Translation:
There are many ways to climb to the summit of the mountain (by Google Translate: to be improved shortly)
Equivalent:
All roads lead to Rome
notes:
In proverbs from Muslim countries, Mecca is the city to which all roads lead
Meaning:
This suggests that it is possible to achieve the same goal by different paths
Translation:
One swallow does not make spring (by Google Translate: to be improved shortly)
Equivalent:
One swallow does not make a summer
notes:
In the languages of southern Europe, the equivalent proverb usually has 'spring' rather than 'summer', because migrating swallows arrive earlier there than they do in northern Europe
Meaning:
You cannot infer a general rule or norm from just a single case
Translation:
The moss stone is used (by Google Translate: to be improved shortly)
Equivalent:
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Meaning:
Always moving from place to place or job to job stops a person from accumulating much
(A proverb that is of little relevance, in these days of job insecurity and short-term work contracts)
Translation:
For a sparrow in the air do not give one in the hand
Equivalent:
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
notes:
The word 'bush' has two meanings, both a small round tree and an unfarmed unpopulated area of land with many trees and bushes.
Meaning:
Something you have for certain now is of more value than something better you may get, especially if you risk losing what you have in order to get it.
Translation:
The wall has eyes, the bush has ears
Equivalent:
Walls have ears
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