Category: ანდაზები

A man were better be half-blind than have both his eyes out. Of two evils choose the least. Of two evils choose the less. Traduction : Mieux vaut être borne qu’aveugle…. Read more »

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Dans le royaume des aveugles les bornes sont  rois Il vaut… Read more »

Beggars breed and rich men feed. One man sows and another reaps. One man makes the chair, and another man sits in it. Fools build houses and wise men buy… Read more »

Everyone to his equal (Am.). Every sheep with its like (Am.). Geese with geese, and women with women (Br.). Keep to your own kind (Am.). Tigers and deer do not… Read more »

A descent from the sublime to the ridiculous is quick (Br.). From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step (Am.). One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous… Read more »

The fine pullet shows its excellence from the egg. It early pricks that will be a thorn. It will be a forward cock that crows in the shell (Br.). That… Read more »

Absence make the heart grow fonder What the eye does not see, the heart cannot grieve (does not grieve over) (Br.). What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t feel… Read more »

Cucumbers out of season are expensive, wait till they come into season ( Waiting pays ) Wait and you will be rewarded. Traduction : Ne payez pas chère les pris vont… Read more »

Hasty climbers have sudden falls. Easy does it (Am., Br.). Make haste but do not hurry (Am.). Make haste slowly (Am., Br.). Not too fast for /fear of/ breaking your… Read more »

Even weak men when united are powerful (Br.). In union there is strength (Am.). Union is strength (Am., Br.). Unity is strength (Br.). Weak things united become strong (Am.) A… Read more »

One enemy is too many, and a hundred friends too few (Br.). One enemy is too much for a man, and a hundred friends are too few (Am.) There is… Read more »

One enemy is too many, and a hundred friends too few (Br.). One enemy is too much for a man, and a hundred friends are too few (Am.) Un ennemi… Read more »

Bend with the tree that will bend with you. They that are bound must obey. Run with the hare and hunt with the hound. If you can’t beat them join… Read more »

Each bird likes his own nest best (Am.). Every bird likes its own nest (Br.). Every bird thinks her /own/ nest beautiful (thinks his nest best) (Br.). Every man likes… Read more »

Bad bird, bad eggs. Of an evil crow an evil egg. Children are what their mothers are (Am.). Like hen, like chicken (Am.). Like hen, like children (Br.) Tel père… Read more »

Eschew evil and do good.(Bibl.) Keep out of harm’s way (Am.). Keep your nose clean (Am.). Stay out of harm’s way (of trouble) (Am., Br.) Avoid evil and it will… Read more »

Every sore has its salve (Am.). There’s a salve for every sore (Am., Br.). Chaque plaie a son baume. Il y a un baume pour chaque plaie. Ne faire jamais… Read more »

Avoid evil and it will avoid you. Eschew evil and do good.(Bibl.) Keep out of harm’s way (Am.). Keep your nose clean (Am.). Stay out of harm’s way (of trouble)… Read more »

Early start makes easy stages (Br.). Не that would thrive must rise at five (Am.) The early bird catches (gets) the worm (Am.). Не that will thrive, must rise at… Read more »