Game: Proverbs (Popular sayings) Around the World

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A suggestion for a new game:

Proverbs Around the World

Do you have photos that remind you of some proverb, popular saying, from your own country or somewhere else? For example a photo where "Every cloud has a silver lining".

Also, if you know it, you can mention the country where the proverb is from. And hey, be careful out there , let's not start arguing what is the original country of some saying. Isn't it just interesting if there are similar proverbs around the world?


I think I will start with this one:

A new day shows a new way

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/87944071

(Proverb from Finland)

[indri]

"One man's death is another man's bread"
While one pyre is still burning bystanders search to recuperate valuables in the scattered ashes of previous pyres.



Belgian proverb.

[jgevans]

raining cats and dogs



Unknown Origin We use it here in USA.

[Corneli]

¡Vete con la música a otra parte!
(You are not wellcome here!)
Spain



Plou poc pero, per a lo poc que plou, plou prou
(It rains a little, but no matter how little it rains, it rains enough)
Catalonia

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Many thanks for joining the game, indri, Jean and Corneli . Corneli's second one seems to be a perfect point to start learning a new language!

[indri]

Quote indri:

OK. In Flemish it is De ene zijn dood is de andere zijn brood.

[indri]

Beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht (Flemish proverb)




Literal Translation: “Better one bird in the hand than ten in the sky”. Meaning: “One bird in the hand is better than two in the bush”.

[jgevans]

When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it.
- Yogi Berra



USA

Yogi Berra is 85 years old ... and still going! He's a former American Major League Baseball player and manager and is known for his many quotable quotes.

[RoarX]

>From Denmark and Norway:
Aften rød gir morgen sød, morgen rød gir aften blød.
(Evening red gives morning sweet, morning red gives evening wet.) literal and direct translation... word by word. Here is a less direct translation: Red evening gives a sweet (nice weather) morning, red morning gives a wet evening.



>From the days before modern weather forecasts, but its still valid up here in the north.

[RoarX]

Quote indri:

OK. In Flemish it is De ene zijn dood is de andere zijn brood.

This is a proverb in Scandinavian countries to.
In Norwegian the same quote is: "Den enes død, (er) den andres brød" Not so different... actually, it can be more similar: "Den ene sin død, er den andre sit brød" but the first one is quicker to pronounce. Germanic languages has a lot of similarities.
This game can be interesting.

[indri]

Hij knijpt de katjes in het donker. Dutch saying.



Translated: He squeezes the kittens in the dark. Meaning, doing in the dark what one wouldn’t dare to do in daylight.

(I’ll delete if inappropriate).

[Amelia Royan]

"Det fins ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær."

"There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing."

[indri]

Se non è vero, è ben trovato.
Italian proverb



Translation: "If it's not true, it's a good story."
Here the billboard attracts the attention because of the image but it’s advertising a car wash !

[~jean~]

Money doesn't grow on trees!.
USA


Refers to the value of money and hard work ... or lack there of.

[indri]

"Take only pictures, leave only footprints, bring back only memories. ...



Not exactly a proverb but a catchy phrase that's often used in the tourism industry, now used worldwide to encourage visitors not to litter.

[indri]

Liegen zonder met de ogen te knipperen. Dutch saying.



Translated, (able) to lie without blinking an eye.

[jgevans]

The early bird catches the worm. John Ray's A collection of English proverbs 1670, 1678:



Success comes to those who prepare well and put in effort.

[tonyloo]

Drunk like a fish, from my own collections.

[keepclicking]

Up the creek


I have no idea where it came from.

[indri]

You scratch my back I'll scratch yours

[purdey12345]

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink

which could be the oldest English proverb still in regular use today. It was recorded as early as 1175.



Personally I prefer the Dorothy Parker variation but I couldn't find a suitable photo

[jeangregoryevans]

Lickety-split is an American phrase and may have Scottish roots ... it means very fast!

... ... ... ...

This church got a new steeple lickety-split.

They ordered a pre-fabricated steeple and set it in place lickety-place.

[Amelia Royan]

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

[indri]

Do we go to your place or to mine?



Popular saying around the World ops:

[jeangregoryevans]

Have a nice day ! USA




This is a parting comment to wish someone well.

[GyurIca]

Kutyából nem lesz szalonna. Hungarian

Out of a dog there will be no lard.
(A leopard cannot change his spots.)

[GyurIca]

Madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról. Hungarian
A bird is recognised by her feathers, a man by his friend.

[GyurIca]

A pontosság a királyok udvariassága. Hungarian
Punctuality is the politeness of kings.

[Paxdeena]

Aan de veren kent men de vogel.:
Je kunt aan iemands uiterlijk al zien met wat voor iemand je te maken hebt.



On the feathers you recognice the bird - you can see on someones appearance who you are dealing with.

[purdey12345]

We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars



with apologies to Oscar Wilde

[indri]

By Vespasien "pecunia non olet" money doesn't stink.



This vespasienne is free of charge

[Paxdeena]

1 zwaluw maakt het nog geen zomer!

One swallow doesn't mean it 's summer!

[Paxdeena]

Pronken met andermans veren!

Showing someone else his feathers!


Let other people think you came up with a idea ,when it's really someone else his idea.

[GyurIca]

Ne igyál előre a medve bőrére! Hungarian
Do not drink in advance on the skin of a bear!

[Paxdeena]

Zo vrij als een vogel

As free as a bird

[Paxdeena]

Een man zonder vrouw is als een paard zonder teugels - in het huwelijk hebben man en vrouw elkaar nodig.

Age and wedlock tames man and beast.

[Sandy065]

Nu-ţi arăta toţi dinţii din gură către alţii

Don't show all the teeth in your mouth to the others.

[keepclicking]

An Englishmens home is his castle

[-Anonymous-]

[keepclicking]

The writings on the wall

[keepclicking]

Through the eye of a needle

[indri]

" Pour vivre heureux vivons cachés" French saying.



Translation "lets hide to live happy" meaning not to attract attention if you don't want to be harassed.

[Paxdeena]

Kip op de weg

Iif you have a very slow driver before you ,you say this:Chicken on the road !!



Dames gaan voor! - Lady's first!

[keepclicking]

A womens work is never done.

[indri]

Beam me up, Scotty.

[keepclicking]

Stop being a horses arse.

[keepclicking]

If you live in a glass house, you shouldn't throw stones.

[jgevans]

'Make hay while the sun shines'


English Tudor origin

meaning 'Make the most of one's opportunities while you have the chance'.

[keepclicking]

What goes up, must come down.

[Daan Prinsloo]

'n Gebou wat nie bewaar word nie, word deur die natuur gesloop. (Afrikaans)
**Builder's proverb**: A building that is not well maintained, will be demolished by nature.

[Daan Prinsloo]

Birds of a feather flock together (mostly)

[Sandy065]

Apa trece, pietrele rămân

The water passes the rocks are staying (about enduring)

[keepclicking]

There's one born every minute

[indri]

Say it with Flowers

[©Carmelo ॐ Basta]

The eyes are the mirror of the soul.
Gli occhi sono lo specchio dell'anima.
Los ojos son el espejo del alma.
Die Augen sind der Spiegel der Seele.
Les yeux sont le miroir de l'âme.
العينين هما مرآة الرو

[Andrea Allasio]

An apple a day, keeps the doctor away !



Uhm...I need some more apples

[indri]

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

[keepclicking]

What a tangled web we weave

[keepclicking]

Autumn is the second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Albert Camus

[keepclicking]

He knew everythng about literature except how to enjoy it.


Joseph Hellers

[keepclicking]

The Scales of Justice


"If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers".
Charles Dickens

[tirino]

Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera (ITALIA)Red sky at night, shepperds delight

[Marina 2]

Before you find your handsome prince, you have to kiss a lot of toads.

[keepclicking]

Quote tirino:

Rosso di sera, bel tempo si spera (ITALIA)Red sky at night, good weather hopefully

In English, the rythme is : Red sky at night, shepperds delight.

[keepclicking]

Back handed compliment

[Marina 1]

All that glitters is not gold - Non è tutto oro quel che luccica

[tirino]

IL mondo è fatto a scale, chi le scende e chi le sale (ITALIA)
The world is made in steps
someone up the stairs and somebody goes down

[Randy Hall]

She's got all her ducks in a row.

[keepclicking]

Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.
Winston Churchill

[tirino]

Still waters run deep. L'acqua cheta rovina i ponti


Time flies.

[Marina 1]

It's best to sleep on a problem - La notte porta consiglio
Night is the mother of council

[indri]

Never eat the yellow snow!



doggy was here

[Marina 1]

'Every cloud has a silver lining' - 'Non tutto il male vien per nuocere'.

[Philipp.]

Third time is a charm - Aller guten Dinge sind drei.

[Daan Prinsloo]

"Die een se dood is die ander se brood" (Afrikaans)

The one's death is the other one's meal

[indri]

The higher a monkey climbs the more you can see of its bottom



Sifaka's are not monkeys butt still primates

[Daan Prinsloo]

A bird in the hand ...



is worth two in the bush

[Marina 1]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

[keepclicking]

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

Albert Camus

[indri]

King Richard III :
A horse, a horse! My kingdom for a horse!

[GyurIca]

Evés közben jön meg az étvágy - Appetite comes while eating.

[keepclicking]

We aim to please.

[GyurIca]

He who is close to the fire, will get warm best.



Aki közel van a tűzhöz, az jobban melegszik.

[keepclicking]

We are all special cases - Albert Camus, famous French philosopher.

Some cases are more special than others. - KeepClicking, pano player.

[indri]

Light at the end of the tunnel
(better times are coming soon)



Licht aan het einde van de tunnel

[keepclicking]

Possesion isn't nine tenths of the law, it's nine tenths of the problem

John Lenon

[indri]

The best things in life are free



Open your eyes and your mind to see marvels unseen by others.

[sixten_imgs]

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He was there like an ermine



A saying used in Finland when someone wants to be somewhere very eagerly and very fast.

[Sandy065]

The locks on a door are for honest people.

[YvesSch]

A story is told as much by silence as by speech - Susan Griffin

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The one found guilty is a suspect evermore