Category: ანბანური საძიებელი

Neglect will kill an injury sooner than revenge (Br.). Remedy for injuries is not to remember them (Br.). Write injuries in dust, but kindness in marble (Am.) Curses like chickens… Read more »

A friend in need is a friend indeed (Am., Br.). A friend is never known till needed (Br.). A friend is never known until needed (Am.) Un ami dans les… Read more »

Be wise, healthy and as sweet as candies in my pocket ( formula of blessing in Georgia) Mes meilleurs veoux. Дай Бог тебе так сладко состариться,  как сладка чурчхела в… Read more »

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. Harm watch, harm catch (Am., Br.). Не who does harm should expect harm (Am.). Не who thinks evil wishes it on himself (Am.)…. Read more »

Nothing is eternal (One will have to pay for their deeds) A man in debt is caught in a net. He that dies pays all debts. Rien n’est eternelle. Le… Read more »

Even a one-eyed lion is a king Le lion borgne n’est pas aveugle. Mieux vaut être borgne qu’aveugle. Одноглазого льва косым  не назовут. Кривого льва косым не назовут. Своего сына кривым никто не… Read more »

An old fox needs not (doesn’t need) to be taught tricks. Don’t (try to) teach your grandmother to suck eggs. On n’apprends pas aux vieux singes à faire des grimaces…. Read more »

You are courageous because I am a coward The big fish eat the little ones (Am.). The great fish eat up the small (Br.). Great trees keep down little ones… Read more »

The bliss of the after-life. After death, the doctor. The cow knows not the value of her tail till she has lost (loses) it. L’homme est honoré après sa mort…. Read more »

Poverty is in want of much, avarice of everything. The poor always pay. The poor do penance for the sins of the rich. Le pauvre paie double. Богатство в час, а бедность до веку. У богатого сто рублей лежит, а у бедного остальной бежит. У богатого телята, а у бедного ребята. Богатому телята, а бедному ребята…. Read more »