Category: ანდაზები

Не who has carried the calf will be able by and by to carry the ox (Br.). Не who shoots may hit at last (Am.) Qui tire peut frapper enfin… Read more »

Treat them mean, keep them keen. Traduction :N’embrassez pas les incapables et ne les lassez pas vous embrasser Никудышнего и сам не целуй и ему себя не давай целовать (досл.) С дурака –… Read more »

Keep far away from fools.  ( translation) Fool is he who deals with other fools He is not the fool that the fool is but he that with the fool… Read more »

Asses fetch the oats and the horses eat them (Br.). Fools build houses and wise men buy them (Br.). Fools build houses for wise men to live in (Am.). Fools… Read more »

If an ass (donkey) bray at you, don’t bray at him. A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. Un homme sage change d’avis, un imbécile  jamais. Дурака… Read more »

A fool always finds a bigger fool to praise him (Am.). One fool praises another (Am., Br.) Arguing with a fool shows there are two. Un imbécile loue un autre… Read more »

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Folly is an incurable disease. Folly is the most incurable of maladies. Choisir entre… Read more »

Between two evils ‘tis not worth choosing. Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher it is bad for the pitcher (Am.) A nod’s as good as… Read more »

Between two evils ’tis not worth choosing (Br.). It is all one (Br.). /It is/ six of one and half a dozen of the other (Br.). It’s six of one,… Read more »

The snake couldn’t  bite, the man made her that way. The mule wasn’t born wild, the stick made her that way. Traduction :Le serpant a appris à mordre par les hommes… Read more »

Every dog has his day. After rain comes fair weather (sunshine). The sun will shine on (down) our street, too. The sun will shine on our side of the fence…. Read more »

The dog bites the stone, not him that throws it (Am.). Many beat the sack and mean the miller (Br.). A Man in passion rides a mad (wild) horse. He… Read more »

Another yet the same (Br.). It is all one (Br.). It is as broad as it’s long (as long as it’s broad) (Br.). It is six of one and half… Read more »

A cracked bell can never sound well (Am., Br.) What’s lost is lost. A broken sack will hold no corn. Traduction :Une cloche cassée ne peut jamais  sonner bien Un sac… Read more »

Amateur tactics cause grave wounds (Br.). A little knowledge (learning) is a dangerous thing (Am., Br.) Better untaught than ill taught (Am.). Better untaught than ill-taught (Br.). Mieux vaut être… Read more »

Good we confer on others recoils on ourselves. Much is expected where much is given. Who ever makes great presents, expects great presents in return. Answer a fool according to… Read more »

One beats the bush, and seven others catch the bird. One man is busy ploughing the land, and seven others wait with their spoons in hand. One with a plough,… Read more »

The ball comes to the player. The game leaves the den to look for the hunting man. The game walks into my (his) bag!, with him (me,etc) Traduction : La balle… Read more »

Give him a finger and he’ll take the whole arm. Give him a ring, and he’ll want your whole arm. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile. Give… Read more »

A handsow is a good thing but not to shave with. The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet. A broad hat does not always cover a venerable head (Am.,… Read more »