Albanian Proverbs
The truth stays like oil over water.
Can you live with the heart of a rabbit?
He who is lazy today, regrets it later.
Every man is king in his own home.
The key that is used does not rust.
The mountains shall be shaken, but they will not fall.
The door of lazyness is the goal of misery.
The day without work, the night without sleep.
Where there is heart, there are wings.
He who travels will also get tired.
The eagle flies in the sky, but the nests on the ground.
Do not wait for good things to find you, you find them.
Who does not work, is a burden to the earth.
The one who pats the chicken, eats the egg.
Sound mind in sound body.
Do not leave today's work for tomorrow.
He who builds with sweat, defends with blood.
After shaking hands with a Greek, count your fingers.
The more you work the steel, the more beautiful it gets.
Even water gets stale if it does not flow.
Everyone at work is his own god.
Time is money.
The man who has eaten enough will never believe a hungry one.
The wolf changes its hair, but not its habits.
No flea is ever caught with gloves.
Do not be alone even when you are in paradise.
It is easy to cut the tail of a dead wolf.
When a foreigner swears in his own language, we are not offended.
If a dog shows his teeth, show him the stick.
Fire is a good slave, but a bad master.
Laziness is the mother of all vices.
A tailless dog cannot express his joy.
Patience is the key to paradise.
He who can read and write has four eyes.
The old horse leaves the load and burden on the road.
The young have the strength, the old have the wisdom.
Stone by stone, makes a wall, wall by wall makes a castle.
A good beginning is half of the work.
Sow with one hand, reap with both.
Take the mouth to the bread rather than the bread to the mouth.
Money does not choose people.
Do not be shy of one who is shameless.
Song for dinner, grief for lunch.
Nobody values the truth more highly than a liar.
A day without work can yield a night without sleep.
When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
On top of the mountain lives the eagle, and the fly lives on the horse's butt.
Out comes the words, along comes the soul.
Who stays under the tree, eat its berries.
He who hesitates, regrets.
The body builds up by working, the mind by studying.
Where there is smoke, there is a fire.
If you start on a journey, you will also cross plains, mountains and rocks.
He who is shy dies from hunger.
When you have no companion, look to your walking stick.
In the eyes of the mouse the cat is a lion.
When you do not sow, you have nothing to reap.
The sun shines even behind the clouds.
Liberty is rooted in the blood.
Don't put golden buttons on a torn coat.
A dry bone is never licked.
Old age comes with friends.
He who leans against a big tree will always find shade.
No fish lives without water.
Work like a slave and eat like a gentleman.
If your neighbor is an early riser, you too will become one.
If you do not have malice inside, it will not come from outside.
It is better to die standing, than to live on your knees.
You cannot hunt with a tied dog.
He who does not know what fatigue is, does not to know what recreation is.
The snake moves, erasing its tracks with its tail.
What I have in my heart is brought out by the wine.
