Great Throughts Treasury

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Serbian Proverbs

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"Good deeds are the best prayer."

"A bag is most heavy when empty."

"A beaten man accepts what he is given."

"A beating stick has two ends."

"A bull is tied by his horns and a man by his word."

"A child too much catered to is never well raised."

"A clean pig makes lean bacon."

"A crow doesn?t peck the eyes of another crow."

"A crow doesn't pick out another crow's eyes."

"A dead man pays no debts."

"A dirty shoe still fits in a clean boot."

"A drowning man tries to reach for a straw."

"A foolish fox is caught by one leg, but a wise one by all four."

"A former friend is worse than enemy."

"A good deed is the best form of prayer."

"A good reputation is better than a golden girdle."

"A good woman makes an empty house seem full."

"A greedy father has thieves for children."

"A greedy man God hates."

"A hill cannot meet another hill, but live people meet each other."

"A man wants to be better than anyone and worse than his own son."

"A man without enemies is worthless."

"A man without freedom is like a fish without water."

"A new broom brushes his targets well."

"A penny-pinching father has thieves for children."

"A poor child has to tie its own umbilical cord."

"A portly woman is always the best cook."

"A small cat cannot catch mice."

"A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the branch."

"A splinter doesn't land far from the trunk."

"A stranger?s hand cannot scratch the itch."

"A thirsty horse is not choosey about which water to drink."

"A thorn pierces young skin more quickly than old."

"A tree is bent while young."

"A tree leans on a tree, and a man leans on a man."

"A tree near the road is easily cut down."

"A tree without a branch and a man without a fault ? cannot be."

"A wife is frightened of her first husband and a husband is frightened of his second wife."

"A woman will keep only the secret she doesn?t know."

"Actions speak, not words."

"After a trial one party is naked and the other without a shirt."

"All returns ? everything comes back."

"An empty knapsack is heavier to carry than a full one."

"Animal animal, bird bird ? man man eats."

"Any trouble runs its course, but shame always stays."

"Apples that ripen late, stay fresh long."

"As it came, it went."

"As long as there are backs, there will be saddles."

"Ask the sick, and give to the healthy."

"Bake it and then say it."