Category: კ – მ

Better ask than lose your way. Better ask twice than lose yourself once Better to ask than go astray. Hе who has a tongue in his head can travel all… Read more »

Every man carries an enemy in his own bosom. Every man is his worst enemy. Evil is brought on by oneself (Am.) Beware of no man more than thyself (Br.)…. Read more »

The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth (Am., Br.). Good that comes too late is good as nothing (Am.). When a dog is drowning everyone offers him… Read more »

All in  good time. Good that comes too late is good as nothing (Am.). When a dog is drowning everyone offers him drink (Am.). When a dog is drowning every… Read more »

An angry dog is always given a bone to gnaw (to make it stop barking) Traduction : Pour calmer un chien on lui jette du pain. Сердитой собаке только кость кинь…. Read more »

Give credit where credit is due. A bad cat deserves a bad rat (Am.). Give every man his due (Am., Br.). A good dog deserves a good bone (Am., Br.)…. Read more »

All are not saints that go to church. Tous ne sont pas les saints qui vont à l’église. В Бога не верит, а крестится (досл.). Не всяк праведник, кто в… Read more »

A man’s walking is a succession of falls (Br.) You will not stumble while on your knees (Am.) Si un pied glisse lautre la suit Si tu glisse d’un pied… Read more »

Every sore has its salve (Am.). There’s a salve for every sore (Am., Br.) Le malade trouve son remède. Знай себя – и того будет с тебя! Есть болезнь, есть… Read more »

Anger and haste hinder a good counsel (Br.). Anger and haste hinder good counsel (Am.). Anger and love give bad counsel (Am.). Fire in the heart sends smoke into the… Read more »

Fixes one thing but breaks another, Cures one thing but causes another, Cures one thing but then does more harm than good. L’homme avait mal à la tête et on… Read more »

Breed up a crow and he will peck out your eyes (Br.). No good deed goes unpunished (Am.). Save a thief from the gallows, and he’ll be the first to… Read more »

Ask your purse what you should buy (Am.). Cut the coat according to the cloth (Am.). Cut your coat according to your cloth (Br.). Limit your wants by your wealth… Read more »