Bulgarian Proverbs
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
If you cannot serve, you cannot rule.
You are permitted, in time of great danger, to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge.
The well-fed person doesn't believe the hungry person.
Whatever one does, one does it to oneself.
Better the grave than a slave.
A word said is a thrown rock.
He who gives much, will soon start begging.
The old man is not asked where he aches, but why he does not ache there.
Draw water from the new well, but do not spit in the old one.
The sun shines on mud, but does not get muddy.
Every frog has his own pond.
А hero must endure wounds.
From walking - something; from sitting - nothing.
Once you've been bitten by a snake, you're afraid of even a lizard.
A gentle word opens an iron gate.
He who gets angry, grows old fast.
The pear doesn’t fall far away from the tree.
Every frog must know its pond.
One swallow doesn't make a spring.
You can guess the day by the evening.
He that believes in dreams, pastures the winds.
A good friend is recognized in times of trouble.
There would be miracles if youth could know and age could do.
God promises a safe landing but not a calm passage.
Lies have short legs.
Better do something later than never.
The first glass is for health,
The second - for joy,
The third - for fun,
The fourth - for madness.
Dip your tongue in wisdom, then give counsel.
Where shepherds are lots, sheep are lost.
From the promise to the deed is a day's journey.
Drop by drop - a whole lake becomes.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
If you would live long, open your heart.
Give him a finger and he will bite your hand.
Life is a stairway - some are going up, others are going down.
Gravediggers have their own gravediggers too.
Take a big bite, don't say a big word.
Three hundred ravens are scattered by one stone.
If you let everyone walk over you, you become a carpet.
A hungry bear doesn't dance.
The one who does not work, must not eat.
Measure width and length seven times, cut only once!
Big cloud, little rain.
He who thinks evil finds evil.
Embrace the snake and it will bite you.
Eyes see everything but themselves.
Work as though you will live a hundred years; think as though you will die tomorrow.
A day feeds the year.
A tree is bent while it is slender.
Don't cry at somebody else's grave.
Do not put all eggs in one basket.
Death is closer than the shirt.
To keep your cake and eat it too.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Don’t ask the old but the one that has endured bad times.
The hump is straightened only by the grave.
You can't sell cucumbers to the cucumbers’ seller.
Bad weather gets better, a bad man never does.
The early awaken chicken sings early.
For the blind sellers there are blind buyers.
There is no smoke without fire.
He who undertakes too many jobs does none.
If you can't help yourself, God won't help you either.
Give me birth, mother, as a lucky one, then go ahead and throw me onto the garbage pile.
If the hand gives but the heart doesn't, nothing will come of it.
When the sea turned into honey, the poor man lost his spoon.
If you call one wolf, you invite the pack.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
