Great Throughts Treasury

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Romanian Proverbs

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"Don’t stretch yourself longer than your blanket."

"Abundance, like want, ruins many."

"A barber learns to shave by shaving fools."

"Adversity makes a man wise, not rich."

"After a storm comes a calm!"

"Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all."

"Bold is thicker than water."

"Eating and scratching want but a beginning."

"Even silence is an answer."

"An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold."

"Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you."

"Little springs make great rivers."

"Every sin brings its punishment with it."

"If you wish good advice, consult an old man."

"Love understands all languages."

"Nothing is more changeable than time and a woman."

"Still waters run deep."

"The anvil fears no blows."

"Streams go, rocks remain."

"One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down."

"The devil gives even rich men presents."

"The blessing of having many children has never broken a man"

"The hen that cackles in the evening lays no eggs in the morning."

"Under a ragged coat lies wisdom."

"The water, the wind and people"

"The rich man makes mistakes and the poor men get the blame."

"What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks."

"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry."

"What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks"

"When a thing is done, advice comes too late."

"A bad beginning, a bad ending."

"A bad workman quarrels with his tools."

"A bad woman is worse than a bad man."

"A bald head is soon shaven."

"A barking dog never bites."

"A beggar's purse is bottomless."

"A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison."

"A belly full of gluttony will never study willingly."

"A bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink."

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."

"A blate cat makes a proud mouse."

"A bird in your hand is worth two in the bush."

"A blind man may sometimes hit the mark."

"A blind man will not thank you for a looking glass."

"A black hen lays a white egg."

"A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle."

"A bow long bent at last waxes weak."

"A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound."

"A candle lights others and consumes itself."

"A burnt child dreads the fire."