Slovenian proverbs Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Slovenian proverbs.
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“Ni dela, ni jela.
• English equivalent: No work, no gain.”
“Laž ima kratke noge.
• English equivalent: A lie has short legs.”
“Molk je znak priznanja.
• English equivalent: Silence gives consent.”
“Kakršen oče, tak sin.
• English equivalent: Like father, like son.”
“Več glav več ve.
• English equivalent: Many eyes see more than one.”
“Dober pocitek je pol dela.
• English equivalent: Well begun, is half done.”
“Kakršna mati, taka hči.
• English equivalent: Like mother, like daughter.”
“Ni treba prilivati olja v ogenj.
• English equivalent: Don't add fuel to the fire.”
“Kdor redko sejé, bo redko žel.
• English equivalent: What you reap is what you sow.”
“Dvema gospodarjema ne moreš služiti.
• English equivalent: Nobody can serve two masters.”
“Lepa beseda lepo mesto najde.
• English equivalent: Politeness costs little and yields much.”
“Vsak je svoje sreče kovač.
• English equivalent: Every man is the smith of his own fortune.”
“Kar mladi ne vedó, jim stari povedó.
• English equivalent: As the old cock crows, so crows the young.”
“Prijatelja spoznaš v nesreĉi.
• English equivalent: A friend is known in adversity, like gold is known in fire.”
“Kdor drugemu jamo koplje, sam vanjo pade.
• English equivalent: Who digs a trap for others ends up in it himself.”
“Krava pri gobcu molze.
• Translation: The cow is milked at the muzzle.
• English equivalent: It's by the head that the cow gives the milk.”
“Kdor ne dela, je brez jela.
• English equivalent: He that will not work, shall not eat.
• Source for proverb and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997), European Proverbs in 55 languages page: 256, pages: 527, publisher: DeProverbio.com, ISBN: 1-875943-44-7”
“Z enim udarcem ne podreš hrasta.
• English equivalent: Little strokes fell great oaks.
• Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997), European Proverbs in 55 languages page: 252, pages: 527, publisher: DeProverbio.com, ISBN: 1-875943-44-7”
“Vsa jabolka padejo blizu stebla.
• English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree.
• Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997), European Proverbs in 55 languages page: 259, pages: 527, publisher: DeProverbio.com, ISBN: 1-875943-44-7”
“Otroci, norci in pijanci govore resnico.
• English equivalent: Children, fools and drunken men tell the truth.
• Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997), European Proverbs in 55 languages page: 272, pages: 527, publisher: DeProverbio.com, ISBN: 1-875943-44-7”