Slovak Proverbs
Sayings of Slovak origin Without caution even cleverness is futile. Want is the most resourceful master. One swallow creates no summer. The flour tastes bitter to the mouse that has had enough. He who blows into the wind gets smoke in his eyes. He who digs a pit for others, will fall in it himself. The face - the picture of the soul. Have one’s hearth in one’s mouth. There is truth in vine. Compulsory prayers never reach heaven. It keeps floating about on my tongue. Fear is worse than misfortune itself. Fine work is its own flattery. Even a giant oak was once an acorn. Tighten your eardrums and give heed! Wife should never be selected by candlelight. Every man is the smith of his own fortune. Empty barrel rumbles the most. Honest labor is a form of prayer. A kind word is better than cash. Others read your face, God your heart. Man is the head and woman is the crown upon it. Gold without wisdom is but clay. Who buys cheap pays twice. A g...