Bulgarian Proverbs
Sayings of Bulgarian origin God does not pay every Saturday. God gives but does not lock the gate. God is not without sins: He created the world. God promises a safe landing but not a calm passage. A crow will never be a dove. A fortress surrenders from within. A friend in need is a friend in deed. A gentle word opens an iron gate. A good cock can never have too many hens. A house without a woman is like a fire without a bucket. Lies legs are short. A lion lurks in everyone's heart; awake him not. A song belongs to no one. A tree falls the way it leans. A word about to be spoken is like a stone that is ready to be thrown. Aid yourself and the lord will come. An axe without a shaft is no threat to the forest. Drop by drop - a whole lake becomes. Every frog has his own pond. From the promise to the deed is a day's journey. From walking, something, from sitting, nothing. Give me, mother, luck at my birth, then throw me if you will on the...