Romanian proverbs

Proverbs from all Romanian speaking parts of the world. __NOTOC__ A Adevărul se spune glumind. The truth is spoken jokingly. English equivalent: Many a true word is spoken in jest. "bentrovato Se non è vero, è molto ben trovato. "If it is not true it is very well invented." Giordano Bruno, De gli heroici furori (1585) [The Heroic Furies; also translated as On Heroic Frenzies], as quoted in A Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words (1907) edited by Sir William Gurney Benham Variant translations: If it is not true, it is well conceived. If it is not true, it is a good story. Kelly Walter Keating 1859 Proverbs of all nations W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) 57 238 Apa linǎ este adâncă. English equivalent: Still waters run deep. "Slow but steady work can achieve much." or "That a man says little does not mean that he does not think profoundly." Paczolay Gyula European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese http://books.google.com/books?id=JiXzAAAAMAAJ 1997 Veszprémi Nyomda 1-875943-44-7 373 78 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 70 107 Așchia nu sare departe de trunchi The splinter does not jump far from the trunk . English equivalent: The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Așteaptā, murgule, să paști iarbă verde. Wait, steed, to graze on green grass. English equivalent: While the grass grows, the steed starves. "True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." Arthur Ashe, s quoted in Worth Repeating : More Than 5,000 Classic and Contemporary Quotes (2003) by Bob Kelly, p. 169. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 96 B Barbă lungă și capra are, dar minte nicicum nu are. Long beard even the goat has, but mind it does not. (female goat referred to in proverb) English proverbs: If the beard were all, the goat might preach. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Portuguese Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPGkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 2001 978-1-4661-0740-3 17 145 C Calul bun se vinde în grajd. (The good horse is sold even in stable) English equivalent: Good wine needs no bush. "A good product does not need advertising." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA109 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 109 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 34 107 Cine ascultǎ la ușă își aude faima. English equivalent: Eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves. "Dave: You know, that son of yours just cursed at me.Vicky: Wow, you actually stopped yelling at Larry long enough for him to swear at you?Dave: Hey, you know, when I was a kid, I never would have talked to my father that way. I did it behind his back as a sign of respect." Jennifer Glickman, The War at Home (2007) Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 51 107 Cine zice una, trebuie să zică și două. Who says one thing must say two. English equivalent: Who says "A" must say "B". von Düringsfeld Ida von Düringsfeld Otto Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen https://books.google.com/books?id=QLwN5OGIZs0C&pg=PA1 1872 Fries German 1 A 1 Cine spune mult face puțin. He who talks much does little. English equivalentː Great talkers are little doers. "Well done is better than well said." Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack (1737) Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT398 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 398– Cine vrea miezul, să spargă nuca. English equivalentː He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut. "Nothing is achieved without effort." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA121 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 121 Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 194 Dictionary of European proverbs 784 II Routledge 680 2200 0415096243 Toate cele frumoase, poartă și ponoase. English equivalent: All that is fair must fade "Nothing lasts forever." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA80 21 September 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 80 , Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 10 Cine aleargă după doi iepuri, nu prinde nici unul. English equivalent: You must not run after two hares at the same time. "Concentrate on one thing at a time or you will achieve nothing. - Trying to do two or more things at a time, when even one on its own needs full effort, means that none of them will be accomplished properly." Paczolay Gyula European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese http://books.google.com/books?id=JiXzAAAAMAAJ 1997 Veszprémi Nyomda 1-875943-44-7 X X Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 102 107 Cine dă îndatǎ, dă de două ori. English equivalent: He gives twice, who gives in a trice. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 38 107 Cine nu face când poate nu face când vrea. English equivalent: He that will not when he may, when he will he may have nay. "Take advantage of an opportunity when it presents itself, even if you do not want or need it at the time, because it may no longer be available when you do." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA120 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 120 Kelly Walter Keating 1859 Proverbs of all nations W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) 41 238 Cine s'a fript cu supa, suflă și-n iaurt. English equivalent: A burnt child dreads the fire. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 2 Cine sapă groapa altuia, cade singur în ea. English equivalent: He who digs a pit for others, will fall in it himself. Strauss Emmanuel 1994 Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1 Routledge 651 0415096243 Cine se aseamănă, se adunǎ. English equivalent: Like will to like. "Every man loves well what is like to himself." Folk-Etymology http://books.google.com/books?id=fXrlvr_kPXwC&pg=PA216 Ardent Media 216 1886 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 51 Cine se laudă singur, se ocărăște pe sine. English equivalent: Don't blow your own horn. Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 71 120 1417964677 Cine se scoală de dimineață, departe ajunge. English equivalent: Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise or Early bird gets the worm. "A lifestyle that involves neither staying up late nor sleeping late is good for body and mind and leads to financial success." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA70 5 September 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 70 University, Vermont, bi-Yerushalayim 1986 Proverbium Ohio State University in cooperation with the University of Vermont and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Cine tace nu se căiește. English equivalent: Least said, soonest mended. "In private animosities and verbal contentions, where angry passions are apt to rise, - the least said, the better in general. By multiplying words, cases often grow worse instead of better." Porter William Henry Proverbs: Arranged in Alphabetical Order ... http://books.google.com/books?id=KA4oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA125 1845 Munroe and Company 125 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 53 107 . Cine trăiește nădăjduind moare jinduind. English equivalent: He that lives on hope will die fasting. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT219 2001 DeProverbio.com 978-1-4660-4673-3 219 1453 H Cu cheia de aur se deschide poarta raiului. English equivalent: A golden key opens any gate but that of heaven. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 8 Cum îți așterni, așa dormi, English equivalent: As you make your bed, so you must lie. "You must put up with the unpleasant results of a foolish action or decision." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA14 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 14 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 7 Copiii, nebunii și bețivii spun adevărul. English equivalent: Children, fools and drunken men tell the truth. "Children and fools have no inhibition, and alcohol consumed removes the inhibition against telling the truth that occasionally one would like to keep secret." Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 272 527 1-875943-44-7 Cu moartea toate diferențele dispar. English equivalent: It will all be the same a hundred years hence. "Trivial problems or mistakes of the present moment have no lasting significance or effect, so there is no point in worrying about them." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA145 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 145 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 48 Cu picătura se face ploaia. English equivalent: Rain is made by drops. "All contributions, however small, are of use." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA78 20 September 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 77 Source for proverbs: Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 26 107 Cu prea multă grabă nu faci multă ispravă. English equivalentː More haste less, speed. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT204 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 204 H 1344 Cum e tata, e și fiul. English equivalent: Like father, like son. "Sons may look and behave like their fathers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily." Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 137 527 1-875943-44-7 Cu râma mică, se prinde peștele cel mare. English equivalent: Set a herring to catch a whale. Kelly Walter Keating W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) Proverbs of all nations 1859 16 238 Cu vânturi nu se vopsesc ouăle roșii. English equivalent: Fine words butter no parsnips. "Mere words have no value unless they are followed by positive action." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA53 9 August 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 53 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 31 107 Cum e mama e și fata. English equivalent: Like mother, like daughter. "Daughters may look and behave like their mothers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and rarely." Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 179 527 1-875943-44-7 Cum îți așterni, asa te vei culca. English equivalent: As you make your bed, so you must lie. "You must put up with the unpleasant results of a foolish action or decision." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA14 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 14 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 7 D Dacă vreĭ să trăescĭ liniscit, să nu ved̦ĭ, să n'aud̦ĭ, și să tacĭ. Contemporary Romanian: Dacă vrei să trăiești liniștit, să nu vezi, să n-auzi și să taci. Tiktin Hariton 2003 Rumänisch-Deutsches Worterbuch German Volume II: D-O 604 Latin equivalent: Hear, see, be silent, if you wish to live (in peace). Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 82 T Dă-i, Doamne, mintea românului din urmă. English equivalent: If only I knew then, what I do now. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 73 107 De multe ori ce este scăzut în fire, meșteșugul cum se cade plinește. English equivalent: Life imitates art. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT20 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 20 83 De nevoie n-ai ce face. English equivalent: Necessity has no law. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 60 107 Din două rele s-alegi pe cea mai mică. English equivalent: The least of two evils. Meaning: "If you are forced to choose between two options, both of which are undesirable, all you can do is choose the one that is less undesirable than the other." {Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA42 3 August 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 42 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 5 107 Din omul bun, bun lucru iese. English equivalent: Good blood always shows itself. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT38 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 38 211 Din prisosul inimii grăiește gura. English equivalent: Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT7 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 7– 6 E Drumul spre iad e pavat cu intenții bune. English equivalent: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Republica Populară Romînă, Republica Socialistă România 1981 Viața românească: revistăa Uniunii Scriitorilor din R.P.R. Uniunea Scriitorilor 54 Dupâ ploie, vine soare. English equivalent: After rain comes sunshine. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 7 E Exemplele rele strică moravurile bune. Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 28 120 1417964677 F Fă-mă, mamă, împărat, să mă mir ce m-a găsit. Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 74 120 1417964677 Fă-mă, mamă, să-ți semăn. Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 6 120 1417964677 Faptele grăiesc mai apăsat decât vorbele. English equivalent: Actions speak loudee than words. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT9 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 9–10 13 E Fiecare pasăre își iubește cuibul. English equivalent: The bird loves her own nest. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 39 218 Fieșicare cu gustul său. English equivalent: There is no accounting for taste. Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 25 120 1417964677 Fii dupǎ cum te aratǎ chipul. English equivalent: Handsome is that handsome does. Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 39 120 1417964677 Finea bună, tote bune. English equivalent: All is well that ends well. "Problems and misfortunes along the way can be forgotten as long as the end is satisfactory." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA14 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 14 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 7 Fructul nu cade departe de pom. English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree. "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents." Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 259 527 1-875943-44-7 Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 488 2200 0415096243 G ̈Gura ucide mai mult decât sabia. English equivalent: Gluttony kills more than the sword. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT183 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 183 1203 I În țara orbilor, cel cu un ochi este împărat. English equivalent: Among the blind, the one-eyed is king. "People of only limited capability can succeed when surrounded by those who are even less able than themselves." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA143 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 143 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 2 L Lenea e începutul sărăciei. English equivalent: Poverty is the reward of idleness. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT231 2001 DeProverbio.com 978-1-4660-4673-3 231 I 1534 Lup în piele de oaie. English equivalent: Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly, they are ravening wolves. "An innocent demeanor may hide much guilt." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA127 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 127 Mrs Mawr E B reprint 2005 Analogous Proverbs In Ten Languages Kessinger Publishing 8 120 1417964677 M Mai bine puțin cu dreptate decât mult cu strâmbǎtate. English equivalent: Honesty is the best policy. "Being honest or telling the truth is always the wisest course of action." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA128 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 128 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 42 107 Mai multe muște cad în miere decât în oțet. English equivalent: You can catch more flies with a drop of honey than with a barrel of vinegar. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 100 107 Mǎrul nu cade departe de pom. English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree. "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents." Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 259 527 1-875943-44-7 Mărul putred strică și pe cele bune. English equivalent: One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 17–18 69 E Măture fie-care la ușa sa. English equivalent: Everyone should sweep before his own door. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 28 Mincinosul cu de-a sila face musca cât cămila. English equivalent: Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. Kelly Walter Keating W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) Proverbs of all nations 1859 58 238 Mult zgomot pentru nimic. English equivalent: Great cry and little wool. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT9 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 9 18 Munte cu munte nu s'adună, ma omlu totna va și s'va. Idiomatic translation: A mountain never meets a mountain, but a man meets a man. Meaning: There are some things/events that are impossible, like an encounter of mountains, but there is always a chance for people to meet. or Once can always find a possibility for revenge. Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 213 527 1-875943-44-7 N Nemulțumitului i se ia darul! English equivalent: Beggars can’t be choosers. "We must accept with gratitude and without complaint what we are given when we do not have the means or opportunity to provide ourselves with something better.” Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA19 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 19 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 16 Nicovala n-are frică de ciocan. English equivalent: A good anvil does not fear the hammer. "We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works." Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt (2002) (posthumously) Strauss Emanuel Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=RzctBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 1994 978-1-136-78971-7 100 97 Nimeni nu știe mai bine unde strânge cizma, decât cel ce o poartǎ. English equivalent: No one knows where the shoe pinches, but he who wears it. Meaning: "Nobody can fully understand another person's hardship or suffering." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 289 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 4 107 Nu ațâța foc peste foc. English equivalent: Don't add fuel to the fire. "One should not make a bad situation even worse by an improper remark." Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 338 527 1-875943-44-7 Nu barba îl face pe filozof, filozof. English equivalent: It is not the beard that makes the philosopher. "We salute the man, not the rank." Band of Brothers Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT29 2001 DeProverbio.com 978-1-4660-4673-3 29 146 Nu facetĭ ce fac eu, ci cea ce vĕ spun eu. English equivalent: Preachers say do as I say and not as I do. "It bears no reason that the world should show greater love to me, than I have showed it." John Locke, Second Tract of Government (1662) Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 21 Nu da vrabia din mână pe cioara de pe gard. English equivalent: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 4 107 Nu iese fum fără foc. English equivalent: There is no smoke without fire. "There is no effect without some cause. or It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it." Paczolay Gyula European proverbs: in 55 languages, with equivalents in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese http://books.google.com/books?id=JiXzAAAAMAAJ 1997 Veszprémi Nyomda 1-875943-44-7 33 1 Bulzan Itinerarii Traianee - Baetica Romana Editura Mica Valahie 158 9737858522 Nu lăsa pe mâine ce poți face azi. English equivalent: Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today. Salzer 2007 Lehrbuch der rumänischen Sprache Buske Helmut Verlag GmbH 191 1 Nu măsura pe alții cu palma ta. Translation: "Don't measure others with your own hand." English equivalent: Don't measure others by your own yardstick. "If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool." Attributed to Carl Jung Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT238 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 238 1582 E Nu se aruncă mărgăritarul porcilor. English equivalent: Do not throw pearls before swine. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 22 Nu se poate sluji doi paroni. Translation: Nobody can serve two masters. English equivalent: Also, Nobody can serve two masters. Meaning: One cannot serve two conflicting causes simultaneously. If this is attempted neither will be served properly. Source for meaning and proverbs: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 283 527 1-875943-44-7 Nu te amesteca nepoftit în vorba altora. English equivalent: Give neither salt nor counsel till you are asked for it. "They say never give advice because a wise man doesn't need it and a fool won't heed it." David Stoess, Right Foot in the Pacific, Left Foot in the Atlantic (2000) Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 60 107 Nu vedzi grinda di ti ocl'iul a tau, ma vedzi sil'ea altui.. Idiomatic translation: You see the splinter in another's eye but fail to see the beam in your own. Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 131 527 1-875943-44-7 Nu vinde pielea ursului din pădure. English equivalent: Don't sell the skin till you have caught the bear. Macrea 1958 Dicționarul limbii romîne moderne Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne 961 O Ochii care nu se văd se uită. English equivalent: Out of sight, out of mind. 1907 Viata romineasca; revista literara si stiintifica 438 Ochii care se văd rar se iubesc. English equivalent: Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT7 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 7 1 E Ochii sunt oglinda inimii. English equivalent: The eyes are sometimes a true index of the heart. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT211 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 211 1386 H Orbul pe orb povățuind cad amândoi în groapă. English equivalent: If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT43 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 43–44 525 Ori te poartă cum ți-e vorba, ori vorbește cum ți-e portul. English equivalent: Walk the talk. "People who give me advice... I reckon they're talking to themselves." Nic Pizzolatto, said by Detective Cohle in the television show True Detective (2014). Păun, Mărdărescu 1969 Elogiu folclorului românesc: Editura pentru Literatură 8 P Pasărea după ce se cunoaște? După cântec. Mujicul după ce se cunoaște? După vorbă. English equivalent: The bird is known by his note, the man by his words. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 39 222 Pe o ureche intră și pe alta iese. In at one ear and out at the other. English equivalent: Advice most needed are the least heeded. Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 179 527 1-875943-44-7 Puțin dai, puțin primești. English equivalent: Sow thin, shear thin. "Believe that you have somethikng important to contribute to the world, and that the world would be a lesser place without that contribution." Jordan Peteraon, YouTube: Advice to Young Men in Their 20s | Jordan and Mikhaila Peterson (2021) Kelly Walter Keating W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) Proverbs of all nations 1859 95 238 R Răbdarea trece marea. English equivalent: Patience is a virtue, and a little will not hurt you. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages https://archive.org/details/analogousproverb00mawrrich/page/68/mode/2up 69 P Rana dacă se deschide, anevoie se-nchide. English equivalent: It is not wise to open old wounds. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 45 107 S Sare din lac în puț. English equivalent: Out of the frying pan into the fire. Kelly Walter Keating 1859 Proverbs of all nations W. Kent & co. (late D. Bogue) X 238 Să nu lași drumul mare pentru cărare. English equivalent: He that leaves the highway to cut short, commonly goes about. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT213 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 213 1405 Sângele apă nu se face. English equivalent: Blood is thicker than water. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT44 2001 DeProverbio.com 978-1-4660-4673-3 44 257 Scoate ban din piatrǎ (seacă). English equivalent: All is fish that comes to the net. "Right it is to be taught even by the enemy." Ovid, Metamorphoses (8 AD) Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 4 107 Și firul de păr își are umbra sa. English equivalent: Every hair casts its shadow. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romanian Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=ifGkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT91 2011 978-1-4657-7763-8 91 H 621 Spǎrtura până e mică, trebuie cârpitǎ. English equivalent: A stitch in time saves nine. "No one needs to be told that a vast deal of labor is expended unnecessarily. This is occasioned, to a great extent, by the neglect of seasonable repairs." Porter William Henry Proverbs: Arranged in Alphabetical Order ... http://books.google.com/books?id=KA4oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA13 1845 Munroe and Company 13 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 6 Spune’mi cu cine te-nsoțești, ca sǎ-țǐ spun cine ești. English equivalent: A man is known by the company he keeps. Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages http://editura.mttlc.ro/carti/mawr-analogous-proverbs.pdf 5 T Tot ce cu mare poftă iubim, acela cu mare lesnire credem. English equivalent: The wish is father to the thought. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT34 2001 978-1-4660-4673-3 34 186 Totu lucru la vrema sa. English equivalent: Man proposes, God disposes. "Plans are insulted destinies. I don't have plans, I only have goals." Ash Chandler, Freudian Slip, Mumbai Mirror Buzz, April 2006. Caroline Ward National Proverbs in the Principal Languages of Europe http://books.google.com/books?id=3FEWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA77 1842 J.W. Parker 29 U Unde nu-i cap, vai de picioare. English equivalent: A forgetful head makes a weary pair of heels. Flonta Teodor A Dictionary of English and Romance Languages Equivalent Proverbs https://books.google.com/books?id=hOOkCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT206 2001 DeProverbio.com 978-1-4660-4673-3 206 H 1355 Unde dai și unde crapă. English equivalent: To shoot at a pigeon and kill a crow. Romanian expression which is about an unexpected outcome of an action. V Voia este în tine.'' English equivalent: Where there is a will, there is a way. "If you are sufficiently determined to achieve something, then you will find a way of doing so." Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA113 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 299 Mawr E.B. 1885 Analogous Proverbs in Ten Languages 95 107 Category:Proverbs by language proverbs