Category: ანდაზები

Do not look a gift horse in the mouth (Am., Br.). Do not look a given horse in the mouth (Br.) À cheval offert on ne regarde pas les dents…. Read more »

Each cross has its inscription (Br.). The fated will happen (Am., Br.). For whom ill is fated, him it will strike (Br.). A man who was born to drown will… Read more »

Fanned fire and forced love never did well yet (Br.). Forced love does not last (Br.). Love can neither be bought nor sold; its only price is love (Am.). Love… Read more »

Judge a man by his deeds, not by his words (Am.). Man is known by his deeds (Br.) Handsome is that handsome does (Am., Br.). Handsome is who handsome does… Read more »

Nothing is so good but it might have been better. Thebestistheenemyofthegood (Am., Br.). Leave (Let) well alone (Br.). Leave (Let) well enough alone (Am., Br.) If you have a good… Read more »

Bad news has wings. De mauvaises nouvelles ont des ailes. Дурная весть имеет крылья. Худая молва на крыльях летит. Худые вести не лежат на месте. Wasser nimmt alles weg, nur… Read more »

Men fear death as children do going in the dark (Am.). No church is so handsome that a man would desire straight to be buried (Br.). No man is so… Read more »

Calamity and prosperity are the touchstones of integrity (Am.). Calamity is the man’s true touchstone (Br.). Difficulties are things that show what men are (Am.) Человека узнаешь в беде и… Read more »

Prove your friend when you are in need Adversity is the test of friendship (Am.). A friends are made in wine and proved in tears A friend is never known… Read more »

The eye is the mirror of the soul (the window of the heart, the window of the mind) (Br.). The eyes are the mirror of the mind (Am.). The eyes… Read more »

An act of kindness is well repaid (Am.). The good you do to others will always come back to you (Am.). The hand that gives gathers (Am., Br.) La bonté… Read more »

Envy eats nothing but its own heart. Envy envies itself. Envy is a two – edged sword. Envy never enriched any man. Envier le bonheur d’autruic’est folie. Подражай, но не… Read more »

То hope is to live. Hope keeps the heart from breaking. Hope keeps man alive. Un bon mot est agrèable à entendre.       Надеждою жив человек. Где жизнь, там… Read more »

То hope is to live. Hope keeps the heart from breaking. Hope keeps man alive. Un bon mot est agrèable à entendre. Счастье скоро покидает, а добрая надежда – никогда…. Read more »

Hope keeps a man from hanging and drowning himself. Hope keeps man alive. Hope keeps the heart from breaking. L’espore est la chance la plus importante de la vie. Надейся,… Read more »

What you don’t know won’t hurt you. There is no harm in asking. Nothing is lost for asking. He that cannot ask, cannot live. Better to ask than go astray…. Read more »

Transl. The world is the mirror of mankind Le monde c’est un miroire des personnes. Если нет зеркала, чтобы смотреться, то мир  же твое зеркало (досл.). Мир подобен зеркалу, в котором каждый видит… Read more »

April and May are the keys of the year (Br.). When April blows its horn, it’s good for hay and corn (Am.) The bee works in the summer and eats… Read more »