A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando. [v] Praying to God and hitting with the hammer. A juventud ociosa, vejez trabajosa. [v] To leisurely youth, laborious old age. A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda. [v] Who rises early, God helps. Acabándose el dinero, se termina la amistad. [v] The money running out, the friendship … [Read more…]
A life without love is like a year without summer. No thief steals love, but love often makes thieves. Love often creeps where it should not grow. Love has made heroes of many and fools of many more. One gains wisdom through suffering. A wise man has his tongue in his heart. All beginnings are … [Read more…]
pigliano piu mosche in una gocciola di miele che in un barile d’aceto. You catch more flies with honey than a barrel of vinegar. “Gli affari sono affari.” “Business is business.” “Calunnia, calunnia, che a tirar dell’aqua, al muro sempre se n’attacca.” “If you throw enough mud, some of it will stick.” Ask me no … [Read more…]
He falsifies who renders a verse just as it looks. The entire world rests on the tip of the tongue. One hand washes the other. All signs are misleading. The eyes are the mirror of the soul. A dog without teeth will also attack a bone. When the light is crooked, the shadow is crooked. … [Read more…]
There is no good accord where every man would be a lord. Men are not angels. Anger is a short madness. Beads about the neck and the devil in the heart. Call the bear ‘uncle’ till you are safe across the bridge. We soon believe what we desire. A cracked bell can never sound well. … [Read more…]
A man is judged by his deeds, not by his words. The sun will shine into our yard too. After a storm fair weather, after sorrow joy. All are not cooks that walk with long knives. All cats are grey at night. Every seed knows its time. Any fish is good if it is on … [Read more…]
The seeking for one thing will find another. Treachery returns. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. Time is a good story-teller. The mason who strikes often is better than the one who strikes too hard. It destroys the craft not to learn it. The stars make no noise. What is nearest the heart is … [Read more…]
Proverbi Italiani / Italian Proverbs – A buon cavaliere non manca lancia. – A buon cavallo non manca sella. – A buon cavallo non occorre dir trotta. – A buon cavallo si dé buon cavaliere. – A caval che corre, non abbisognano speroni. – A cavalier novizio, cavallo senza vizio. – A cavallo d’altri non … [Read more…]
Cats don’t catch mice to please Khuda(God). Even the Judge was drunk when the wine was free. He reckons his importance by the elephant-load. A frog hopped onto a wall and cried, ‘I can see Kashmir!’. The wood is burnt, but the ashes are a nuisance. While the butchers were arguing, the cow dropped dead. … [Read more…]
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear? Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and … [Read more…]