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1 _дурість
all asses wag their ears all men are fools, but the wisest of fools are called philosophers arguing with a fool shows there are two ask a silly question and you get a silly answer as the fool thinks, so the bell clinks the ass is known by its ears asses as well as pitchers have ears blame-all and praise-all are two blockheads change of weather is a discourse of fools children and fools have merry lives children and fools must not play with edged tools children and fools tell the truth dreams give wings to fools the darkest place is under the candlestick every ass loves to hear himself bray every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king's horses every fool will be meddling experience is the teacher of fools folly grows without watering a fool always finds a bigger fool to admire a fool always rushes to the fore a fool and his money are soon parted a fool believes everything a fool is known by his conversation a fool is known by his laughing a fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man answer in seven years a fool over forty is a fool indeed a fool may give a wise man counsel a fool may sometimes speak to the purpose a fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out a fool who keeps his mouth closed fools the whole world the fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool the fool wonders; the wise man asks a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words fools and bairns should never see half-done work fools go in crowds fools make feasts and wise men eat them fools never know when they are well fools rush in where angels fear to tread fortune favors the fools give a man enough rope and he will hang himself a great talker may be no fool, but he is one that relies on him he is a fool who cannot be angry but a wise man who will not he that makes himself an ass must not complain if men ride him he who is born a fool is never cured honey is not for the ass's mouth if all fools wore white caps, we'd all look like geese if an ass goes traveling, he'll not come back a horse if fools went not to market, bad wares would not be sold in spite of colleges and schools, the world remains a ship of fools it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak and prove the same it is ill manners to silence a fool, and it is cruelty to let him go on it is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait a learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one lend and lose is the game of fools little wit in the head makes much work for the feet one fool makes many never bray at an ass never show a fool a half-done work no fool like an old fool none is a fool always, everyone sometimes riches serve a wise man but command a fool silence is the virtue of a fool success ruins a fool there are a great many asses without long ears it is better to lose with a wise man than to win with a fool a wager is a fool's argument the way of a fool is right in his own eyes when a fool has made up his mind, the market has gone by a white wall is the fool's writing paper: he writes his name there a wise man changes his mind, a fool never will a wise man learns by the experiences of others; an ordinary man learns by his own experience; a fool learns by nobody's experiences a wise man's day is worth a fool's life the wise seek wisdom; the fool has found it words are the wise man's counters and the fool's money -
2 _лихо; біда
adversity flatters no man adversity makes a man wise, but not rich adversity makes strange bedfellows as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb between two evils 'tis not worth choosing burn not your house to rid of the mouse care killed a cat the darkest hour is that before the dawn don't rejoice about your neighbor's misfortunes, for the same may happen to you don't trouble trouble till trouble troubles you the drowning man will catch at a straw every heart knows its own bitterness everyone can master a grief but he that has it every path has a puddle the evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear fretting cares make gray hairs great griefs are mute the greatest misfortune of all is not be able to bear misfortune grief makes one hour ten he bears misery best who hides it most he knows best what good is that has endured evil he that mischief hatches, mischief catches he that seeks trouble never misses if there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun it never rains but it pours let sleeping dogs lie light cares speak, great ones are silent mischief comes by the pound and goes away by the ounce misery loves company misfortunes make us wise misfortunes never come singly necessity knows no law needs must when the devil drives never find your delight in another's misfortune nothing dries sooner than tears of two evils choose the least one is too few, three too many the only cure for grief is action pity and need make all flesh kin there is a salve for every sore there is no sorrow on this earth that cannot be cured in heaven an unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup we all have strength enough to bear the misfortunes of others when things are at their worst they begin to mend -
3 _жінка; дружина
all are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives? all women look the same after the sun goes down any woman can keep a secret, but she generally needs one other woman to help her better the devil's than a woman's slave a cat has nine lives; a woman has nine cat's lives a diamond daughter turns to glass as a wife everybody's sweetheart is nobody's wife the fewer the women, the less the trouble the fingers of a housewife do more than a yoke of oxen the first wife is matrimony; the second, company; the third, heresy the grey mare is the better horse the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world handle with care women and glass hanging and wiving goes by destiny happy is the bride that the sun shines on he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man he who has a fair wife needs more than two eyes hell hath no fury like a woman scorned if it is a secret, don't tell it to a woman it is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well it is a woman's privilege to change her mind it is as great pity to see a woman weep as to see a goose go barefoot ladies don't smoke long hair and short wit the longest five years in a woman's life is between twenty-nine and thirty never choose your woman or your linen by candlelight never praise your wife until you have been married ten years never quarrel with a woman no house was ever big enough for two women no woman is ugly if she is well dressed one tongue is enough for two women the only secret a woman can keep is her age praise from a wife is praise indeed the real housewife is at once a slave and a lady she who is a beauty is half-married she who loves the looking glass hates the saucepan silence is a woman's best garment slander expires at a good woman's door tell a woman and you tell the world ten measures of talk were sent down from heaven, and women took nine there is no fury like a woman's fury there is nothing better than a good woman and nothing worse than a bad one there is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her there's hardly a strife in which a woman has not been a prime mover ugliness is the guardian of women the ugliest woman can look in the mirror and think she is beautiful an undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife when a girl whistles, the angels cry wherever there is a woman, there is gossip a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men winter weather and women's thoughts change often a wise woman never outsmarts her husband a woman, a cat, and a chimney should never leave the house a woman fights with her tongue a woman knows a bit more than Satan a woman laughs when she can but cries whenever she wishes the woman who obeys her husband rules him a woman's hair is her crowning glory a woman's hair is long, but her tongue is longer a woman's place is in the home a woman's tongue is one that will never wear out a woman's tongue is the only sharp-edged tool that grows keener with constant use women are necessary evils a woman's work is never done women are strong when they arm themselves with their weaknesses women forgive injuries, but never forget slights women would be more charming if one could fall into their arms without falling into their hands a worthy woman is the crown of her husband -
4 _шлюб; дім; сім'я
accidents will happen in the best regulated families a bad husband cannot be a good man before you go in double harness, look well to the other horse better one house spoiled than two big houses have small families, and small houses big families a blind man's wife needs no paint the calmest husbands take the stormiest wives choose your love, then love your choice choose your man as you choose your shoes – for comfort and long wear a deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple don't marry a girl who wants strawberries in January each husband gets the infidelity he deserves earlier wed, sooner dead every family has a black sheep every man can tame a shrew but he that has one everyone can keep house better than her mother until she tries the father is the guest who best becomes the table first thrive and then wife a friend married is a friend lost a good husband makes a good wife the grey mare is the better horse happy is the bride that the sun shines on he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man he who has a fair wife needs more than two eyes honest men marry soon, wise men not at all he that marries a widow and four children marries four thieves he that takes a wife takes a care he that tells his wife news is but newly wed he that will thrive must first ask his wife he who marries for wealth sells his liberty the husband is always the last to know the husband is the head of the house, but the wife is the neck and the neck moves the head if you wish praise, die; if you wish blame, marry it is not every couple that is a pair keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards a kind wife makes a faithful husband the Lord makes a man, but the wife makes a husband love takes away the sight, and matrimony restores it a man is newly married who tells his wife everything marriage goes by contrasts marriage is a lottery marriage makes or mars a man marriages are made in heaven marry above your match and you get a master marry in haste, and repent at leisure marry a handsome man and you marry trouble marry late or never marry your son when you please and your daughter when you can men are what their mothers made them most men get as good a wife as they deserve the mother-in-law remembers not that she was a daughter-in-law never interfere with family quarrels never marry for money, but marry where money is a nurse spoils a good housewife nurses put one bit in the child's mouth and two in their own observe the mother and take the daughter put not your hand between the bark and the tree a shotgun marriage won't last longer than the honeymoon sweet-talk to the old lady to get to the daughter there are as many good stepmothers as white ravens there is one good wife in the country, and every man thinks he has her to marry once is a duty, twice is folly, thrice is madness the woman who obeys her husband rules him want makes strife between man and wife when going to sea, pray once; when going to war, pray twice; when going to be married, pray thrice when the husband earns well, the wife spends well when you get married you tie a knot with your tongue that you can't untie with your teeth where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage whoever is tired of a happy day, let him take a wifeEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _шлюб; дім; сім'я
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5 _багатство і бідність
abundance, like want, ruins many at the workingman's house hunger looks in but dares not enter a beggar can never be bankrupt a beggar ennobled does not know his kinsmen beggar is jealous of beggar beggars can't be choosers a beggar's purse is bottomless chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor the doorstep of a great house is slippery few rich men own their own property – their property owns them a full purse has many friends full stomachs make empty heads God help the rich, for the poor can beg gold dust blinds all eyes gold is tested by fire, men by gold gold may be bought too dear gold rules the world gold will not buy everything a great fortune is a great slavery a handkerchief is a poor woman's purse hunger breaks stone walls hunger is the best sauce hunger knows no friends a hungry belly has no ears if you haven't silver in your purse, you should have silk on your tongue it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven life and misery begin together a light purse is a heavy purse the more we have, the more we want, the more we want, the less we have much gold, much care much profit, much risk naked we come, naked we go neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him, who has been a servant old woman's gold is not ugly one day a beggar, the next day a thief a poor man is better than a liar the poor man pays for all poor men's tables are soon set possession is nine points of the law poverty consists in feeling poor poverty is no disgrace, but it is a great inconvenience poverty is no sin poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is poverty is the mother of all arts poverty parts friends prosperity discovers vice, adversity virtue prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them a rich man never lacks relatives a rich man knows not his friends a rich person ought to have a strong stomach rich men have no faults riches and virtue do not often keep each other company riches serve a wise man but command a fool a rising tide lifts all boats set a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the Devil there is ill talk between a full man and a fasting there is no pride like that of a beggar grown rich there is no virtue that poverty does not destroy a thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich to be content, look backward on those who possess less than yourself, not forward on those, who possess more when one has a good table, he is always right the weakest goes to the wall wealth and content are not bedfellows wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it wealth makes wit waver when all are poor, it doesn't take much to make a rich man wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead wrinkled purses make wrinkled faces you cannot serve God and MammonEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _багатство і бідність
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6 _випробування; труднощі
adversity is a good discipline adversity makes us wise until next time another's cares will not rob you of sleep any man can be a sailor on a calm sea the best way out of a difficulty is through it a burden becomes lightest when it is well borne crosses are ladders that lead to the heaven, but few of us want to climb difficulties are things that show what men are don't look for trouble every man thinks his own burden the heaviest fire is the test of gold a friend in need is a friend indeed gold is tried by fire, brave men by adversity he deserves not sweet that will not taste of sour he that seeks trouble misses if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem it's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it necessity is the mother of invention needs must when the devil drives no day passes without some grief a person is what he is under pressure prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them storms make oaks take deeper root take the rough with the smooth there are no hopeless situations, there are only hopeless men temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength trouble is only opportunity in work clothes trouble never comes single-handed trouble shared is trouble halved trouble springs from idlenessEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _випробування; труднощі
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7 _дружба і ворожнеча
the best friends must part better lose a jest than a friend better an open enemy than a false friend between friends all is common beware of enemies reconciled and meat twice boiled a broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound a brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother a courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend a dog with a bone knows no friends don't trade old friends for new even reckoning makes long friends a faithful friend is better than gold a faithful friend is the medicine of life a friend in need is a friend indeed a friend in the market is better than money in the purse a friend married is a friend lost a friend to all is a friend to none a friend's envy is worse than an enemy's hatred friends are thieves of time friends are to be preferred to relatives friends may meet, but mountains never greet friends tie their purses with spider's thread friendship cannot stand always on one side friendship is love without wings friendship is not to be bought at a fair friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship never geese with geese and women with women gifts from enemies are dangerous God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself God gives relatives; thank God we can choose our friends a good friend is a great treasure a good friend is my nearest relative have no friends not equal to yourself a hedge between keeps friendship green I cannot be your friend and your flatterer, too it is better to have one friend of great value than many friends of little value let not the grass grow on the path of friendship lend your money and lose your friend long absence changes friends a long spell of illness is apt to point out your best friends many acquaintances but few friends never trust a friend who deserts you in a pinch no matter what else you have, you are poor if you lack friends old friends and old wine are best prosperity makes friends; adversity tries them short acquaintance brings repentance speak well of your friends; of your enemies say nothing there is no better mirror than an old friend there is no little enemy a true friend is one who knows all your faults and loves you still true friendship is a plant of slow growth trust not a new friend nor an old enemy two is company, but three is none union is strength who seeks a faultless friend stays friendless a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend you cannot use your friends and have them tooEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _дружба і ворожнеча
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8 _сила та слабкість; велике та мале
all great minds run in the same channel better to be a big toad in a small puddle than a small toad in a big puddle burn not your house to rid of the mouse conceit is nature's gift to small men to make up for that which they don't have every great man is unique every oak has been an acorn for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost grain by grain, and the hen fills her belly a great ship asks deep waters great men are not always wise the greatest crabs be not all the best heavy burdens kill little people, but they make great ones he that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities an inch is as good as an ell the Iamb who bites a wolf never bites again little boats should stay close to shore little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above it a little body often harbours a great soul little things worry little minds many a little makes a mickle a mouse may help a lion none thinks the great unhappy oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm one man's weakness is another man's chance one swallow does not make a summer a small leak will sink a great ship there are no small steps in great affairs there is safety in numbers trifles lead to serious matters trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle union is strength the weakest goes to the wallEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _сила та слабкість; велике та мале
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9 _чоловік і жінка
all women look the same after the sun goes down a woman knows a bit more than Satan a woman's strength is in her tongue any wise man can be fooled by a foolish woman behind every great man there is a great woman deeds are masculine; words are feminine handle with care women and glass he that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man it takes twenty-one years for one woman to make a man of her son; it takes twenty-one seconds for another woman to make a fool of him a man doesn't want a woman smarter than he is a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man reigns, but woman rules a man thinks he know, but a woman knows better a man who won't lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings the man who can govern a woman can govern a nation men are always wooing goddesses and marrying mere mortals tell a woman and you tell the world men are born the slaves of women the only secret a woman can keep is her age men build houses; women build homes two women can never live under one roof while there's a world, it's a woman that will govern it a woman can throw out the window more than a man can bring in at the door women are strong when they arm themselves with their weaknesses women will have last word a young woman married to an old man must behave like an old woman women would be more charming if one could fall into their arms without falling into their hands -
10 which
1. adj1) який; котрийshe knew which were the best shops — вона знала, які магазини найкращі
2) будь-який; той, якийtake which of these books you please — візьміть будь-яку книжку, яка вам подобається
2. pron1) що (у прямих запитаннях)which will you take, milk or cream? — що ви візьмете (що вам дати) — молоко чи вершки?
which would you like best? — який (з них) вам подобається більше?
3. conjщо, хто; який, котрийwill you advise me which to take? — чи ви не порадите мені, який (з них) узяти?
take the book which is on the table — візьміть книжку, яка лежить на столі
he lost his way, which delayed him considerably — він заблукав, що його значно затримало
after which, upon which — після чого
which is which? — хто з них (є) хто?
they are so alike, I can never tell which is which — вони так схожі, що я не можу їх розрізнити
* * *I a1) в прямих питаннях; якийє, котрийє2) в непрямих питаннях та підрядних реченнях; який, котрийsay which chapter you prefer — є скажіть, який розділ вам більш за все подобаєтьсяє
which Miss Smith do you mean, the younger or the elder one — є котру міс Сміт ви маєте на увазі, молодшу чи старшує; який
I shall complain to the colonel, which colonel by the way is my cousin — я буду скаржитися полковнику, а він, доречі, мій родич
he stayed here two weeks, during which time he never left the house — он пробул тут два тижні, весь цей час ні разу не виходив з дому
he was told to apply to a police station, which advice he followed — йому сказали звернутися в поліцію, що він, зробив; будь-який; той, який
IItake which of these books you please — беріть будь-яку книгу, яка вам подобається
pron використ. з дiєcл. в од. та мн. А inter в прямих питаннях, пов'язаних з можливістю вибору; хто (з)є; що (з)є; котрий (з)є; якийєEx:which will you take, tea or coffee — є що ви будете пити, чай або кавуєwhich of the girls [books]do you like best — є яка з дівчат [з книг]вам подобається більшеє Б conj в непрямих питаннях та підрядних реченнях; хто; що; котрий; якийtell me which of you did that — є скажіть мені, хто з вас це зробивєwill you advise me which to take — є чи не порадите ви мені, який /котрий, що/ ( з них) вибратиє В rel1) який, яка, якіtake the book which is on the table — візміть книгу, яка лежить на столі
the places to which we are going — ті містця, куди ми зараз їдемо
the pen which I was writing with — ручка, якою я писав; який; котрий
this fact, which I think you have forgotten, proves the contrary — цей факт, про який /котрий/, мені здається, ви забули, свідчить про зворотнє; використ. в якості підмету підрядного речення; що
he lost his way, which delayed him considerably — він заблукав, що /, це/ його значно затримало
he was back in London, which I did not know — він вже повернувся в Лондон, про що я не знав
he is a wise fellow and, which is more, an efficiency expert — він розумний хлопець,, більш того, спеціаліст з організації праці
2) ( в словосполученнях з so) котрий, якийthere is not any argument so absurd, which is daily received — немає більш абсурдних аргументів, ніж ті, котрі ми чуємо кожного дня
3) в неправ. використ., де which зайвеthis is their due, and which ought to be rendered to them by all people — це їх заслуга, за це весь народ повинен віддати їм належне
after which, upon which — після чого
which is which — є котрий /який/ з них хтоє
they are so alike I can never tell which is which — вони так схожі, що я не можу їх розрізнити
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11 which
I a1) в прямих питаннях; якийє, котрийє2) в непрямих питаннях та підрядних реченнях; який, котрийsay which chapter you prefer — є скажіть, який розділ вам більш за все подобаєтьсяє
which Miss Smith do you mean, the younger or the elder one — є котру міс Сміт ви маєте на увазі, молодшу чи старшує; який
I shall complain to the colonel, which colonel by the way is my cousin — я буду скаржитися полковнику, а він, доречі, мій родич
he stayed here two weeks, during which time he never left the house — он пробул тут два тижні, весь цей час ні разу не виходив з дому
he was told to apply to a police station, which advice he followed — йому сказали звернутися в поліцію, що він, зробив; будь-який; той, який
IItake which of these books you please — беріть будь-яку книгу, яка вам подобається
pron використ. з дiєcл. в од. та мн. А inter в прямих питаннях, пов'язаних з можливістю вибору; хто (з)є; що (з)є; котрий (з)є; якийєEx:which will you take, tea or coffee — є що ви будете пити, чай або кавуєwhich of the girls [books]do you like best — є яка з дівчат [з книг]вам подобається більшеє Б conj в непрямих питаннях та підрядних реченнях; хто; що; котрий; якийtell me which of you did that — є скажіть мені, хто з вас це зробивєwill you advise me which to take — є чи не порадите ви мені, який /котрий, що/ ( з них) вибратиє В rel1) який, яка, якіtake the book which is on the table — візміть книгу, яка лежить на столі
the places to which we are going — ті містця, куди ми зараз їдемо
the pen which I was writing with — ручка, якою я писав; який; котрий
this fact, which I think you have forgotten, proves the contrary — цей факт, про який /котрий/, мені здається, ви забули, свідчить про зворотнє; використ. в якості підмету підрядного речення; що
he lost his way, which delayed him considerably — він заблукав, що /, це/ його значно затримало
he was back in London, which I did not know — він вже повернувся в Лондон, про що я не знав
he is a wise fellow and, which is more, an efficiency expert — він розумний хлопець,, більш того, спеціаліст з організації праці
2) ( в словосполученнях з so) котрий, якийthere is not any argument so absurd, which is daily received — немає більш абсурдних аргументів, ніж ті, котрі ми чуємо кожного дня
3) в неправ. використ., де which зайвеthis is their due, and which ought to be rendered to them by all people — це їх заслуга, за це весь народ повинен віддати їм належне
after which, upon which — після чого
which is which — є котрий /який/ з них хтоє
they are so alike I can never tell which is which — вони так схожі, що я не можу їх розрізнити
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12 _батьківщина; дім; чужина
a cock is valiant on his own dunghill every dog is valiant at his own door dry bread at home is better than the honey of others east or West, home is best an Englishman's home is his castle every country has its customs go where he will, a wise man is always at home the grass is greener on the other side of the fence home is where the heart is it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest a man may love his house well without riding on the ridge my country, right or wrong a prophet is not without honour save in his own country there is no place like home true patriotism is of no party when at Rome do as Romans doEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _батьківщина; дім; чужина
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13 _веселість і смуток
accentuate the positive all are not merry that dance lightly be merry and wise a cheerful heart is good medicine but a broken spirit dries the bones cheerfulness is the principal ingredient in health a contented mind is a continual feast he who sings drives away his cares it's poor heart that never rejoices joys shared with others are more enjoyed a light heart lives long a merry heart does good like a medicine mirth prolongs life nothing dries sooner than tears a sunny temper gilds the edge of life's blackest clouds the saddest dog sometimes wags its tail tears bring nobody back from the grave there is no sorrow on this earth that cannot be cured in heavenEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _веселість і смуток
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14 _гнів і м'якість
anger and haste hinder good counsel anger begins with folly and ends with repentance anger dies quickly in a good man anger is a short madness an angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes be master of your anger beware the fury of a patient man even a rat, when cornered, will turn and fight he is a fool who cannot be angry but a wise man who will not hell hath no fury like a woman scorned a little pot is soon hot meekness is not weakness never let the Sun go down on your anger nothing can bring you peace but yourself a snappish dog usually has torn ears soft and fair goes far a soft answer turneth away wrath soon hot, soon cold there is no fury like a woman's fury to be angry is to punish yourself for another's sins two things a man should never be angry at: what he can help and what he cannot help whatever is begun in anger ends in shame the wrath of brothers is the wrath of devils -
15 _навчання; вченість
colleges hate geniuses, just as convents hate saints curiosity killed the cat don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs doubt grows up with knowledge education makes the man every good scholar is not a good schoolmaster example is better than precept example teaches more than precept a handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning he that knows nothing, doubts nothing he knows most who speaks least he who is ignorant of foreign languages knows not his own he who never learns anything never forgets anything increase your knowledge and you increase your griefs in spite of colleges and schools, the world remains a ship of fools it is never too late to learn it is a task to learn, but it is much harder to unlearn a learned man is twice born knowledge and wisdom are far from being one knowledge is knowing that we cannot know knowledge is power learn from the mistakes of others a learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one a learned man can be appreciated only by another learned man learning is better than house and land learning is the eye of the mind learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse a little learning is a dangerous thing live and learn men learn while they teach money spent on the brain is never spent in vain mother wit is better than book education nature passes nurture no man is born wise or learned old foxes want no tutors soon learnt soon forgotten there is no royal road to learning they that think they know everything, know nothing too much knowledge makes the head bald wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket what is learned in the cradle lasts to the grave wit once bought is worth twice taught years know more than books we can learn only from our betters you can lead a boy to college, but you can't make him thinkEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _навчання; вченість
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16 _перемога і поразка
don't sing triumph before you have conquered falling hurts least those who fly low finders keepers the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory he conquers twice who conquers himself he that runs fastest gets the ring it is a great victory that comes without blood it is no disgrace to fall down – the disgrace is in not getting up and going ahead it is the part of a good general to talk of success, not of failure losers are always in the wrong quotation confesses inferiority the real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war sometimes the best gain is to lose stoop to conquer they conquer who believe they can to the victor belong the spoils we all have our ups and downs when two dogs are fighting for a bone, a third runs away with it a worm is about the only thing that does not fall down you can't win them all Bacchus has drowned more than Neptune and has killed more than Mars dignity is one thing that can't be preserved in alcohol drunken days have all their tomorrows drunkenness is voluntary madness drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals he that spills the rum loses that only; he that drinks it often loses that and himself sweet's the wine, but sour's the payment there are more old drinkers than old doctors water is the only drink for a wise man whisky make rabbit hug lion a young drunkard, an old pauperEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _перемога і поразка
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17 _праця; справа та відпочинок
all lay load on the willing horse all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy all work is noble at the workingman's house, hunger looks in but dares not enter a bad shearer never had a good sickle the best fish are near the bottom the best way to get rid of work is to do it better to be idle than badly employed the busiest men have the most leisure business before pleasure business is to grown men what blocks are to children the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet the cobbler should stick to his last every man to his trade everybody's business is nobody's business fools and bairns should never see half-done work a good horse should be seldom spurred grasp all, lose all he that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities he who does not work, neither shall he eat he that would eat the fruit must climb the tree a hired horse never tires if you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow if you want a thing well done do it yourself if you would have your business done, go; if not, send in doing we learn it is working that makes a workman Jack of all trades is master in none the labourer is worthy of his hire a man can do no more than he can a man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds many hands make work light the more boys that help, the less work they do never do things by halves never send a boy to do a man's job practice makes perfect Rome was not built in a day a short horse is soon curried there are tricks in every trade they must hunger in winter that will not work in summer two of a trade never agree what is a workman without his tools? what is worth doing at all is worth doing well what may be done at any time will be done at no time when pleasure is the business of life, it ceases to be pleasure a wise man without work is a bee without honey a woman's work is never done work is not the curse, but drudgery is work is the only capital that never misses dividends work is work if you're paid to do it, and it's pleasure if you pay to be allowed to do it the workman is known by his work you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs you never know what you can do till you tryEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _праця; справа та відпочинок
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18 _слава; велич; достойність
from the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step a good reputation is more valuable than money good wits jump great actions speak great minds great men are not always wise great souls suffer in silence a great ship asks deep waters the great man is he who does not lose his child's heart honors change manners it's amazing how much good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit little things amuse little minds a live soldier is better than a dead hero mean men admire wealth, great men seek true glory no flowery road leads to glory no really great man thought himself so none thinks the great unhappy popularity is glory's small change there are no small steps in great affairs a truly great man will neither trample on a worm nor sneak to an emperor what people say behind your back is your standing in the community when glory comes, memory departs a wounded reputation is seldom curedEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _слава; велич; достойність
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