Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

A friend in need is a friend indeed; Calamity is man’s true touchstone; Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them. Adversity shows (you) your true friends. Traduction : La calamité est… Read more »

The dainties of the great are tears of the poor (Br.). It may be fun for you, but it is death to the frog (Br.). One man’s fancy is another… Read more »

As is the workman so is the work. The work shows the workman. He works best who knows his trade. Practice makes perfect. C’est au pied du mur qu’on connaît… Read more »

He who has good neighbours, gets a good morning. Better a neighbor near than a brother far (Am.). Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off… Read more »

A generous person will prosper; Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. An act of kindness is well repaid (Am.). Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it… Read more »

Envy is thin because it bites but never eats. The envious man grows lean (shall never want woe) (Br.). Envy eats nothing but its own heart (Br.). Envy envies itself… Read more »

To make a mountain out of a molehill. Faire une montagne d’une taupinière. Faire d’un rien une montagne. Из комара сделать слона. Блоха с лошадь, а вошь с корову. Делать… Read more »

Send a fool to the market, and a fool he’ll return (Am., Br.) Envoyez  un imbécile au marché et il y retournera Vous ne pouvez pas le changer. Ворона и… Read more »

The stew of cheap meat will be tasteless. Cheap meat never makes a good soup (stew). If you buy cheap meat, you’ll smell what you have saved when it boils…. Read more »

A bargain is a pinch-purse (Am.). What costs nothing is worth nothing (Br.). Dear is cheap, and cheap is dear (Am., Br.). Cheap goods are not good, good things are… Read more »

All are not saints that go to church. Beard creates lice, not brains (Br.). An old goat is never the more revered for his beard (Am.). The beard does not… Read more »

Danger always looks bigger through the eyes of fear. Fear has big eyes; Fear is liable to make one see all sorts of things; Fear takes molehills for mountains; Fear… Read more »

Birds of a feather flock together (Am., Br.). Each kind attracts its own (Am.). They that know one another salute afar off (Br.). Water finds its own level (Am., Br.)…. Read more »

Fool’s haste is no speed. Shortcuts lead to long delays. Good and quickly seldom meet Am.). The greater hurry, the worse the speed (Am.). Haste makes waste (Am., Br.). Haste… Read more »

If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have (Br.). If you can’t get a horse, ride a cow (Am.). A man must plough with such… Read more »

If luck is with you,even your ox will give birth to a calf. If luck is with you, even your ox will give birth to a calf (Am.). If you… Read more »

Gratitude is the least of virtues; Ingratitude is the worst of vices. Kindness is lost upon an ungrateful man. What we see depends mainly on what we look for ( tr) La… Read more »

A bad rumour flies on wings. Une mauvaise rumeur vole sur des ailes. Слово, что воробей, вылетит – не поймаешь. Слово сказав, не поймаешь; молвишь не воротишь. Слово выпустишь, не воротишь. Держать язык за зубами. Губы да… Read more »

Fire and water are good servants but bad masters (Am., Br.) Fire is a good servant but a bad master. Le feu et l’eau sont bons serviteurs, mais mauvais maîtres…. Read more »

Fair without, foul (false) within. A clean glove often hides a dirty hand (Am.) A fair face may hide a foul heart (Am., Br.). Un gant propre cache souvent une… Read more »