Serbian proverbs

Proverbs from all Serbian speaking parts of the world. B Cyrillic: Врана врани очи не вади. - Latin: Vrana vrani oči ne vadi. English equivalent: A crow doesn't pick out another crow's eyes. Source: Strauss Emmanuel 1998 Dictionary of European Proverbs Routledge 31 0415160502 Б Cyrillic: Боље врабац у руци, него голуб на грани. - Latin: Bolje vrabac u ruci, nego golub na grani. English equivalent: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 2005 NIN. nedeljne informativne novine Politika. Meaning: "Something you have for certain now is of more value than something better you may get, especially if you risk losing what you have in order to get it." Source for meaning of English equivalent: Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC 29 July 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 28 András Dugonics Magyar példa beszédek és jeles mondások http://books.google.com/books?id=LbE_AAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA23 29 July 2013 1820 Grünn Orbán 23 Cyrillic: Бог је прво себи браду створио. - Latin: Bog je prvo sebi bradu stvorio. Translation: God created the beard on himself first. "They are casting their problems at society. And, you know, there's no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look after themselves first. It is our duty to look after ourselves and then, also, to look after our neighbours." Margaret Thatcher, in an interview in Women's Own (1987) Kovács Kálmán Srpskohrvatsko-mađarski rečnik: A-M http://books.google.com/books?id=4jAHAQAAIAAJ 1968 Pokrajinski zavod za izdavanje udžbenika 92 Г Cyrillic: Гвожђе се кује док је вруће. - Latin: Gvožđe se kuje dok je vruće. English equivalent: Strike while the iron is hot. 2005 NIN. nedeljne informativne novine Politika. Cyrillic: Где ти много обећавају, малу торбу понеси. - Latin: Gde ti mnogo obećavaju, malu torbu ponesi. English equivalent: He says the moon is made of cheese. Stanković 1970 Stari dani Prosveta 349 Cyrillic: Где je много бабица, килава cу деца. - Latin: Gde je mnogo babica, kilava su deca. English equivalent: Too many cooks spoil the broth. umjetnosti Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika http://books.google.com/books?id=V51iAAAAMAAJ 1897 U kńižarnici L. Hartmana 951 И Cyrillic: Ивер не пада далеко од кладе. - Latin: Iver ne pada daleko od klade. English equivalent: An apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Meaning: "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents." Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 259 527 1-875943-44-7 Institut za srpskohrvatski jezik (Belgrade Rečnik srpskohrvatskog književnog i narodnog jezika Institut za srpskohrvatski jezik 481 Ј Cyrillic: Јутро је паметније од вечери. - Latin: "Jutro je pametnije od večeri." English equivalent: The morning is wiser than the evening. Meaning: Sleeping over can make problems be solved easier. K Cyrillic: Ко другоме јаму копа сам у њу пада. - Latin: Ko drugome jamu kopa sam u nju pada. English equivalent: Who digs a trap for others ends up in it himself. "Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways." Solomon, Proverbs 3:31 Kovačević 1991 Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, izraza i izreka Filip Višnjić 99 Cyrillic: Ко рано рани, две среће граби. - Latin: Ko rano rani, dve sreće grabi. English equivalent: Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Meaning: "A lifestyle that involves neither staying up late nor sleeping late is good for body and mind and leads to financial success." Source for meaning of English equivalent: 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 Kovačević 1991 Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, izraza i izreka Filip Višnjić 9 H Cyrillic: Нема ватре без дима. - Latin: Nema vatre bez dima. English equivalent: Where there is smoke there is fire. Meaning: "It is supposed that if there is a rumour, there must be some truth behind it." Source for meaning: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 33 527 1-875943-44-7 Bošković-Stulli 1983 Usmena književnost nekad i danas Prosveta 262 Cyrillic: Није злато све што сија. - Latin: Nije zlato sve što sija. English equivalent: All that glitters is not gold. Meaning: "An attractive appearance may be deceptive. It may cover or hide a much less favourable content." Kovačević 1991 Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, izraza i izreka Filip Višnjić 135 Source for meaning: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 114 527 1-875943-44-7 П Cyrillic: Пас који лаје не уједа. - Latin: Pas koji laje ne ujeda. English equivalent: Barking dogs seldom bite. Meaning: "People who make the most or the loudest threats are the least likely to take action." Source for meaning: Martin H. Manser The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs http://books.google.com/books?id=fgaUQc8NbTYC&pg=PA14 20 June 2013 2007 Infobase Publishing 978-0-8160-6673-5 17** Benson 1993 Englesko-srpskohrvatski rečnik Prosveta 57 Cyrillic: Иcпeци пa peци. - Latin: Ispeci pa reci. English equivalent: First think before you speak. Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika http://books.google.com/books?id=gRYTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA918 1891 U kńižarnici L. Hartmana. 918 Cyrillic: Прво скочи па реци хоп. - Latin: Prvo skoči pa reci hop. English equivalent: Walk the walk, then talk the talk. Meaning: First do your task, then talk about it. Anić, Pranjković, Samardžija 1994 Rječnik hrvatskoga jezika Novi liber 947 P Cyrillic: Ругала се шерпа лонцу, широка му уста. - Latin: Rugala se šerpa loncu, široka mu usta. Translation: A pan was mocking a pot because his mouth is big. (The pot calls the kettle black.) Onysko Alexander Graf Eva-Maria Werner Delanoy Nikola Dobric, Günther Sigott The Polyphony of English Studies: A Festschrift for Allan James https://books.google.com/books?id=Lr94DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 2017 978-3-8233-9140-1 90 3.2 Comparable mapping structure T Cyrillic: Трипут мери, једном сеци. - Latin: Triput meri, jednom seci. Translation: Three times measure, one time cut. English equivalent: Measure thrice, cut once. Meaning: "One should always act only after due consideration. A hasty action may involve an improper consideration of important aspects." Beogradu 1956 Glasnik Etnografskog muzeja u Beogradu Muzej 132 Source for meaning: Paczolay Gyula 1997 European Proverbs in 55 languages DeProverbio.com 420 527 1-875943-44-7 У Cyrillic: Уздај се у се и у своје кљусе! - Latin: Uzdaj se u se i u svoje kljuse! Translation: Trust yourself and your horse! English equivalent: Distrust is the mother of safety. akademija, nauka, umetnosti 1952 Srpski etnografski zbornik Akademija 350 W Cyrillic: Што можеш данас, не остављај за сутра. - Latin: Što možeš danas, ne ostavljaj za sutra. Translation: What you can do today do not leave off for tomorrow. English equivalent: Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Kovačević 1991 Srpsko-engleski rečnik idioma, izraza i izreka Filip Višnjić 47 D Dela govore, a ne reči. Translation: Actions speak, not words. English equivalent: No need of words, trust deeds. Meaning: "Actions may be, and indeed sometimes are deceptive in a measure though not as much so as words; and accordingly are received in general as more full and satisfactory proofs of the real disposition and character of persons than verbal expressions." Source for meaning:Porter William Henry Proverbs: Arranged in Alphabetical Order ... http://books.google.com/books?id=KA4oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA10 1845 Munroe and Company 10 Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge IOI 2200 0415096243 N Nova metla dobro mete. English equivalent: New brooms sweep clean. “The greatest task before civilization at present is to make machines what they ought to be, the slaves, instead of the masters of men." Havelock Ellis, Morals, manners, and men (1948) Strauss Emanuel Volume 2 1994 Dictionary of European proverbs Routledge 1103 2200 0415096243 Ne videti šumu od drveta. Translation: To miss the forest because of the trees. English equivalent: Not seeing the forest for the trees. Meaning: To pay too much attention to details and not understand the general situation. Strauss Emanuel Abbreviated 1998 Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs Routledge 160 504 0415160502 Sve se vraća, sve se plaća Translation: All returns – everything comes back. English equivalent: What goes around comes around. Juzbašić Anita 2008 Baloni naših želja: roman Ceres 29 99 External links Cecil Palmer & Hayward National Proverbs: Serbia https://archive.org/stream/nationalproverbs00turn 1913 Ferrestone Press (Public Domain) Category:Proverbs by language proverbs