proVERBS

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A stone rolling or driven by a dog will never gather moss

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A rolling stone gathers no moss

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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)

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Summer is not made by a single swallow, nor winter by a puff of wind

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One swallow does not make a summer

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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

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You cannot infer a general rule or norm from just a single case

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Never confide your secrets to a drunken man, as what he knows, all the world knows

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Children and fools speak the truth

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People unable to think or conceal their feelings, either because of youth or mental infirmity, speak out loud what they feel and see.

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A man who doesnot speak, a dog that does not bark, do not trust these two ones

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Barking dogs seldom bite

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The people who threaten you angrily are often just blustering

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A chimney rarely smokes if thereis no fire in the hearth

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No smoke without some fire

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If you see the effect of something, somewhere will be the thing that caused it

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Help!

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Fresh fish and new-come guests smell in three days

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The prolonged stay of a guest cause annoyance and upset the rhythm of the house

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One hare caught is better than three running

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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The word 'bush' has two meanings, both a small round tree and an unfarmed unpopulated area of land with many trees and bushes.

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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.

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Help!

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All is not gold that glitters

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Be wary of appearances, because not everything that looks good really is so

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The fox itself has to die in its skin

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The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature

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Someone can try and hide his true nature, but it always comes out and reveals itself, either by actions or by words

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He will be misled who calculates the price of the butter before buying the cow

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Don't sell the bear's skin before you have caught him

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It is unwise to be over-optimistic and to assume that a difficult or dangerous task will be successful