Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi.
Related proverbs
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Latin
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Humiles laborant, ubi potentes dissident.
The humble work hard, where the mighty are at odds.
Similar proverbs in another language
French
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Quand il neige sur les montagnes, il fait froid dans les vallées.
When it snows on the mountains, it's cold in the valleys.
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Les petits pâtissent des sottises des grands.
The little ones suffer from the silliness of the big ones.
German
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Wenn sich die Könige raufen, müssen die Bauern Haare lassen.
When the kings tussle, the peasants have to let their hair down.
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Mit großen Herren ist schlecht Kirschen essen.
It's hard to eat with big men.
Czech
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Slonové se třou a komáry dáví mezi sebou.
Elephants rub and gag mosquitoes among themselves.
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Pán má rýmu, a čeládka kýchá.
The gentleman has a cold, and the jawbone is sneezing.
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Páni se klouzají, a sedláci si nohy lámou.
The lords are slipping, and the peasants are breaking their legs.
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Když se páni rvou, sedláci vlasů půjčiti musejí.
When the lords fight, the peasants must lend their hair.
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Co páni zkřiví, sedláci platí krví.
What the lords curse, the peasants pay in blood.
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Čeho pánové navaří, tím se poddaní popaří.
Whatever the lords cook, the subjects will feast on.
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Páni se perou, sedláci, nastavte vlasův.
Gentlemen fight, peasants, adjust your hair.