to feel sleepy (drowsy) to drift into sleep. Avoir sommeil Сон подкрадывается. В сон клонит. Беспечальному сон сладок. Вздремнуть не вздремнул, а всхрапнул да присвистнул. Сонливый видит сон, что спит, как мертвый, он…. Read more »
An act of kindness is well repaid (Am.). Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days (Br.). Cast your bread upon the water; it… Read more »
Don’t trade /in/ old friends for new. Forsake not old friends for new. Les gens sages conservent leurs amis, les fous perdent les leurs. Новых друзей наживай, а старых не… Read more »
The devil knows many things because he is old The best wine comes out of an old vessel (Br.). The deuce (devil) knows many things because he is old (Br.)…. Read more »
Drive nature out of the door and it will return by the window (Am.). Wash a dog, comb a dog, still a dog (Am.). You can’t take a grunt out… Read more »
A man can do no more than he can (Am., Br.). A nail can go no farther than its head will let it (Am.). No man can see over his… Read more »
Might overcomes right. Might makes right. Might knows no right. Might goes before right. Might beats righ. Where drums speak, laws are silent. Au milieu des armes, les lois sont… Read more »
Avarice is the old man’s sin (Am., Br.). Old birds are hard to pluck (Br.). The older the bird, the more unwillingly it parts with its feathers (Br.). The older… Read more »
Не who does not work, neither should he eat (Br.). A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats (Br.). No mill, no meal (Am., Br.). No… Read more »
No rest for the weary (Am.). Only in the grave is there rest (Am.). Peace is found only in the graveyard (Am.) Le repos est seulement dans la tombe La… Read more »
Every little counts(helps) Every little makes a mickle (a nickel) Add little to little and there will be a great heap. Little makes a lot. Many small makes a great… Read more »
Every little counts(helps) Every little makes a mickle (a nickel) Add little to little and there will be a great heap. Little makes a lot. Many small makes a great… Read more »
Good comes to some while they are sleeping (Am.) Aux innocents les mains pleines. Дурак спит, а счастье в головах лежит. Много спал, да мало во сне видал (и наоборот). Мало спал,… Read more »
The grey mare is the better horse (Br.). The husband is the head of the house, but the wife is the neck – and the neck moves the head (Am.)…. Read more »
A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. Every man has his besetting sin (Am.). Не is dead (lifeless) that is faultless (Am.). Не is lifeless who is faultless (Br.). You can… Read more »
A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. Every man has his besetting sin (Am.). Не is dead (lifeless) that is faultless (Am.). Не is lifeless who is faultless (Br.). You can… Read more »
We are all mortal beings. All men are mortal (Am., Br.). All men must die (Am., Br.) Charon waits for all (Br.). Il y a gens et gens. Tous les… Read more »
We are all mortal beings. All men are mortal (Am., Br.). All men must die (Am., Br.) Charon waits for all (Br.). Tous les hommes sont mortels Il y a… Read more »
If coals do not burn, they blacken (Br.). If the ball does not stick to the wall, it will at least leave a mark (Br.). Fling dirt enough and some… Read more »
Never interfere with family quarrels (Am.). Put not your finger (hand) between the bark and the tree (Br.) N’intervenez jamais aux querelles familiales В драке разнимающий царь и Бог… Read more »