If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself.
Proverbs and old sayings about peasantry
Proverbs and old sayings about Peasantry
26 proverbs and old sayings about peasantry
A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
Proverbs and old sayings about peasantry
The priest to his book, the peasant to his plough.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry
When thieves fall out the peasant recovers his goods.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry
I am a judge of cresses, said the peasant, as he was eating hemlock.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry
It is good to be priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas, and foal in harvest-time.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry
An ennobled peasant does not know his own father.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about peasantry
He who would cheat a peasant, must take one with him.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about peasantry
When gnats swarm in January, the peasant becomes a beggar.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about peasantry
It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl of a lady.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about peasantry
When the calf is stolen, the peasant mends the stall.
Proverbs and old sayings German about peasantry
The pope and a peasant know more than the pope together.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about peasantry
Don't let the peasant know how good the cheese with the pears is.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about peasantry
The pope and a peasant know more between them than the pope alone.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about peasantry
The peasant sweats and the nobleman is always right.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry
Invite a peasant to your table and he'll put his feet on it.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry
The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry
If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry
The peasant is like the monk in many ways.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about peasantry
