Great Throughts Treasury

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Hungarian Proverbs

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"Who gets mixed up with garbage will be eaten by pigs."

"Who hunts two hares, does not catch even one."

"Whosoever chooses to deny their past cannot expect to find a future."

"Wise men learn by others' harm."

"Whom a serpent has bitten, is afraid of a lizard."

"Who knows what tomorrow will bring."

"Women, a goose and two women make a whole fair."

"Without driving even a goat would not go to the market."

"Work is burning under his hand."

"You haven't yet caught the bird, still you are already plucking her."

"Work is burning down to his nail."

"You do not need a basket to pick well-known strawberries."

"you don't cherish the little, you don't deserve the more."

"You may go to Kukutyin to sharpen oats."

"You'd better have one hundred who envy you than one who is sorry for you."

"You should not only know what is right but also do it."

"You try to trade at a deserted place."