Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian, page 10

197 proverbs and old sayings bulgarian

Too many barbers would be ready to shave the beard of a beardless man.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about man

If you light one candle for God, then you must light two for the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about light, devil, god

The Old man is not asked where he aches, but why he does not ache there.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about man, old, olderness

Why didn't the midwife, who cut your naval string, cut your head instead?

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about heads

If you want to drown yourself, don't torture yourself with shallow water.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about water

The Donkey, though it may go to the Holy Land, will still come back a donkey.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

Watch your step when you walk: you may find nothing but you will not stumble.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about nothing

If you have no enemies think then that your own mother might have produced one.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about enemies, mother

Give me, mother, luck at my birth, then throw me if you will on the rubbish heap.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about bad luck, good luck, mother

With a king it is the same as with fire - stay neither close by, nor too far away.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about fire, fire brigade

The wife carries the husband on her face; the husband carries the wife on his clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about husband, wife, clothes, face

If your neighbor's house is on fire, make haste to put out the fire in your own house.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about fire, fire brigade, home, house

Many people wash their hands to have dinner with the bishop, only a few sit down to his table.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about people

A Haughty person will not even reach down to take his own nose if it had fallen to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about proudness, people

The First glass is for health, the second - for joy, the third - for fun, the fourth - for madness.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about joy

Bandage up your finger and take a walk in the village to see how many medical people you will meet.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about people

You are permitted in times of great danger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about danger, devil