Friday, August 11, 2006

czech proverbs

I ran across a list of Czech proverbs today. Most of them I had heard before, but the list included a couple that were new to me. And they are great! They reveal quite a bit about the Czechs. Don't get scared reading these. Instead, take these proverbs with a grain of salt. All in all, we are good people, though we may have some trust issues...

Host do domu, hůl do ruky.
If a guest comes to your home, grab a stick.

Vyhni se opilému, jakož i bláznu.
Avoid a drunkard as well as a fool.

Stokrát nic umořilo osla.
A hundred times nothing killed the donkey.

Hloupý kdo dává, hloupější kdo nebere.
He who gives is foolish, he who doesn't accept is even more so.

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