PROVERBS PROVERBOS
All’s well that ends well. To ben van endat ben.
It’s an ill wind that blows no-one any good. A somun malox yuvar. – Malox selfa yuvar a somun.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. A shak id sa pen sufar.
Look before you lap. Miru pre salti. – Prudenso matro de sekureso.
Let him whom the cap fits wear it. Liu weri lo cap a il a ki syutar.
When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Kat departat, musos dansar.
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. Pre urs ocidat, la pyel no vendenda.
Leave well alone! Mela nemik de bona.
Even a worm will turn. Mesme lo vermo var edi. (var kambo.)
The more the merrier. Plu nos numa, plu nos gada.
You can’t do two things at once. Vu no par fi du kozos samtempe. – Vu nor par yagi du lepos samtempe.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. Nil fum sen fok.
No sin but should find mercy. Po kel pek mizerikord.
No one is a prophet in his own country. Nilun profet in sa land.
A new broom sweeps clean. Nuv bezil bezar ban.
One swallow doesn’t make a summer. Un ronden no far primaver.
No gains without pains. Nil gan sen pen.
More haste less speed. Tro asto min vit.
Fair and softly goes far in a day. Ki gar lente gar dus.
A rolling stone gathers no moss. Rula petro no kolgar muslo.
Strike whilst the iron’s hot. Fir batenda van varma.
There’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip. Lo kopyo dus dal labyos.
God helps those who help themselves. T’elpu, Deo t’elpor.
Where there’s a will there’s a way. Vol far poso. – Vi sar pi.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Un in man mela qam du erye.
Lucky at cards, unlucky in love. Ixa in lud, malixa in amor.
The more you have, the more you want. Plu vu ar, plu vu var.
You can’t have too much of a good thing. Abondo sem plaza (ni troa).
A cat may look at a king. Un kat par miri l’roy.
You never know what may turn up. Vu ni spar kom kozos gor.
Everything comes to him who waits. To venar a ki atendar.
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. As vu far va bed, ete vu kushor.
Let sleeping dogs lie. No ravelyu kat dormanda.
Least said, soonest mended. Min vu parlar, min vu rigror. Min vortos, min rigros.
The best of friends must part. Bonesta amikos idyes separenda.
No news is good news. Nil nuvel, bon nuvel.
Just take things as they come. Prenu kozos as zi venar.
What is bred in the bone comes out in the flesh. Esan va natur pelat, idyes it revenor.
If youth but knew and age but could! Es yuno spur, es oldo pur!
Practice makes perfect. Pratikande so perfijar. – Forgande so jar forger.
Grasp all, lose all. Trali tro, perdi to.
Half a loaf is better than no bread. Dim panel mela qam nilo. Manke drosos, so edar merlos.
The biter bit. Morder mordat. – Talun mordat ki vir mordi.
Nothing venture, nothing gain. Nil gan sen risko. – Nil risko, nil gan.
Out of sight, out of mind. Dus da vid, dus da kor.
Misfortunes never come singly. Nil malox venar sola. – Malox ni venar sola.
Speak of the devil and he will appear. Parlu del dyablo, il venor.
Like father like son. Tala patro, tala filyo.
All that glitters is not gold. No to ki brilar sar auro.
Rome was not built in a day. Rom no sir bildat unide.
Idleness is the root of all evil. Pigro radik de tot visos.
To forgive is divine, to err is human. Pardon dea, eror oma.
Choose the lesser of two evils. Inte du malos elgu lo mina.
He who laughs last laughs best. Mele ridar ki ridar laste; lastun ridar meleste.
Possession is nine points of the law. Posed fas rek. – Ixa ki posedar! – Ixa lo poseder.
When in Rome do as the Romans do. Romye, agu as Romas. – Urlu kol lupos, ridu kol rideros.
Every cloud has a silver lining. Nil nub sen orlo klara.
Many a mickle makes a muckle. Mul petrulos far un muk. – Pokpoke l’ezo far sa nid.
Fortune favours the brave. Fortun favorar (elpar) l’ozer. (l’audaxa)
Poverty is no crime. Povo no kulpo.
Poverty is no crime, but nor a great honour. Povo no kulpo, mo nor gran onor.
Empty stomachs don’t make for clear heads. Onga ventro no ar orelos.
Youth must have its fling. Yuno pasenda.
There are two sides to every story. Shak istor ar du versyonos.
Work well and shame the devil. (Do right and shame the devil.) Agu ben e liu parli.