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Showing posts with label Ukranian proverbs. Show all posts

Advice, Ukranian proverbs

If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings
Meaning: Mere formal signs of being an authority does not make one.
English equivalent: If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
Sawhney, Clifford (2004). The Book of Common and Uncommon Proverbs. Pustak Mahal. p. 135. ISBN 8122308546.


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Advice, Ukranian proverbs

В каламутній воді легко рибу ловити.
Translation: It is good fishing in streamy water.

- Ukranian proverbs

English equivalent: It is good fishing in troubled waters.
Meaning: "In taking advantage of chaotic conditions one can easily serve one's own purposes."
Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 391. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.