettes de prises.
If the sky fell, there would be plenty of larks to catch.
German
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Wenn das Wörtchen Wenn nicht wär, wär mein Vater Millionär.
If it weren't for the word if, my father would be a millionaire.
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Wenn das Wenn nicht wär, wär mancher Bettler ein reicher Herr.
If it weren't for the if, many a beggar would be a rich gentleman.
Czech
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Kdyby nebylo kdyby, nebyly by chyby.
If there were no ifs, there would be no mistakes.
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Kdyby byly v prdeli ryby, nebyly by rybníky.
If there were fish up the ass, there would be no ponds.
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Kdyby měla paní teta vousy, byla by panem strýcem.
If my aunt had a beard, she would be Mr. Uncle.
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Kdyby pes nesral, dál by doběhl.
If the dog hadn't shit, he would have kept running.