Great Throughts Treasury

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Hungarian Proverbs

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"A child, a drunkard and a fool tell the truth."

"Nobody is hanged for thinking."

"With God’s protection even a cobweb is a castle."

"There is no such place in the world from which a path would not lead to hell."

"They catch up with a liar sooner than with a limping dog."

"Opportunity makes the thief."

"Knowledge is power."

"He who dares, wins."

"A bad penny always turns up."

"A bashful beggar will have an empty wallet."

"A crow does not louse the buffalo to clean him but to feed himself."

"A beaten one carries an unbeaten."

"A bird is recognized by her feathers, a man by his friend."

"A clever pig extracts a deep root."

"A blind leads a sightless."

"A crow does not pick out the crow's eye."

"A clever master turns even a loss into a gain."

"A bent head is not touched by the sword."

"A dialogue between deaf people."

"A dog that barks does not bite."

"A dogs broken bone will soon be healed."

"A drowning man catches even at a stalk of straw."

"A falcon will not breed a dove."

"A flatterer is a secret enemy"

"A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise cannot take out."

"A good beginning is half success."

"A fool stumbles twice at the same stone."

"A fool can tell only foolish things."

"A good excuse is never bad."

"A golden key fits every door."

"A good neighbor is better than many bad kinsmen."

"A good wife is the crown of the house."

"A good priest learns until his death."

"A hasty work is seldom good."

"A hen that cackles much lays only a few eggs."

"A hungry pig dreams of acorns."

"A great stone fell down from his heart."

"A habit is first a wanderer, then a guest, and finally the boss."

"A leopard cannot change his spots."

"A late repentance is a dog?s idea."

"A liar is caught sooner than a lame dog."

"A lazy man works twice."

"A liar is not believed even if he tells the truth."

"A living dog is better than a dead lion."

"A loan, though old, is not a gift."

"A man coming from far away tells us what he wants."

"A man is known by living with him."

"A little pot quickly boils."

"A man of character is resistant to temptation."

"A man with good judgment does not make the goat his gardener."