Category: ზ – ი

Concerning taste there is disputing. There’s no accounting for tastes. Every man to his taste; Each to his own taste; Il ne faut pas disputer des gouts. Tous les goûts… Read more »

One man may steel a horse while another may not look over a hedge. Some get the buns and pies and some the bumps and black eyes. Un homme peut… Read more »

A fool may give a wise man counsel. A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose. A fool’s bolt may sometimes hit the mark. (Br.) Même un imbécile peut parfois… Read more »

Haste makes waste. Don’t rush ahead of people who know better; Don’t jump the gun. Poule trottière du renard est croquée. Ce n’est pas à la poule de chanter avant… Read more »

One is not worth one’s salt. Ne’er do well. Bon à rien. Он ни на что не годен.   Kötüden iyilik beklenmez

There is time for everything; Everything in <good> season; All in good time; The morning to the mountain, the evening to the fountain. Il y a le temps pour tout;… Read more »

He that is full of himself is very empty. Do not boast until you see the enemy dead (Br.). Do not shout until you are out of the woods (Am.)…. 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 »