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1. ABSENCE makes the heart grow fonder.
Ochii care se vãd rar se iubesc.
Mai rãrut, mai drãgut.
2. ABSENCE sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Celor ce duc mai mult dorul, le pare mai dulce odorul.
3. Long ABSENT, soon forgotten.
Prin depãrtare dragostea se uitã.
Cf. Out of SIGHT, out of mind.
4. The ABSENT are always in the wrong.
Cei ce lipsesc nu capãtã dreptate.
Sim. He is neither absent without fault, nor present without excuse.
5. ABUNDANCE, like want, ruins many.
Bogãtia stricã pe om.
6. Out of the ABUNDANCE of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Din prisosul inimii grãieste gura.
Var. Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
Cf. What the HEART thinks, the tongue speaks.
* Matthew 12, 34 / Matei 12, 34
* Luke 6, 45 / Luca 6, 45
7. There is no good ACCORD where every man would be a lord.
Vai de casa cu multi stãpâni.
Cf. Where every man is MASTER the world goes to wreck.
8. There is no ACCOUNTING for tastes.
Gustul disputã n-are.
Sim. Everyone as they like best / Tastes differ.
Cf. Every man to his TASTE.
9. ACORNS were good till bread was found.
Bunã si mãmãliga, când ne lipseste pâinea.
Bunã-i plãcinta, dar dacã nu-i, e bunã si pita.
Dacã nu e colac e bunã si pâinea.
Sim. If you have not a capon, feed on onion / They that have no other meat, bread and butter are glad to eat / Better a mouse (louse) in the pot than no flesh at all.
10. ACTIONS speak louder than words.
Faptele grãiesc mai apãsat decât vorbele.
Cf. DEEDS, not words.
11. When ADAM delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?
Dacã ar fi fost toti bogati, cine ar fi sãpat ogoarele?
12. If the ADDER could hear, and the blindworm could see, neither man nor beast would ever go free.
Sã te fereascã Dumnezeu când o face râma ochi, cã-i mai rea decât sarpele.
Când ar fi dupã corbi, toti caii ar fi morti.
13. Much ADO about nothing.
Mult zgomot pentru nimic.
Sim. Much cry and little wool.
14. ADVERSITY makes a man wise, not rich.
Cine pãgubeste se întelepteste.
Cf. EXPERIENCE is the mother of knowledge / EXPERIENCE is the best teacher / An ounce of PRACTICE is worth a pound of precept.
15. A woman's ADVICE is no great thing, but he who won't take it is a fool.
Bine este sã asculti si sfatul unei neveste.
16. If you wish good ADVICE, consult an old man.
Cine are bãtrân sã-l vândã si cine n-are sã-l cumpere.
Cf. If the old DOG barks, he gives counsel.
17. When a thing is done, ADVICE comes too late.
Sfatul dupã faptã e manta dupã ploaie.
Cf. When the HOUSE is burned down, you bring water / It is too late to shut the STABLE -DOOR after the horse has bolted / It is easy to be WISE after the event.
18. For AGE and want save while you may: no morning sun lasts a whole day.
Cine adunã la tinerete are la bãtrânete.
Sim. Keep something for him that rides on the white horse / Spare when you're young and spend when you're old.
Cf. Make ample PROVISION for old age / Keep SOMETHING for a rainy day.
19. Old AGE is sickness of itself.
Nici o boalã nu-i mai grea ca boala bãtrânetelor.
Bãtrânetele nu vin singure, ci cu numeroase nevoi.
Sim. An old man is a bed full of bones.
20. A lean AGREEMENT is better than a fat judgement.
Mai bine o pace (învoialã) strâmbã decât o judecatã dreaptã.
21. Ill AIR slays sooner than the sword.
Aerul spurcat viata ti-o moleseste; departe de el.
22. ALMOST and very (well) nigh saves many a lie.
Când adevãrul lipseste, "asa mi se pare" s-apropie de adevãr.
Cf. "They say so" is half a LIE.
23. ALMS never make poor.
Cel ce dã de milã nu sãrãceste.
* Proverbs 28, 28 / Pilde 28, 28
24. When thou doest ALMS, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
Sã nu stie mâna stângã ce face (dã) dreapta.
* Matthew 6, 3 / Matei 6, 3
25. It is not good that the man should be ALONE.
Nu este bine sã fie omul singur.
Cf. A MAN without a wife is but half a man.
* Genesis 2, 18 / Facerea 2, 18
26. Woe to him that is ALONE.
Vai de cel ce merge singur! cã, când va aluneca, n-are cine-l ridica.
27. He that serves at the ALTAR ought to live by the altar.
Cine slujeste altarului din altar mãnâncã.
Lucrãtorul mãnâncã de unde lucreazã.
28. He that doth AMISS may do well.
Cine sparge sticlele, le plãteste.
29. Men are not ANGELS.
Om sfânt nu se poate.
Nu-i nime sfânt pe pãmânt.
Nimeni nu e usã de bisericã.
Cf. Every MAN has his faults.
30. ANGER cannot stand without a strong hand.
Dacã n-ai putere, nu întãrâta gâlceava.
Dacã nu ai putere, ce mai atîti sfada?
Sim. If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
31. ANGER is a short madness.
Omul la mânie cade-n nebunie.
32. He that is ANGRY is seldom at ease.
Nemultumitul trãieste nefericit.
33. He that is ANGRY without a cause shall be pleased without amends.
În care cãmasã s-a mâniat într-aceea s-a desmânia.
34. A soft ANSWER turneth away wrath.
Rãspunsul blând înlãturã mânia.
Un rãspuns blând domoleste mânia.
Cf. Good WORDS cool more than cold water.
* Proverbs 15, 1 / Pilde 15, 1
35. The ANVIL fears no blows.
Nicovanul fricã n-are de ciocan.
36. When you are an ANVIL, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.
Nicovanul mult rabdã pânã este nicovan; dupã ce ajunge ciocan bate fãrã milã.
Pânã îndată ce esti nicovalã rabdã loviturile, iar când esti ciocan loveste cât poti.
Cât esti nicovalã suferã, cât esti ciocan loveste.
37. An APE's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
Maimuta în aur si purpurã tot maimutã rãmâne.
Cf. An ASS is but an ass, though laden with gold.
38. APPEARANCES are deceptive.
Aparentele însalã.
Var. Appearances are deceiving.
39. Never judge from APPEARANCES.
Adeseori te înseli dacã te iei dupã coaja copacului.
Nu judecati dupã înfãtisare.
Cf. Under a ragged COAT lies wisdom.
* John 7, 24 / Ioan 7, 24
40. APPETITE comes with eating.
Pofta vine mâncând.
Sim. Eating and scratching wants but a beginning.
41. An APPLE never falls far from the tree.
Mãrul nu cade departe de pom.
Cf. A CHIP off the old block.
42. The rotten APPLE injures its neighbours.
Mãrul putred stricã si pe cele bune.
Un mãr putred stricã o grãmadã de mere frumoase.
43. Sodom APPLES outwardly fair, ashes at the core.
Merele frumoase pot fi si viermãnoase.
44. APRIL rains for men; May, for beasts.
Ploaia din mai face mãlai.
Dacã nu plouã în mai, nu se mãnâncã mãlai.
Var. April rains for corn; May, for grass / A dry March, wet April and cool May, fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.
45. Every man is the ARCHITECT of his own fortune.
Norocu-i dupã cum si-l face omul.
46. An ARMY of stags led by a lion would be more formidable than one of lions led by a stag.
Mai bine oaste de cerbi si comandirul lor un leu, decât oaste de lei si comandirul lor un cerb.
47. An ARROW shot upright falls on the shooter's head.
Cel care aruncã piatrã în sus, peste capul sãu o aruncã.
Sim. Evil that comes out of thy mouth flieth into thy bosom.
Cf. Who SPITS against the wind, it falls in his face.
* Ecclesiasticus 27, 25 / Sirah 27, 25
48. ART has no enemy but ignorance.
Învãtãtura datã rãu se sparge în capul tãu.
Sim. Science has no enemy but the ignorant.
49. ART improves nature.
De multe ori ce este scãzut în fire, mestesugul cum se cade plineste.
Cf. NURTURE passes nature.
50. ART is long and life is short.
Omul moare de bãtrân si tot nu le învatã pe toate.
51. He who has an ART has everywhere a part.
Ai carte, ai parte.
Ai carte, ai parte; n-ai carte, n-ai parte.
Cine are carte are si parte.
Var. Who has a trade, has a share everywhere.
52. ASK, and it shall be given you.
Cereti si vi se va da.
* Matthew 7, 7 / Matei 7, 7
53. He that cannot ASK cannot live.
Omul cu rusine piere, nimeni nu-i dã pân nu cere.
54. Nothing is lost for ASKING.
Întrebarea moarte n-are.
Cine întreabã de douã ori nu greseste niciodatã.
55. An ASS endures his burden, but not more than his burden.
Pe mãgar sã-l încarci dupã a lui putere, dacã nu vrei sã te încarci tu în locul lui.
Încarcã-ti dobitocul pânã unde e sorocul.
Sim. It is not the burden, but the overburden that kills the beast.
Cf. Take no more on you than you're able to BEAR.
56. An ASS in a lion's skin.
Ca mãgarul îmbrãcat în piele de leu.
57. An ASS is but an ass, though laden with gold.
Cât de mult sã împodobesti cu aur si cu argint pe cel mai frumos mãgar, tot mãgar se socoteste.
Cf. An APE's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
58. An ASS must be tied where the master will have him.
Leagã calul unde zice stapânul, mãcar lupul sã-l mãnânce.
59. Better ride on an ASS that carries me than a horse that throws me.
Mai bine un mãgar care te poartã decât un cal care te trânteste.
60. Did you ever hear an ASS play on a harp?
Ce stie mãgarul ce e cântarea privighetoarei.
Ce are de a face scripca si cu iepurele.
Sim. A sow to a fiddle.
61. He that cannot beat the ASS beats the saddle.
Bate samarul sã priceapã mãgarul.
Bate saua sã priceapã iapa.
Var. He that cannot beat the horse beats the saddle.
62. If an ASS goes a-travelling, he'll not come home a horse.
Mãgar s-a dus, mãgar s-a întors.
S-a dus bou si s-a întors vacã.
Var. Never went out ass and came home horse.
Sim. He that sends a fool expects one / Send a fool to the market (far, to France) and a fool he will return again / How much the fool who goes to Rome excels the fool who stays at home.
63. One ASS scrubs another.
Mãgar pe mãgar se scarpinã.
Vacã pe vacã se linge si porc pe porc se scarpinã.
64. The ASS loaded with gold still eats thistles.
La fân mai mult decât la aur pofteste mãgarul.
Mãgarul duce vinul si bea apã.
65. 'Tis a sorry ASS that will not bear his own burden.
Oaia care nu poate sã-si tie lâna trebuie tãiatã.
66. When all men say you are an ASS, it is time to bray.
Dacã toatã mulțimea zice cã esti beat, culcã-te.
Când trei spun cã esti beat, du-te de te culcã.
Sim. If one, or three tell you, you are an ass, put on a bridle (tail) / What everybody says must be true.
67. When an ASS kicks you, never tell it.
Mãgarul când te loveste sã fugi si sã-i multumesti, cã mai câstigat esti.
68. You go to an ASS for wool.
A cere lânã de la broascã.
Sim. Look not for musk in a dog's kennel.
69. He that washes an ASS's head loses both his lye (soap) and his labour.
Cine spalã capul mãgarului în zadar pierde osteneala si sãpunul.
70. If my AUNT had been a man, she'd have been my uncle.
De-ar avea si baba ca oamenii barbã, atunci i-ar zice "ce mai mos de treabã".

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1. BACCHUS hath drowned more men than Neptune.
Mai multi se îneacã în bãuturã decât în apã.
2. He would fall on his BACK and break his nose.
Cade pe spate si-si frânge nasul.
Sim. An unfortunate man would be drowned in a tea-cup.
3. Nothing so BAD but it might have been worse.
Rãu cu rãu, dar mai rãu fãrã rãu.
4. Nothing so BAD in which there is not something of good.
La tot rãul este si un bine.
Var. Nothing but is good for something.
Sim. No great loss but some small profit .
Cf. ILL LUCK is good for something.
5. As you BAKE, so shall you eat.
Cum îti vei gãti, asa vei prânzi.
Var. As they brew, so let them bake.
Cf. As you make your BED, so you must lie on it / As they BREW, so let them drink
6. Make not a BALK of good ground.
Nu da binelui cu piciorul, cã pe urmã o sã-i duci dorul.
7. A BARBER learns to shave by shaving fools.
Bãrbierul învatã meseria pe capul prostilor.
8. BE what you would seem to be.
Cum ti-e chipul te poartã.
Ori te poartã cum ti-e vorba, ori vorbeste cum ti-e portul.
Var. Be what you seem, and seem what you are.
9. BEADS about the neck and the devil in the heart.
Unde vezi mãtãnii multe, departe, sã nu te muste.
Var. The beads in the hand and the devil in capuch.
Cf. The CROSS on his breast and the devil in his heart.
10. A BEAN in liberty is better than a comfit in prison.
Pasãrea în colivie nu se bucurã, si de e vie.
Sim. Liberty is more worth than gold / Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.
11. BEAR and forbear.
Rabdã suflete cât poti, nu-ti da taina cãtre toti.
Rabdã inimã si taci, cã n-ai alta ce sã faci.
12. Call the BEAR 'uncle' till you are safe across the bridge.
Fã-te frate cu dracu pânã treci puntea.
Sai si în spatele dracului pânã vei trece gârla.
Sim. Once on shore, we pray no more./ The river past and God forgotten.
Cf. The DANGER past and God forgotten.
13. Don't sell the BEAR's skin before you have caught him.
Nu vinde pielea ursului anterior de a-l ucide.
Nu vinde pielea ursului din pãdure.
Ursu-i în pãdure si-i vinde dermă în târg.
Sim. Count not four, except you have them in the wallet / Do not halloo till you are out of the wood / Never fry fish till it's caught.
Cf. Don't cross the BRIDGE till you come to it / Do not count your CHICKENS before they are hatched / It is not good praising a FORD till a man be over.
14. Take no more on you than you're able to BEAR.
Povarã mai grea decât spinarea ta sã nu ridici, ca sã nu te poticnesti.
Cf. An ASS endures his burden, but not more than his burden.
15. If the BEARD were all, the goat might preach.
Barbã lungã si capra are, dar minte nicicum nu are.
Cf. The BRAINS don't lie in the beard.
16. It is not the BEARD that makes the philosopher.
Nu barba îl face pe filozof, filozof.
17. BEAUTY carries its dower in its face.
Fata frumoasã se mãritã fãrã zestre.
Totdeauna fetisoara mãritã pe fetisoara.
Sim. A fair face is half a portion.
18. BEAUTY fades like a flower.
Frumusetea la om ca floarea la pom.
Sim. Beauty is but a blossom.
19. As you make your BED, so you must lie on it.
Cum îti vei face patul, asa vei dormi.
Cum îti vei asterne, asa vei dormi.
Sim. As they brew, so let them bake.
Cf. As you BAKE, so shall you eat / As they BREW, so let them drink.
20. Better go to BED supperless than to rise in debt.
Cine se culcã flãmând se scoalã fãrã datorii.
21. Early to BED and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Scoalã-te de dimineatã, dacã vrei sã-ti lungesti viata.
22. Who goes to BED supperless, all night tumbles and tosses.
Cine se culcã nemâncat codri viseazã.
Flãmândul codri viseazã.
23. BEES that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
Albina în gurã tine mierea cea mai dulce, si în coadã acul cel mai otrãvitor.
24. Better BEG than steal.
Mai bine sã ceri decât sã furi.
25. The BEGGAR may sing before the thief.
Sãracul nu se teme de tâlhari.
Cel gol trebuintã n-are d-a-si pãzi hainele sale.
Sim. A beggar can never be bankrupt.
Cf. No NAKED man is sought after to be rifled.
26. A BEGGAR's purse is bottomless.
Sacul cersetorului n-are fund.
Var. A beggar's purse is always empty / A beggar's scrip is never filled.
27. Better never to BEGIN than never to make an end.
Când te apuci de vreo treabã n-o lãsa fãrã ispravã.
Cine nu poate sãvârsi un lucru, sã nu se apuce de dânsul.
Sim. Let him that beginneth the song make an end.
28. Good to BEGIN well, better to end well.
Începutul fie cum o fi, sfârsitul sã fie bun.
29. A bad BEGINNING, a bad ending.
A faptelor rele începãturã spre rãu sfârsit pleacã.
30. A good BEGINNING makes a good ending.
Care începe bine sfârseste frumos.
31. Every BEGINNING is hard.
Tot începutul e greu.
Var. All beginnings are hard (difficult).
Cf. It is the first STEP that is difficult.
32. Well BEGUN is half done.
Lucrul bine început e pe jumãtate fãcut.
Treaba bine începutã e pe jumãtate terminatã.
Sim. The first blow is half the battle.
33. BELIEVE nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see.
Ascultã tot, dar nu crede tot.
34. We soon BELIEVE what we desire.
Cine ce pofteste lesne crede.
Tot ce cu mare poftã iubim, acela cu mare lesnire credem.
35. A cracked BELL can never sound well.
Capul cel tâmpit odorogeste ca un butoi dogit.
36. A BELLY full of gluttony will never study willingly.
Stomacul plin nu-nvatã bucuros.
Burta plinã nu învatã bine.
Sim. Fat paunches have lean pates.
37. Better BELLY burst than good meat lost.
Decât sã rãmâie brânza, mai bine sã crape rânza.
38. He whose BELLY is full believes not him who is fasting.
Sãtulul nu crede flãmândului.
Cf. Little knows the FAT man (sow) what the lean does mean.
39. His BELLY cries cupboard.
Stomacul când chiorãieste la demâncare gândeste.
40. The BELLY wants ears.
Cel flãmând n-are urechi de ascultat.
Stomacul (Pântecele) gol n-are urechi de ascultat.
Var. Hungry bellies have no ears.
41. A BELLYFUL is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink.
Pântecele se umple si cu paie si cu fân.
42. Better BEND than break.
Îndoaie-te ca trestia si vântul nu te va rupe.
Cf. All that SHAKES falls not.
43. A good BESTILL is worth a groat.
Vorba multã, sãrãcia omului.
44. If BETTER were within, better would come out.
Din omul bun, bun lucru iese.
45. The BETTER-natured, the sooner undone.
Cel mai bun, mai prost.
46. A BIRD in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Mai bine vrabia în mânã decât cioara-n par.
Nu da vrabia din mânã pe cioara din par.
Mai bine o pasãre în colivie decât zece pe gard.
Mai bine una si-n colivie decât în vânt o mie.
Sim. A feather in hand is better than a bird in the air / Better a fowl in hand nor two flying.
47. Each BIRD loves to hear himself sing.
Fiecare pasãre pe limba ei piere.
48. It is an ill BIRD that fouls its own nest.
Urâtã pasãre este aceea care îsi spurcã cuibul sãu.
49. Such BIRD, such egg.
Rodul dupã sãmântã, ca oul dupã pasãre.
Sim. An evil crow, an evil egg / Like crow, like egg.
50. The BIRD is known by his note.
Pasãrea dupã glas se cunoaste.
Cf. The BIRD is known by his note, the man by his words.
51. The BIRD is known by his note, the man by his words.
Pasãrea dupã ce se cunoaste? Dupã cântec. Mojicul dupã ce se cunoaste? Dupã vorbã.
Omul dupã grai, ca clopotul dupã sunet, îndatã se cunoaste.
Dupã glas cunosti pe om si pe dobitoc.
Cf. The BIRD is known by his note.
52. The BIRD loves her nest.
Fiecare pasãre îsi iubeste cuibul.
Var. Every bird likes his own nest best.
53. The early BIRD catches the worm.
Cine se scoalã de dimineatã departe ajunge.
Cine pleacã mai de dimineatã ajunge mai-nainte.
54. Thou art a bitter BIRD, said the raven to the starling.
Râde dracul de porumbel si nu se vede pe el.
Râde dracul de porumbe negre si pe sine nu se vede.
Sim. The kettle calls the pot black-brows (burnt-arse) / The pot calls the kettle black.
Cf. The FRYING-PAN said to the kettle, "Avaunt, black brows!" / The KETTLE calls the pot black-brows (burnt-arse).
55. BIRDS of a feather flock together.
Cioarã lângã cioarã zboarã.
Cioara lângã cioarã trage, alte pãsãri nu-i sunt drage.
Cine se potriveste, ușor se-nsoteste.
Sim. Likeness causes liking.
Cf. LIKE will to like.
* Ecclesiasticus 27, 9 / Sirah 27, 9
56. There are no BIRDS of this year in last year's nests.
Tot un cuc nu ne cântã în toatã vremea.
Nu mai bate vântul care bãtea.
57. Great BIRTH is a very poor dish at table.
E de neam mare, dar crescut în sãrãcie.
58. Take the BIT and the buffet with it.
Cine-ncalecã mãgarul sã-i sufere nãravul.
59. The hasty BITCH brings forth blind whelps.
Cãteaua de pripã îsi naste cãteii fãrã ochi.
Cf. HASTE makes waste / Too HASTY burned his lips.
60. BLAB is wist and out it must.
Ce-i în gusã, si-n cãpusã.
61. He that is a BLAB is a scab.
Gurã spartã, râie curatã.
62. Two BLACKS do not make a white.
Înnegrind pe altul nu te albesti pe tine.
63. A BLIND man may sometimes hit the mark.
Si gãina oarbã nimereste câte un grãunt.
Si o gãinã chioarã scurmând gãseste câteodatã mãrgãritare.
Sim. A blind man may perchance catch the hare (crow).
64. A BLIND man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
Ce foloseste orbului fata frumoasã?
Var. A blind man has no need of a looking-glass.
65. BLIND men should judge no colours.
Nu orbul ci cel cu ochi gândeascã de vopsele.
66. If the BLIND lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Orbul pe orb povãtuind cad amândoi în groapã (mormânt).
* Matthew 15, 14 / Matei 15, 14
67. Men are BLIND in their own cause.
Omul poate povãtui pe altul, dar pe sine niciodatã.
68. There's none so BLIND as those who will not see.
Nu e mai orb decât cel ce nu vrea sã vadã.
Var. None so blind as those who won't see.
69. BLOOD is thicker than water.
Sângele apã nu se face.
Var. Blood is not water.
70. You cannot get BLOOD from a stone.
A scoate apã (lapte) din piatrã.
Var. You cannot get milk (water) from a stone.
71. Great BOAST and small roast makes unsavoury mouths.
Fudulia intrã-n casã, sãrãcia dupã usã.
Cioarã mândrã si flãmândã.
72. A little BODY often harbours a great soul.
Mic la stat, mare la sfat.
Si pitulicea este micã, dar printre pãsãri e voinicã.
73. If you love the BOLL, you cannot hate branches.
Pentru fragã si frunza ti-e dragã.
74. The nearer the BONE, the sweeter the flesh.
Carnea de lângã os e cea mai dulce.
75. What is bred in the BONE will not out of the flesh.
Nãravul din fire n-are lecuire.
Nãravu-nrãdãcinat nu poate fi vindecat.
Sim. Though you cast out nature with a fork, it will still return.
76. As soon as a man is BORN he begins to die.
Omu-i cu moartea dupã cap.
Sim. It is as natural to die as to be born / Our lives are but our marches to the grave.
Cf. He that is once BORN, once must die.
77. He that is once BORN, once must die.
Cine vede nasterea vede si moartea.
Ce naste moare.
Sim. It is as natural to die as to be born / Our lives are but our marches to the grave.
Cf. As soon as a man is BORN he begins to die / All that LIVES must die / All MEN are mortal.
78. The BORROWER is servant to the lender.
Cel ce împrumutã este slujitor celui de la care se împrumutã.
* Proverbs 22, 7 / Pilde 22, 7
79. He that goes a-BORROWING, goes a-sorrowing.
Fã împrumuturi si te gãteste de supãrãri.
Datoria e plinã de griji.
80. Cut not the BOUGH that thou standest upon.
A-si tãia singur craca de sub picioare.
Var. Don't cut the bough you are standing on.
81. A BOW long bent at last waxes weak.
Nu întinde coarda pre mult, cã se rupe.
Coarda mereu întinsã se rupe.
82. BOYS will be boys.
Copilul trebuie sã fie copil.
83. Great BRAGGERS, little doers.
Gurã multã, treabã putinã.
Var. They brag most that can do least.
Sim. Much bruit and little fruit / Great boast and little roast / Much cry and little wool.
Cf. The greatest TALKERS are the least doers / A long TONGUE is a sign of a short hand.
84. The BRAINS don't lie in the beard.
Plini de barbã si goi de minte.
Barbã mare, minte n-are.
Cf. If the BEARD were all, the goat might preach.
85. The BRAYING of an ass does not reach heaven.
Glasul mãgarului nu se aude-n cer.
Lãtrãtura câinelui si zbierãtura mãgarului nu se aud în cer.
Cf. The PRAYERS of the wicked won't prevail.
86. Dry BREAD at home is better than roast meat abroad.
Fie pâinea cât de rea tot mai bunã în tara mea.
Fie pâinea cât de bunã nu-i bunã-n tarã strãinã.
Decât în tarã strãinã, cu pitã si cu slãninã, mai bine în satul tãu, cu mãlaiu cât de rãu.
87. Dry BREAD is better with love than a fat capon with fear.
Mai bine pâine neagrã cu dragoste curatã decât albã ca zãpada si plinã de sudalmã.
Mai bine varzã acrã cu-nvoialã decât zahãr dulce cu cârtealã.
Decât mãmãligã cu unt si sã mã uit în pãmânt, mai bine pâine cu sare si sã mã uit la soare.
Sim. Better an egg in peace than an ox in war.
88. Eaten BREAD is soon forgotten.
Ceea ce s-a mâncat s-a si uitat.
Sim. When good cheer is lacking, our friends will be packing.
89. Man cannot live by BREAD alone.
Nu numai cu pâine va trãi omul.
* Matthew 4, 4 / Matei 4, 4
* Luke 4, 4 / Luca 4, 4
* Deuteronomy 8, 3 / Deuteronomul 8, 3
90. Keep (Save) your BREATH to cool your broth (porridge).
Nu te bãga unde nu-ti fierbe oala.
91. One man's BREATH another's death.
Moartea unora este viata altora.
Sim. One man's loss is another man's gain.
92. As they BREW, so let them drink.
Cine face gãlusca trebuie s-o si-nghitã.
Precum faci, asa tragi.
Capul face, capul trage.
Cum dumicasi, asa mâncasi.
Sim. As they brew, so let them bake.
Cf. As you BAKE, so shall you eat / As you make your BED, so you must lie on it.
93. It is meet that a man be at his own BRIDAL.
Cine nu se aflã la nunta-i acasã atunci altu-n locu-i joacã cu mireasa.
94. Don't cross the BRIDGE till you come to it.
Nu ridica poalele înainte de a ajunge la gârlã.
Pânã ajungi la pârâu nu-ti ridica poalele.
Sim. Count not four, except you have them in the wallet / Do not halloo till you are out of the wood / Never fry fish till it's caught.
Cf. Don't sell the BEAR's skin before you have caught him / Do not count your CHICKENS before they are hatched / It is not good praising a FORD till a man be over.
95. A new BROOM sweeps clean.
Mãtura nouã mãturã bine.
Var. New brooms sweep clean.
96. Good BROTH may be made in an old pot.
Gãina bãtrânã face ciorba (zeama) bunã.
97. Between two BROTHERS two witness and a notary.
Fratele îti scoate ochii.
98. BUILDING and marrying of children are great wasters.
Cine si-a mãritat fata si-si clãdeste o casã cunoaste greutãtile vietii.
Sim. Building is a sweet impoverishing.
99. He who BUILDS by the roadside has many masters.
Cine pe lângã drum zideste multi stãpâni dobândeste.
Sim. A house built by the wayside is either too high or too low.
100. He bellows like a BULL, but is as weak as a bulrush.
Si broasca e micã, dar gurã mare face.
101. Every man shall bear his own BURDEN.
Fiecare îsi va purta sarcina sa.
* Galatians 6, 5 / Galateni 6, 5
102. BUSH natural; more hair than wit.
Coadã lungã, minte scurtã.
Plete destul de lungi si minte scurtã, judecatã mai mãruntã.
Sim. Long hair and short wit.
103. One beats the BUSH and another catches the birds.
Unul umblã si strãbate si pe alt fericirea-l bate.
Unul cascã gura si altul înghite.
Sim. Little dogs start the hare, the great get her.
Cf. The POOR man turns his cake and another comes and takes it away / One SOWS and another reaps.
104. BUSINESS is business.
Frate, frate, dar brânza-i pe bani.
Sim. One hand will not wash the other for nothing.
105. The BUTCHER looked for his knife and it was in his mouth.
Cautã luleaua si el cu ea-n gurã.
Cf. You look for the HORSE you ride on.
106. They that have got good store of BUTTER may lay it thick on their bread.
Cine are bea si mãnâncã, cine nu, stã si se uitã.
Cine poate oase roade, cine nu nici carne moale.
107. The BUYER needs a hundred eyes, the seller but one.
Cine deschide ochii dupã ce cumpãrã, cumpãrã totdeauna marfã proastã.
Cine nu deschide ochii deschide punga.
Sim. Let the buyer beware.
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1. CABBAGE twice cooked is death.
Ciorba încãlzitã mult stricã la stomac.
Ciorba încãlzitã nu-i bunã de mâncare.
Sim. Take heed of reconciled enemies and of meat twice boiled.
Cf. A broken FRIENDSHIP may be soldered, but will never be sound.
2. Render unto CAESAR the things which are Caesar's.
Dati Cezarului cele ale Cezarului, iar lui Dumnezeu cele ale lui Dumnezeu.
Sim. Every man should take his own.
* Matthew 22, 21 / Matei. 22, 21
* Mark 12, 17 / Marcu 12, 17
* Luke 20, 25 / Luca 20, 25
3. You cannot have your CAKE and eat it.
Nu poti fi si cu varza unsã si cu slãnina-n pod.
Nu poti fi si cu pui si cu ouã si cu gãina grasã.
Si cu porcul gras în bãtãturã si cu slãnina-n pod nu se poate.
Si sãtul si cu punga plinã nu se poate.
4. It is easier for a CAMEL to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Mai lesne este sã treacã cãmila prin urechile acului decât sã intre un bogat în împãrãtia lui Dumnezeu.
* Matthew 19, 24 / Matei 19, 24
* Luke 18, 25 / Luca 18, 25
5. The CAMEL going to seek horns, lost his ears.
Cãmila vrând sã dobândeascã coarne si-a pierdut urechile.
Nemultumitului i se ia darul.
6. A CANDLE lights others and consumes itself.
Omul ca lumânarea, când lumineazã, atunci se sfârseste.
7. It is sometimes good to hold a CANDLE to the devil.
E bine a da si dracului o lumânare.
Trebuie sã dai câteodatã o lumânare si dracului.
Sim. Give the devil his due.
8. When the CANDLES are out, all women are fair.
Noaptea si hâdele-s frumoase.
Toanta, la lumânare, pare floare.
9. Where the CARCASE is, there shall the eagles be gathered together.
Unde este stârvul, acolo se adunã ciorile.
Unde-i stârvul mai mare, acolo se strâng toti vulturii.
Var. Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the ravens be gathered together.
* Matthew 24, 28 / Matei 24, 28
* Luke 17, 37 / Luca 17, 37
10. CARE and diligence bring luck.
Sârguinta e muma norocului.
Prin muncã si stãruintã vei ajunge la dorintã.
11. A creaking CART goes long on the wheels.
Carul care scârtîie acela tine mai mult.
Sim. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
12. Don't put the CART before the horse.
Nu pune carul înaintea boilor.
13. The best CART may overthrow.
Si cel mai bun cãrãus rãstoarnã carul pe cel mai bun drum.
14. The CASK savours of the first fill.
Tot vasu spre aceia miroase, spre ce sã bagã într-însul mai nainte.
Sim. It is kindly that the poke savour of the herring.
15. A blate CAT makes a proud mouse.
Când ai pisicã bãtrânã, soarecii-n casã fac stânã.
16. A CAT has nine lives.
Are nouã suflete ca pisica.
Femeia are nouã suflete, ca pisicile.
17. A CAT in gloves catches no mice.
Pisica cu papuci nu agață soareci.
Cu papuci în picioare nu susține pisica soarecele.
18. A scalded CAT fears cold water.
Pisica opãritã fuge si de apã rece.
Sim. Once bitten twice shy.
Cf. A burnt CHILD dreads the fire / A scalded DOG fears cold water / He that has been bitten by a SERPENT is afraid of a rope / Whom a SERPENT has bitten, a lizard alarms.
19. That that comes of a CAT will catch mice.
Ce naste din pisicã soareci mãnâncã.
Sim. Cat after kind, good mouse-hunt.
Cf. He that comes of a HEN must scrape.
20. The CAT is hungry when a crust contents her.
Flãmândului si o bucatã de mãmãligã rece i se pare plãcintã.
Sim. Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.
21. The CAT would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
Pisica dupã peste se prãpãdeste, dar nu si-ar uda labele sã-l prindã.
22. When the CAT's away, the mice will play.
Când pisica nu-i acasã, soarecii joacã pe masã.
23. All CATS are grey in the dark.
Noaptea toatã vaca-i neagrã.
Var. All cats are alike grey in the night.
24. Without CERES and Bacchus, Venus grows cold.
Dragoste chioarã pe rogojinã goalã.
25. The CHAIN is no stronger than its weakest link.
Dacã se rupe o verigã, tot lantul se desface.
Cf. The THREAD breaks where it is weakest.
26. Old CHAINS gall less than new.
Obiceiul usureazã povara.
27. The CHARITABLE give out at the door, and God puts in at the window.
Aruncã binele tãu în dreapta si în stânga si la necesitate ai sã-l gãsesti.
Binele ce-l faci la oarecine, ti-l întoarce vremea care vine.
28. CHARITY begins at home.
Milã mi-e de tine, dar de mine mi se rupe inima.
Când casa ta are sete, nu vãrsa apa pe drumuri.
Sim. Love your friend, but look to yourself / Every man is nearest himself.
29. CHARITY covers a multitude of sins.
Dragostea acoperã multime de pãcate.
Dar din dar se face raiul.
* 1 Peter 4, 8 / 1 Petru 4, 8
30. Who CHATTERS to you will chatter of you.
Cine defaimã pe altul premergător ta, el si pe tine o sã te defaime înaintea altuia.
Cine înaintea noastrã grãieste pe altii de rãu, si pe noi înaintea altora ne va grãi de rãu.
31. Those that eat CHERRIES with great persons shall have their eyes squirted out with the stones.
Nu mânca cirese cu unul mai mare la masã cã-ti aruncã sâmburii în nas.
Departe de cei mari, când cirese mãnâncã, cã toti sâmburii îi aruncã în obrazul tãu.
Cu cei mari nu mânca cirese, nici nu te trage-n degete.
Var. Eat peas with the king, and cherries with the beggar.
Sim. Share not pears with your master, either in jest or in earnest.
32. Take the CHESTNUTS out of the fire with the cat's paw.
A scoate castanele din foc cu mâna altuia.
Sim. To take the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.
Cf. It is good to strike the SERPENT's head with your enemy's hand.
33. Do not count your CHICKENS before they are hatched.
Toamna se numãrã bobocii.
Sim. Never fry fish till it's caught / / Count not four, except you have them in the wallet / Do not halloo till you are out of the wood.
Cf. Don't sell the BEAR's skin before you have caught him / Don't cross the BRIDGE till you come to it / It is not good praising a FORD till a man be over.
34. A burnt CHILD dreads the fire.
Cine s-a ars cu ciorbã suflã si în iaurt.
Pe cine l-a ars pãsatul suflã si în apã rece.
Sim. Once bitten twce shy.
Cf. A scalded CAT fears cold water / A scalded DOG fears cold water / He that has been bitten by a SERPENT is afraid of a rope / Whom a SERPENT has bitten, a lizard alarms.
35. A CHILD may have too much of his mother's blessing.
Copilul alintat e om stricat.
Sim. Give a child till he craves, and a dog while his tail doth wave, and you'll have a fair dog, but a foul knave.
36. The CHILD says nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Astãzi copilul te vinde într-o lingurã de apã.
Sim. What children hear at home, soon flies abroad.
37. Better CHILDREN weep than old men.
Mai bine sã plângã ei acum decât sã plâng eu mai târziu.
Sim. The man who has not been flogged is not educated.
Cf. Spare the ROD and spoil the child.
38. CHILDREN and fools tell the truth.
Copiii si nebunii spun adevãrul.
Var. Children and fools cannot lie.
Cf. DRUNKARDS and fools cannot lie.
39. CHILDREN are poor men's riches.
Multimea copiilor, averea omului.
40. CHILDREN when they are little make parents fools, when they are great they make them mad.
Copii mici, griji mici, copii mari, griji mari.
Var. Children when little make parents fool, when great, mad.
41. A CHIP off the old block.
Tandãra nu sare departe de trunchi.
Aschia nu sare departe de pomul tãiat.
Var. A chip of the old block.
Cf. An APPLE never falls far from the tree / Like FATHER, like son / Like MOTHER, like daughter.
42. CHRISTMAS comes but once a year.
Nu întotdeauna e ziua de Pasti.
Nu e întotdeauna vinerea mare.
Cf. Every DAY is not Sunday.
43. CHRISTMAS in mud, Easter in snow.
Cine umblã la Crãciun în cãmase, la Pasti umblã cu cojoc.
Var. Green Christmas brings white Easter.
44. The nearer the CHURCH, the farther from God.
Cu trupul în bisericã si cu gândul la dracu.
Sim. He has one face to God and another to the devil.
45. A piece of CHURCHYARD fits everybody.
Pãmântul te naste, pãmântul te creste, pãmântul te mistuieste.
46. Hasty CLIMBERS have sudden falls.
Cine sare cam sus îndatã cade jos.
Sim. The bigger they are, the harder they fall / The higher standing, the lower fall / The higher the mountain, the greater descent.
47. No fine CLOTH can hide the clown.
Porcu-i tot porc si-n ziua de Pasti.
48. Every CLOUD has a silver lining.
Nici un rãu fãrã bine.
49. After black CLOUDS, clear weather.
Dupã nori îi si senin, dupã dragoste si suspin.
Dupã vreme rea, si senin.
Cf. After a STORM comes a calm.
50. Cut your COAT according to your cloth.
Întinde petecul numai cât ajunge, cã se rupe.
Sim. Stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach.
Cf. Stretch your LEGS according to your coverlet.
51. Do not look at the COAT, but at what is under the coat.
Nu te uita la cojoc, ci te uitã la ce e sub cojoc.
Nu te uita la haine, ci la ce este în haine.
52. It is not the gay COAT that makes the gentleman.
Haina nu face pe om (medic).
Cf. The COWL does not make the monk.
53. Near is my COAT, but nearer is my shirt.
Cãmasa e mai aproape de tegument decât haina.
Cãmasa e mai aproape decât sumanul.
Mai aproape-i cãmasa decât cojocul.
Sim. Near is my doublet (kirtle, petticoat), but nearer is my smock.
Cf. Near is my SHIRT, but nearer is my skin.
54. The COAT makes the man.
Haina face pe om.
Dupã coajã se vede pomul, dupã hainã omul.
Sim. Apparel makes the man / The garment makes the man / Fine feathers make fine birds / Dress up a stick and it does not appear to be a stick.
55. Under a ragged COAT lies wisdom.
Sub frunza cea mai proastã se gãseste poama coaptã.
Cf. Never judge from APPEARANCES.
56. Let the COBBLER stick to his last.
Cizmarul pentru cizme numai rãspunde, iar nu si pentru nãdragi.
Var. Let not the cobbler (shoemaker) go beyond his last.
57. A COCK is bold on his own dunghill.
Tot cocosul pe gunoiul lui cântã.
Cocosul stãpân pe gunoiul sãu.
Var. Every cock crows on his own dunghill.
Sim. Every dog is a lion at home / Every dog is valiant at his own door.
Cf. Every man is a KING in his own house.
58. A ragged COLT may make a good horse.
Dintr-o iapã tigãneascã iese un cal boieresc.
Sim. Wanton kittens make sober cats.
59. The COMFORTER's head never aches.
Durere strãinã sã-i fie de bine.
60. COMMAND your man and do it yourself.
Singur cine îsi gãteste, el mai cu poftã prânzeste.
61. He is not fit to COMMAND others that cannot command himself.
Cine nu se poate stãpâni pe sine, cum sã stãpâneascã pe altul?
Sim. He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
62. He who COMMENCES many things finishes but few.
Cine se apucã de multe, putine terminã.
Când de multe de apuci, mai pe toate le încurci.
Var. He who begins many things finishes but few.
Sim. Overdoing is doing nothing to purpose.
63. Evil COMMUNICATIONS corrupt good manners.
Adunãrile cele rele stricã deprinderile cele bune.
Exemplele rele stricã moravurile bune.
* 1 Corinthians 15, 33 / 1 Corinteni 15, 33
64. There is no COMPANION like the penny.
Prietenul omului este punga cu bani si sacul cu mãlai.
65. Better be alone than in bad COMPANY.
Mai bine solitar în casã decât în rea adunare.
Sim. Better to be beaten than be in bad company.
66. Ill COMPANY brings many a man to the gallows.
Cine are tovarãs nerod ajunge din pod în glod.
67. CONFESS and be hanged.
Cine cuteazã sã spunã adevãrul poate lesne umbla bãtut ca mãrul.
68. A good CONSCIENCE is a soft pillow.
Cugetul bun e cea mai pufos pernã.
Sim. A good conscience is a continual feast.
69. A guilty CONSCIENCE feels continual fear.
Omul de vinã se teme si de umbrã.
Var. A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
Cf. The THIEF does fear each bush an officer.
70. CONTENT is happiness.
Bunã fericire nu stã în bogãtie, ci într-o multumire a inimii de starea ei.
71. CONTENT lodges oftener in cottages than palaces.
Mai multã fericire e în bordeiul sãracului decât în palatul bogatului.
72. No man is CONTENT with his lot.
Nimeni nu-i multumit cu soarta lui.
Sim. None is satisfied with his fortune.
73. They need much whom nothing will CONTENT.
Lacomul, si sãtul, flãmând este.
74. Too many COOKS spoil the broth.
Cu douã bucãtãrese iese ciorba prea sãratã sau nesãratã.
Copilul cu multe moase rãmâne cu buricul netãiat.
Unde sunt douã cumnate, rãmân vase nespãlate.
Unde sunt nouã fete, moare pisica de sete.
Unde sunt popi multi, moare pruncul nebotezat.
75. A threefold CORD is not quickly broken.
Sfoara pusã în trei nu se rupe degrabã.
Funia cea îndoitã cu mult mai mult tine decât cea dezdoitã.
* Ecclesiastes 4, 12 / Ecclesiastul 4, 12
76. In much CORN is some cockle.
Nu e grâu fãrã neghinã.
Cf. Every GRAIN has its bran.
77. He that counts all COSTS will never put plough in the earth.
Cine socoteste câte foi intrã-n plãcintã niciodatã nu mãnâncã plãcintã.
Dacã socoti plãcinta din câte pãturi îi, n-o mai mãnânci.
78. Give neither COUNSEL nor salt till you are asked for it.
Nu da sfat, neîntrebat.
Nu da povatã celui ce nu ti-o cere, cãci nu te ascultã.
Sare, pânã nu cere, sã nu-i dai cuiva.
Sim. Come not to counsel uncalled.
79. The COUNSEL thou wouldst have another keep, first keep it thyself.
E lesne a povãtui si anevoie a se povãtui.
80. He that will not be COUNSELLED cannot be helped.
Cine nu primeste sfat nu e nici de ajutat.
Sim. In vain he craves advice that will not follow it.
81. Though thou hast never so many COUNSELLORS, yet do not forsake the counsel of thy own soul.
Pe toti sã-i asculti, dar din mintea ta sã nu iesi.
Sã asculti de toatã lumea, dar dintr-ale tale sã nu iesi.
82. So many COUNTRIES, so many customs.
Câte tãri, atâtea obiceie.
Câte bordeie, atâtea obiceie.
Cf. Every LAND has its own law.
83. In the COUNTRY of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
În tara orbilor chiorul este împãrat.
Chiorul între orbi este împãrat (rege).
Var. In the Kingdom of blind men, the one-eyed is king.
84. Where is well with me, there is my COUNTRY.
Unde omul se multumeste, acolo raiul îl gãseste.
Sim. A wise (valiant) man esteems every place to be his own country.
85. Full of COURTESY, full of craft.
Limbã dulce, dos viclean.
În fatã te netezeste si în posterior te ciopleste.
86. All COVET, all lose.
Cine doreste mult pierde si pe cel putin.
Sim. Grasp all, lose all.
Cf. He that too much EMBRACETH holds little.
87. A COVETOUS man does nothing that he should till he dies.
Dacã scumpul moare, atunci îi învie averea.
Cf. He is like a SWINE, he'll never do good while he lives.
88. A COVETOUS man serves his riches, not they him.
Nu scumpul stãpâneste banii, ci banii stãpânesc pe scump.
Scumpul nu e stãpân pe banii lui, ci banii îl stãpânesc pe el.
Sim. The rich are rather possessed by their money than possessors.
89. The COVETOUS spends more than the liberal.
Scumpul mai mult pãgubeste si lenesul mai mult aleargã.
90. COVETOUSNESS breaks the bag.
Lãcomia sparge sacul.
Var. Covetousness bursts the sack / Too much breaks the bag.
Sim. Over covetous was never good.
Cf. You can have TOO MUCH of a good thing..
91. It is idle to swallow the COW and choke on the tail.
Tot boul l-am mâncat si la coadã m-am ostenit.
Var. To swallow an ox, and be choked with the tail.
92. Let him that owns the COW, take her by the tail.
Las, sã-i rupã coada a cui-i vaca.
93. Set a COW to catch a hare.
A atașează iepurele cu carul.
94. The COW gives a good pail of milk and then kicks it over.
Vaca rea dã cu piciorul când umple ciubãrul.
95. The COWL does not make the monk.
Rasa nu te face cãlugar.
Nu tot ce poartã rasã si camilafcã e cãlugãr.
Var. The hood (habit) does not make the monk.
Cf. It is not the gay COAT that makes the gentleman.
96. Plant the CRAB-TREE where you will, it will never bear pippins.
Pomul pãduret, pãdurete poame scoate.
97. CREDITORS have better memories than debtors.
Cine dã nu uitã; uitã cel care ia.
98. He that dwells next door to a CRIPPLE will learn to halt.
Cu schiopul împreunã de vei locui, te-nveti si tu a schiopãta.
Cu schiopii la un loc de sezi, te înveti sã schiopãtezi.
99. He that mocks a CRIPPLE, ought to be whole.
Pânã a nu râde de cel ce schiopãteazã, bagã de seamã bine, dacã tu umbli cu mult mai bine.
Nu râde de altii, uitã-te la tine.
Sim. If you mock the lame, you will go so yourself in time.
100. That which is CROOKED cannot be made straight.
Ce-i strâmb nu se poate îndrepta.
* Ecclesiastes 1, 15 / Ecclesiastul 1, 15
101. Every man has his CROSS to bear.
Fiecare îsi are necazurile sale.
Cf. Every HEART has its own ache.
102. The CROSS on his breast and the devil in his heart.
Crestin cu crucea-n sân, cu dracu de-a spinare.
A umbla cu crucea-n sân si cu dracu în inimã.
Sim. The beads in the hand and the devil in capuch.
Cf. BEADS about the neck and the devil in the heart.
103. A CROW is never the whiter for washing herself often.
Corbul în zadar se spalã, cã negreata nu si-o pierde.
Pe arap, cât de mult îl vei spãla tot obscur va rãmânea.
104. Breed up a CROW and he will tear out your eyes.
Creste puii tãi, cã de ei ai sã piei.
Var. He has brought up a bird to pick out his own eyes.
Cf. To nourish a SNAKE (viper) in one's bosom.
105. The CROW thinks her own bird fairest.
Ciorii i se par puii ei de pãun.
Si cioara îsi laudã puii.
Var. The owl thinks her own young fairest.
Cf. FAIR is not fair, but that which pleases.
106. CROWS will not pick out crows' eyes.
Corb la corb nu scoate ochii.
Cioarã la cioarã nu-si scoate ochii.
Var. Hawks will not pick out hawks' eyes.
107. Put not an embroidered CRUPPER on an ass.
Frâiele de aur nu fac mai bun calul.
Cf. My old MARE would have a new crupper.
108. CURSES, like chickens, come home to roost.
Cine pe altii blesteamã, urgii asupra îsi cheamã.
109. CUSTOM is a second nature.
Obisnuinta-i o a doua naturã.
Deprinderea e a doua naturã.
Obiceiul dupã lege, a doua fire se-ntelege.
110. CUSTOM rules the law.
În sânge se preface datina.
Deprinderea se face fire.
Sim. The command of custom is great.
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1. Where the DAM leaps over, the kid follows.
Pe unde a sãrit capra trebuie sã sarã si iada.
Capra sare masa, iada sare casa.
Sim. As the old cock crows, so crows the young / The young pig grunts like the old sow.
2. He that runs into DANGER must expect to perish therein.
Cel care iubeste primejdia va cãdea într-însa.
Sim. He that brings himself into needless dangers, dies the devil's martyr.
* Ecclesiasticus 3, 26 / Sirah 3, 26
3. The DANGER past and God forgotten.
Dupã a noastrã scãpare, nici un sfânt cinste mai are.
Sim. Once on shore, we pray no more./ The river past and God forgotten
Cf. Call the BEAR uncle' till you are safe across the bridge .
4. He that would the DAUGHTER win must with the mother first begin.
Vezi mama, apoi fata.
Var. He that would the mistress win must with the maid first begin.
Sim. Praise the child, and you make love to the mother.
5. DAUGHTERS and dead fish are no keeping wares.
Fata pânã-i mãrita, zile negre vei noda.
Sim. Marry your daughter and eat fresh fish betimes / Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
6. All's alike at the latter DAY: a bag of gold and wisp of hay.
Moartea nu va sã stie de averi, de bogãtie.
Sim. Death is the great leveller / Six feet of earth make all men equal / At the end of the game the King and the pawn go into the same bag.
Cf. DEATH makes equal the high and low / The END makes all equal.
7. Every DAY is not Sunday.
Nu-i toatã ziua duminecã.
Var. Every day is no Yule-day.
Cf. CHRISTMAS comes but once a year.
8. He that fights and runs away may live to fight another DAY.
Fuga e rusinoasã, dar e sãnãtoasã.
9. Praise a fair DAY at night.
Dupã ce apune soarele laudã ziua.
Ziua bunã se laudã seara.
Sã nu zici "ce zi frumoasã" pânã nu va însera.
Nu preamãri ziua pânã nu apune soarele.
Var. Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Sim. The evening crowns the day / Say no ill of the year till it be past.
10. Sufficient unto the DAY is the evil thereof.
Ajunge zilei rãutatea ei.
Sim. No day passes without some grief.
* Matthew 6, 34 / Matei 6, 34
11. DEAD men don't bite.
Cine moare nu mai miscã.
12. It is only the DEAD who do not return.
Mortul de la groapã nu se mai întoarce.
13. Let the DEAD bury their dead.
Lasã mortii sã-si îngroape mortii lor.
Var. Let the dead bury the dead and (let) the living lead a gay life.
Cf. We must LIVE by the quick (living), not by the dead.
* Matthew 8, 22 / Matei 8, 22
14. Say nothing of the DEAD but what is good.
De morti nu trebuie sã vorbesti decât de bine.
Sim. Never speak ill of the dead / Speak well of the dead.
15. There's none so DEAF as those who will not hear.
Nu e mai surd decât cel care nu vrea sã audã.
Nu e mai surd ca surdul ce se face cã nu aude.
Var. None so deaf as those who won't hear.
16. After DEATH the doctor.
I-a venit doctorul dupã moarte.
17. DEATH keeps no calendar.
Moartea nu spune când vine.
18. DEATH makes equal the high and low.
Mor întocmai ca tot omul si bogatul ca si robul.
Sim. Death is the great leveller / At the end of the game the king and the pawn go into the same bag / Six feet of earth make all men equal.
Cf. All's alike at the latter DAY: a bag of gold and wisp of hay / The END makes all equal.
19. Fear of DEATH is worse than death itself.
Cine se teme de moarte si-a pierdut viata.
20. The DEATH of the wolves is the safety of the sheep.
Moartea lupului e sãnãtatea oilor.
21. DEATHS foreseen come not.
Moartea nu vine când o chemi, ci te ia când nu te temi.
22. Of ill DEBTORS men take oats.
De la un datornic rãu s-un sac de paie este bun.
De la un datornic rãu nu vei lua nimic decât la poarta raiului.
Cf. From a bad PAYMASTER get what you can.
23. He who pays his DEBTS begins to make a stock.
Omul e avut când nu e dator nimic.
Cine nu e dator e suficient de bogat.
Sim. Out of debt, out of danger.
24. A good DEED is never lost.
Fapta bunã nu moare niciodatã.
Sim. One never loses by doing a good turn.
Cf. DO well and have well / One good TURN deserves another.
25. DEEDS are males, and words are females.
Vorbele sunt femei, faptele sunt bãrbati.
26. DEEDS, not words.
Faptele, faptele nu oala cu laptele.
Cf. ACTIONS speak louder than words.
27. All is not lost that is DELAYED.
Amânarea nu-i pierzare.
Ce s-a amânat nu s-a uitat.
Sim. Delays are not denials.
28. He that asks faintly begs a DENIAL.
Cel neîndrãznet pierde multe bunuri.
29. It is easier to DESCEND than to ascend.
Într-un an de zile te sui la deal si într-un ceas te scobori la vale.
30. He that has shipped the DEVIL must make the best of him.
Bagi pe dracul în casã cu lãutari, si nu-l poti scoate cu sute de arhierei.
Aduci pe dracul în casã cu lãutari si apoi nu-l scoti cu o mie de popi.
Sim. He that takes the devil into his boat must carry him over the sound.
31. One DEVIL drives out another.
Dracu alb mãnâncã p-ãl negru.
Sim. One poison drives out another.
Cf. LIKE cures like / One NAIL drives out another.
32. Talk of the DEVIL, and he is bound to appear.
Vorbesti de dracul si el din dreptul tãu.
Sim. The devil is never nearer than when we are talking of him / The devil is never far off.
Cf. Talk of the WOLF and his tail appears.
33. The DEVIL is not so black as he is painted.
Dracul nu e asa de negru cum îl zugrãvesc oamenii.
Nu e dracul asa de închis la culoare cum se spune.
Sim. The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.
34. The DEVIL knows many things because he is old.
Fã-ti cruce mare, cã e dracu bãtrân.
35. The DEVIL loves no holy water.
Fuge ca dracul de tãmâie.
36. The DEVIL lurks behind the cross.
Câte cruci vei face dracul tot la spate sade.
37. The DEVIL was sick, the devil a monk would be; the devil was well, the devil a monk was he.
Dracu când a îmbãtrânit, atunci s-a cãlugãrit.
Var. The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be.
38. The DEVIL's meal is all bran.
Fãina dracului se preface toatã în tãrâte.
39. DIAMOND cut diamond.
Cu diamantul se taie diamantul.
40. A man can DIE but once.
O moarte are omul.
Fiecare-i dator c-o moarte.
41. Better DIE with honour than live with shame.
Mai bine moarte cinstitã decât viata necinstitã.
Mai bine mort decât cu rusinea în nas.
Var. A fair death honours the whole life / Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
42. The DIE is cast.
Zarurile au fost aruncate.
43. He that DIED half a year ago is as dead as Adam.
Ce intrã în pãmânt curând se uitã.
Cine a murit an, an s-a îngropat.
Sim. To dead men and absent there are no friends left.
44. Cast no DIRT into the well that hath given you water.
Nu scuipa în put, cãci se poate întâmpla sã bei din el.
Nu turbura fântâna ce te-a îndestulat.
45. A DISEASE known is half cured.
Boala cunoscutã (stiutã) e pe jumãtate vindecatã.
Sim. A danger foreseen is half avoided.
46. Desperate DISEASES must have desperate remedies.
Pe durerea mare alta mai mare o tãmãduieste.
Var. Desperate cuts must have desperate remedies.
47. DISEASES come on horseback, but go away on foot.
Boala vine cu posta si se întoarce pe jos.
Cf. MISCHIEF comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce.
48. Of two DISPUTANTS, the warmer is generally in the wrong.
Cine nu are dreptate, acela tipã mai tare.
Vinovatul mai mare gurã face.
49. Make me a DIVINER and I will make thee rich.
Fã-mã, de poti, prooroc, ca sã te fac cu noroc.
Fã-mã, Doamne, prooroc, sã te fac împãrat.
50. DO as I say, not as I do.
Nu faceti ce fac eu, ci faceti ce zic eu.
Cf. DO as the friar says, not as he does.
51. DO as the friar says, not as he does.
Fã ce zice popa, nu face ce face el.
Ce zice popa sã faci, dar ce face popa sã nu faci.
Cf. DO as I say, not as I do.
52. DO as you may if you can't do as you would.
Când nu putem face ce voim, trebuie sã voim ce putem.
Fã ce poti, când n-ai alta de fãcut.
Sim. If we can't as we would, we must do as we can / He that may not do as he would, must do as he may.
53. DO as you would be done by.
Ce tie nu-ti place altuia nu face.
Cf. DO unto others as you would they should do unto you.
54. DO not all you can; spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all you know.
Nu spune tot ce stii, nu crede tot ce auzi.
55. DO right and fear no man.
Fã-ti datoria si nu te teme.
Fã bine si nu te teme de nimene.
Sim. Do well and dread no shame.
56. DO unto others as you would they should do unto you.
Ceea ce vreti sã vã facã vouã oamenii, faceti si voi lor.
Cf. DO as you would be done by.
* Matthew 7, 12 / Matei 7, 12
* Luke 6, 31 / Luca 6, 31
57. DO well and have well.
Bine faci, bine gãsesti.
Cine face bine, bine gãseste.
Sim. Do good: thou doest it for thyself.
Cf. A good DEED is never lost / One good TURN deserves another.
58. If thou thyself canst DO it, attend no other's help or hand.
Ce poti face singur nu astepta sã-ti facã altii.
59. If you want a thing well done, DO it yourself.
Carele însusi face, face cât trei.
60. Self DO, self have.
Cine face, siesi face.
Cine face, lui îsi face.
61. A barking DOG never bites.
Câinele care latrã nu muscã.
Câinele ce mult latrã niciodatã nu muscã.
Var. Barking dogs seldom bite.
Sim. His bark is worse than his bite / Great barkers are no biters / Brag's a good dog, but dares not bite.
62. A living DOG is better than a dead lion.
Mai bine un câine viu decât un leu mort.
* Ecclesiastes 9, 4 / Ecclesiastul 9, 4
63. A scalded DOG fears cold water.
Câinele, când l-ai opãrit, fuge si de apã rece.
Sim. Once bitten twice shy.
Cf. A scalded CAT fears cold water / A burnt CHILD dreads the fire / He that has been bitten by a SERPENT is afraid of a rope / Whom a SERPENT has bitten, a lizard alarms.
64. An old DOG barks not in vain.
Câinele bãtrân nu latrã degeaba.
Cf. If the old DOG barks, he gives counsel.
65. Beware of a silent DOG and still water.
Fereste-te de câine mut si de om tãcut.
Cel tãcut si smerit ca apa cea linã ce îndatã te însalã.
Var. Beware of a silent man and still water.
66. DOG does not eat dog.
Câine pe câine nu mãnâncã.
Lupii nu se mãnâncã între dânsii.
67. He that keeps another man's DOG shall have nothing left him but the line.
Nu da pâine câinilor altuia, cã te latrã ai tãi.
68. He that would hang his DOG gives out first that he is mad.
Cine vrea sã-si ucidã câinele sãu destul sã zicã cã e turbat.
Sim. Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
Cf. It is easy to find a STICK to beat a dog.
69. If the old DOG barks, he gives counsel.
Când latrã un câine bãtrân sã iesi afarã.
Câine bãtrân sã te pãzesti, din casa ta sã nu izgonesti.
Cf. If you wish good ADVICE, consult an old man / An old DOG barks not in vain.
70. Like the gardener's DOG, that neither eats cabbages himself, nor lets anybody else.
Câinele sade pe fân: nici mãnâncã, nici va sã lase calul mãcar sã-l miroase.
Câinele osul nu-l roade si nici pe altul nu-l lasã sã-l roadã.
71. Love me, love my DOG.
Cinsteste pe câine pentru al sãu stãpân.
Pentru stãpân si pe câine mângâi.
72. You cannot teach an old DOG new tricks.
Calul bãtrân cu greu se învatã la ham.
Var. It is hard to teach an old dog tricks.
73. Cut off a DOG's tail and he will be a dog still.
În zadar gugulesti coada de câine, cã tot aceea rãmâne.
74. Dead DOGS bite not.
Câinele mort nu mai muscã.
75. DOGS bark, but the caravan goes on.
Câinii latrã, caravana trece.
Cf. The MOON does not heed the barking of dogs.
76. DOGS wag their tails, not so much in love to you as to your bread.
Nu te încrede în câinele care dã din coadã.
Miluieste câinele de vrei sã-ti fâtâie coada.
77. If you lie down with DOGS, you will get up with fleas.
Cine doarme cu câinii se scoalã plin de purici.
Var. He that sleeps with dogs must rise up with fleas.
78. Let sleeping DOGS lie.
Nu destepta câinele care doarme.
Când doarme câinele lasã-l în pace.
Sim. Wake not a sleeping lion.
79. Many DOGS may easily worry* one hare.
Multi câini sunt moartea iepurelui.
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80. Two DOGS strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
Când doi se ceartã al treilea câstigã.
81. Two DOGS to one bone, may never accord in one.
Doi câini se nãrãvesc la un os.
Var. Two dogs over one bone seldom agree.
82. By DOING nothing we learn to do ill.
Lucrul face sãnãtate, trândãvia tot pãcate.
Cf. IDLENESS is the mother of all vice.
83. In DOING we learn.
Fãcând înveti sã faci.
Cel ce munceste învatã.
84. What's DONE cannot be undone.
Lucrul fãcut nu se mai poate desface.
Ce-i fãcut e bun fãcut.
Sim. Things done cannot be undone / The thing that's done has an end.
85. An open DOOR may tempt a saint.
Usa deschisã pe oricine primeste.
86. The back DOOR robs the house.
Casa cu douã usi e greu de pãzit.
Sim. A postern door makes a thief / Ease makes thief / The hole calls the thief.
Cf. An open DOOR may tempt a saint / OPPORTUNITY makes the thief.
87. At open DOORS dogs come in.
Câinele nu intrã dacã nu-i usa deschisã.
88. When DRINK is in, wit is out.
Omul la betie cade-n nebunie.
89. The more one DRINKS, the more one may.
Cine a bãut o sã bea; cine a furat o sã fure.
90. The last DROP makes the cup run over.
Picãtura cea mai de pe urmã vasul gãureste.
Sim. The last straw breaks the camel's back.
91. Constant DROPPING wears away the stone.
Picãturile îndesate gãuresc si piatra.
Picãtura micã gãureste piatra tare.
* Job 14, 19 / Iov 14, 19
92. Many DROPS make a shower.
Picãturã cu picãturã se face lacul mare.
Apele mici fac râurile mari.
Strop dupã strop face siroi de apã.
Sim. Large streams from little fountains flow.
Cf. MANY small make a great / PENNY and penny laid up will be many.
93. A DROWNING man will clutch at a straw.
Omul când e sã se înece se agatã si de un pai.
Omul care se îneacã se agatã de orice scândurã.
Omul la trebuință se prinde si de ascutisul sãbiei.
94. He that killeth a man when he is DRUNK must be hanged when he is sober.
El ce face la betie se cãeste la trezie.
95. DRUNKARDS and fools cannot lie.
Copiii, nebunii si omul beat vorbesc adevãrul.
De la nebun si de la beat adevãrul este lesne de aflat.
Var. Drunkards and fools speak truth.
Cf. CHILDREN and fools tell the truth.
96. He who gives a DUCK, expects a goose.
Dã un ou ca sã ai un bou.
A da azi un ou ca sã capeti mâine un bou.
Dã una ca sã-ti dea zece.
97. All are of the DUST, and all turn to dust again.
Amândoi au iesit di pulbere si amândoi în pulbere se întorc.
* Ecclesiastes 3, 20; 12, 7 / Ecclesiastul 3, 20; 12, 7
* Genesis 3, 19 / Facerea 3, 19
* Psalms 145, 4 / Psalmii 145, 4
98. He that blows in the DUST fills his eyes with it.
Cine suflã-n foc îi sar scânteile în ochi.
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1. EAGLES do not breed doves.
Bufnita nu cloceste privighetori.
2. EAGLES don't catch flies.
Vulturul nu vâneazã muste.
Vulturul dupã muste nicicum aleargã.
3. In at one EAR and out at the other.
Pe-o ureche intrã si pe alta iese.
Ce intrã pe o ureche iese pe alta.
4. He who has EARS to hear, let him hear.
Cine are ure