Allah knows, but the slave also guesses. Turkish proverb
Appetite comes with the first bite, and quarrel with the first word. Arabic proverb
The Assyrians, after long conversations, will definitely turn out to be relatives. Assyrian proverb
The poor are not afraid to become poor. Pashtun proverb
Without people, what good are swords? Arabic proverb
Beat the innocent so that the guilty will confess. Arabic proverb
Beware of everyone to whom you have done good. Turkish proverb
Careless and dead are the same thing. Persian proverb
A beaten donkey runs faster than a horse. Turkish proverb
A close enemy is better than a distant friend. Arabic proverb
God knew what a donkey was and therefore did not give him horns. Persian proverb
Pain makes you cry, love makes you talk. Turkish proverb
Brother is a wing. Arabic proverb
Will the shadow be straight if the trunk is crooked? Arabic proverb
In conversation, the path is shortened. Arabic proverb
In battle, a saber is not loaned. Turkish proverb
The camel was asked: “Which do you like better, going up or down?” He said: “There is also a third abomination - dirt.” Pashtun proverb
The winds do not blow the way the ships want them to. Arabic proverb
In the evening he told all sorts of lies, but in the morning he will refuse everything. Turkish proverb
Instead of opening your mouth, open your eyes. Turkish proverb
In every beauty there is a flaw. Arabic proverb
The wolf loves fog. Turkish proverb
A thief is a thief - whether he stole an egg or stole a bull. Kurdish proverb
A thief is not ashamed to steal, but you are ashamed to catch him! Pashtun proverb
You cannot drive the enemy away from the gates of the city, where the defense is weak. Sumerian proverb
The hound is not a watchman. Sumerian proverb
If you repay a friend with evil, how will you repay your enemy? Sumerian proverb
Friendship for a while is slavery forever. Sumerian proverb
Not knowing beer means not knowing joy. Sumerian proverb
The wolf cried to God: “I’m so lonely!” Sumerian proverb
Enemies are divided into three categories: enemy, enemy of a friend, friend of an enemy. Persian proverb
Be at enmity with the emir, but do not be at enmity with the watchman. Arabic proverb
Listening to lies is more difficult than telling them. Turkish proverb
The doctor of the proud is Allah. Turkish proverb
Everyone knocks on the door of the one who knocks on all doors. Kurdish proverb
Anything in abundance gets boring. Arabic proverb
Everything you give will stay with you. Kurdish proverb
A high name is better than a high roof. Persian proverb
I’m guessing that everything is going well, but I can’t wait for something cute. Pashtun proverb
Where the goose appeared, they do not spare the chickens. Turkish proverb
Where there is honey, there will be flies. Turkish proverb
Where there are calves, there are cows. Assyrian proverb
The eye will not see - the heart will not love. Kurdish proverb
A fool is forgiven seventy mistakes, but a scientist is forgiven none. Arabic proverb
The foolish one gave it, the cunning one ate it. Turkish proverb
Anger sweeter than honey. Turkish proverb
Bay is no worse than gray. Persian proverb
Say what you hear, don't say what you see. Pashtun proverb
A hungry person thinks: “We won’t get enough,” and a well-fed one: “I won’t get hungry.” Turkish proverb
A hungry man knows no mercy. Turkish proverb
Naked people are not afraid of water. Pashtun proverb
You can't catch a snake with your bare hands. Turkish proverb
Mountain will not come to mountain, but man comes to man. Persian proverb
The guest eats not what he expected, but what he found. Turkish proverb
The guest who comes after dinner gets firewood. Turkish proverb
May Allah protect you from lack of food and excess of words!
Come on - don't be afraid, take it - don't be shy! Kurdish proverb
No one can cut off the giving hand. Turkish proverb
Two things discover their value after they are lost - youth and health. Arabic proverb
Two foxes are better than one lion, two lions are best. Kurdish proverb
The door of disaster is wide. Arabic proverb
Movement is good, slowness is death. Arabic proverb
Give nine, take ten. Kurdish proverb
The day of joy is short. Arabic proverb
Money in your wallet will not drive away illness. Assyrian proverb
The length of the road is determined by its width. Kurdish proverb
A long wedding will teach you how to dance. Arabic proverb
A pugnacious woman without dogs protects an entire village. Assyrian proverb
A fool is always waiting for a good day to come. Turkish proverb
A fool finds a fool. Turkish proverb
A fool loves praise. Persian proverb
The melon grows lying down. Turkish proverb
As soon as we got ready to steal, the day began. Kurdish proverb
If Allah closes one door, he opens a thousand others. Turkish proverb
If two people are chatting, don’t be the third! Turkish proverb
If brothers were good, God would create a brother for himself. Assyrian proverb
If everyone were smart, there would be no one to herd the cows. Turkish proverb
If the children's prayers had been fulfilled, not a single teacher would have survived. Persian proverb
If there was a partnership good deed, then God would take himself a companion. Persian proverb
If you hit, hit hard, if you scream, scream loudly. Arabic proverb
If the camel does not follow the camel, then the camel must follow the camel. Turkish proverb
If time doesn't get along with you, get along with time. Turkish proverb
If two people say you're drunk, go to bed. Assyrian proverb
If gold falls into the mud, it will not become bronze. Turkish proverb If you don't know how to swim, what should you do on the seashore? Turkish proverb
If someone plans something without consulting you, you have no reason to congratulate him on the successful outcome of the matter. Arabic proverb
If you cannot achieve everything, you should not give up some. Arabic proverb
If there is no door, why a gatekeeper? Persian proverb
If what you desire is not there, desire what is there. Arabic proverb
If the donkey does not approach the load, move the load towards the donkey. Persian proverb
If happiness turns away, what use is courage? Persian proverb
If you consider yourself tired, then consider your friend dead. Persian proverb
If you become an anvil, be patient; if you become a hammer, hit. Arabic proverb
If you are a chicken, then why do you lay goose eggs?
If you don’t have barley flour, then can’t you at least find pleasant speeches? Turkish proverb
If this world has a top, then it also has a bottom. Turkish proverb
If you want to help the truth, make friends with lies. Assyrian proverb
If you want to get to a dignitary, make friends with the gatekeeper and storekeeper. Arabic proverb
If you want to know their secrets, ask their children. Arabic proverb
A lot more water will leak while this porridge is cooked. Assyrian proverb
The thirsty man breaks the jug. Arabic proverb
Complaining is a woman's business. Persian proverb
The desire of the heart is a headache. Kurdish proverb
He who desires good is like him who does good. Arabic proverb
The stomach is the enemy of man. Arabic proverb
Get married young so that your children have time to become your comrades. Kurdish proverb
Marrying a neighbor is like drinking water from a tinned cup. Turkish proverb
Marriage is joy for a month and sadness for a lifetime. Arabic proverb
A woman without shame, that food is 6es salt. Arabic proverb
The bride and groom get married, and the village fools have fun. Assyrian proverb
Live dog better than a dead lion. Arabic proverb
A living donkey is better than a dead philosopher. Arabic proverb
A live jackal is better than a dead tiger. Pashtun proverb
Try your breakfast, taste your lunch, put off your dinner - you will live a hundred years. Assyrian proverb
The hare was angry with the mountain, but the mountain didn’t even know. Turkish proverb
Health is from Allah, salary is from the padishah. Turkish proverb
A comrade to thieves and a friend to the caravan. Persian proverb
And you didn’t, and I didn’t; so why should we put up? Pashtun proverb
You can only pour out of a jug what is in it. Arabic proverb
Roses come out of the thorns. Arabic proverb
An apology will not fill the stomach of a hungry person. Arabic proverb
The name is big, but the village is poor. Assyrian proverb
Figs look at figs and ripen. Assyrian proverb
Looking for a calf under a bull. Turkish proverb
They are looking for our dead donkey to remove his horseshoes. Assyrian proverb
There is a lid for every pot. Turkish proverb
You can't grab everyone by the beard. Turkish proverb
Every ascent has a descent. Kurdish proverb
Like a drum: the voice is loud, but inside is empty. Arabic proverb
How easy the war is for the spectators! Arabic proverb
No matter how high the mountains are, there will be a pass. Turkish proverb
As you do to others, they will do to you. Assyrian proverb
It’s like threshing barley: lots of noise, little use. Arabic proverb
As the blind man looks at God, so God looks at the blind man. Assyrian proverb
As soon as the fool's belly is full, his eyes look at the door. Turkish proverb
Like a poplar: no fruit, no shade. Turkish proverb
What good are the stars if the moon shines?
The same at nine years old, the same at ninety. Turkish proverb
What does a wolf care about how much a mule costs? Kurdish proverb
Stone breaks stone. Persian proverb
A rolling stone does not grow overgrown. Assyrian proverb
When the bull falls, many knives rise above him. Arabic proverb
When you lend, you are a friend, and when you demand back, you are an enemy. Arabic proverb
When he could, he didn’t know, and when he found out, he couldn’t. Persian proverb
Whenever you catch fish, it is always fresh. Assyrian proverb
When the harvest is harvested, the vineyard does not need a guard. Turkish proverb
If you have youth, a spring garden and a beloved, what more could you want? Kurdish proverb
He who is destined to be hanged will not drown. Kurdish proverb
If you're a surgeon, straighten your own intestines first. Persian proverb
The boiler said to the boiler: “Your bottom is black!” Turkish proverb
Steals money from a beggar's bowl. Turkish proverb
Strength comes from within. Turkish proverb
He who is afraid of wolves does not raise sheep. Persian proverb
Those who are afraid are beaten. Arabic proverb
Whoever holds the honey licks his fingers. Turkish proverb
He who desires peace must be deaf, blind and dumb. Turkish proverb
Whoever is looking for a friend without flaws is left alone. Arabic proverb
He who speaks little is always calm. Turkish proverb
Those who give little give from the heart, those who give much give from wealth. Turkish proverb
He who knows a lot makes a lot of mistakes. Kurdish proverb
He who does not beat his children beats himself. Turkish proverb
He who does not keep a cat feeds mice. Turkish proverb
Whoever does not become a wolf will be killed by wolves. Arabic proverb
He who fears wolves prepares dogs. Arabic proverb
Whoever entrusts a task to a child follows him. Turkish proverb
Whoever gets up with anger will sit down with a loss. Turkish proverb
He who said and did is a man, who did not say and did is a lion, who said and did not do is a donkey. Kurdish proverb
He who is generous does not need to be brave. Persian proverb
Wherever you go, the sky is the same color. Persian proverb
Lie so that there is salt in the lie. Kurdish proverb
A lion will not eat dog scraps, even if he is dying of hunger. Persian proverb
There is no forest without jackals. Turkish proverb
The extra piece won't get stuck in your throat. Kurdish proverb
A clever thief will make sure that the owner is to blame. Turkish proverb
Go to bed with an empty stomach and wake up refreshed. Assyrian proverb
It would be better if God shortened their lives and made them smarter. Assyrian proverb
It is better to be a master in the village than a servant in the city. Assyrian proverb
It's better to keep your son in the market than money in your chest. Arabic proverb
It is better to make your son cry than to cry for him later. Arabic proverb
It's better to go in the middle than ahead. Turkish proverb
It is better to be torn to pieces by a lion than to be deceived by a fox. Assyrian proverb
If you love your mother, don't insult mine. Persian proverb
A loving heart does not look at beauty. Assyrian proverb
People don't like what they don't know. Arabic proverb
The frog said: “If I don’t croak, I’ll burst.” Kurdish proverb
A small mind is a great burden. Kurdish proverb
The mother of a coward has no reason to cry. Turkish proverb
The mother of a murderer forgets, but the mother of a murdered man does not. Arabic proverb
The measure is large, but the barn is empty. Turkish proverb
A sword that is not polished will rust. Persian proverb
The experienced is better than the wise. Arabic proverb
You can kill a living person, but how can you revive a dead one? Persian proverb
Pray until you are tired, eat until you are satisfied, sleep until the morning comes. Turkish proverb
Don't send a young man to get married, don't send an old man to buy a donkey.
Silence is the brother of consent. Arabic proverb
Silence is the outfit of the smart and the mask of the fool. Arabic proverb
My head will rest if your tongue stops. Turkish proverb
A man rejoices twice: the first time when he gets married, the second time when he is left without a wife. Assyrian proverb
A man is one who closes his lips and rolls up his sleeves. Persian proverb
The man who bought his second pair of pants is already thinking about a new wife. Persian proverb
They have a handful of flour - and twenty ovens! Pashtun proverb
A fly lands on rotten meat. Assyrian proverb
A fly is caught with honey. Turkish proverb
We are eating the same piece, why are you staring at me?
We were silent when he entered, so he brought in the donkey. Arabic proverb
There is a milkmaid for every cow. Arabic proverb
For every tear there is a laugh. Kurdish proverb
Anyone can climb the low wall. Arabic proverb
Don't laugh at the living, don't cry at the dead. Turkish proverb
If you've eaten your fill of fruit, don't break the branches. Persian proverb
The taunts end in a fight. Pashtun proverb
The knife came across a bone. Persian proverb
Don't be afraid of the loud one, but be afraid of the silent one. Persian proverb
Don’t be a donkey’s wife, and if you already are, carry the donkey’s load. Persian proverb
Don't be too soft - they'll crush you, don't be too hard - they'll break you. Turkish proverb
Don't be too sweet and you will be eaten; don't be too bitter and you will be thrown away. Kurdish proverb
If there were no stupid people, the smart ones would go unnoticed. Assyrian proverb
Not everyone who looks sees. Turkish proverb
Don't choose your wife through the eyes of a bachelor. Turkish proverb
It didn’t work out as I wanted, but it turned out as God wanted. Persian proverb
Don't stroke up - you won't fall down. Kurdish proverb
If you don't give, you won't receive. Persian proverb
Don't make your friend cry and don't make your enemy laugh. Turkish proverb
Not knowing is not a shame, it’s a shame not to ask. Turkish proverb
An inexperienced thief breaks into a barn with hay. Persian proverb
Don't open a door you can't close. Arabic proverb
Don't die, donkey! Spring is coming! Kurdish proverb
An uncaught thief is a king. Persian proverb
If you don’t buy or sell, what should you do at the market? Turkish proverb
Don't tell your secret to a friend, don't tell your friend to your enemy. Turkish proverb
Don't sit in the first rows, so as not to be moved to the last ones. Assyrian proverb
Don't be stingy! I don't ask more from you. Kurdish proverb
Don't look at his blanket - look at his greyhound. Turkish proverb
Don't look at the one who speaks, look at the one who makes you speak. Turkish proverb There is no better answer in the world to the ignorant than silence. Turkish proverb
He can't sleep, hungry, cold and scared. Arabic proverb
Don't hold others back from what you yourself follow. Arabic proverb
The one who leads the camel cannot hide. Arabic proverb
Don't teach an orphan to cry. Arabic proverb
The bride does not leave the house because she does not have a veil. Persian proverb
You can’t drive everyone with one stick. Persian proverb
An uncovered dinner table has one drawback, but a set one has a thousand. Persian proverb
No wife - no sadness. Persian proverb
I have no wealth, if only I had honor!
It is not good to be the youngest in the house and the eldest in the caravan. Pashtun proverb
Not a single cat will catch mice for God's sake. Persian proverb
Doesn't do anything, but the plate is full. Assyrian proverb. Assyrian proverb
A worthless person is one who needs scoundrels. Arabic proverb
A beggar knows better who is stingy. Persian proverb
A beggar owns half the world. Arabic proverb
The knife does not cut its own handle. Persian proverb
It's one night, but there are thousands of thieves. Kurdish proverb
Both litigants do not return from the judge satisfied. Persian proverb
To offend friends is to please enemies. Persian proverb
The usual activity of lovers is silence. Kurdish proverb
The sheep are killed by the leopard, and their meat is eaten by the jackal. Pashtun proverb
One hair is not a beard. Arabic proverb
One sip of water is worth seven steps of travel. Turkish proverb
One says: “What should I eat?” - and the other says: “Who should I treat?” Pashtun proverb
One guest hates the other, and the host hates both. Persian proverb
One eats, the other watches - that’s why there’s a fight. Turkish proverb
One baked loaf is better than ten pounds of dough. Kurdish proverb
There is one horseshoe, all that remains is to buy three more and a horse. Assyrian proverb
One rose is not yet spring. Persian proverb
You can't cover your face with one finger. Arabic proverb
He is a pea for every soup. Persian proverb
Weapon in hand is half the battle. Kurdish proverb
A donkey remains a donkey, even if it carries the Sultan's treasury. Arabic proverb
The donkey is the same, only the saddle has been changed. Assyrian proverb
From a lot of running, only the shoes are torn. Persian proverb
The water you bring in your hands will not make the mill spin. Turkish proverb
Property comes from the father, not dignity. Turkish proverb
Anyone who doesn't eat garlic doesn't smell like garlic. Arabic proverb
You can't put a severed head back. Kurdish proverb
The dog is brave near the owner's door. Kurdish proverb
Pawn! When did you become a queen? Arabic proverb
The lance won't fit into the bag. Turkish proverb
The clerk writes, and the plowman plows. Turkish proverb
He's an excellent swimmer, but he can't find water. Persian proverb
A bad wife is like tight shoes. Pashtun proverb
A bad eggplant cannot be affected by any rot. Persian proverb
A bad customer either arrives early or is late. Arabic proverb
Victory over the weak is like defeat. Arabic proverb
I was lucky - I got dressed up. Sumerian proverb
Sweep your friends' house and don't knock on the doors of your enemies. Persian proverb
Called the dog - pick up a stick. Persian proverb
Shame is longer than life. Arabic proverb
While the rich man takes pity, the poor man will die. Turkish proverb
As long as there are fools in the world, the broke will not be left without bread. Persian proverb
Until you see hell, you won't like heaven. Kurdish proverb
While one apricot is ripe, a hundred unripe ones will fall off. Assyrian proverb
Until you crack the nut, you cannot eat the kernel. Turkish proverb
While I have a caravanserai and you are traveling, we will definitely meet. Turkish proverb
The field of dreams is spacious. Persian proverb
Reproach is a gift from friends. Arabic proverb
Entrust the work to a lazy person - he will teach you! Turkish proverb
After the battle there are a lot of warriors. Kurdish proverb
Loss teaches resourcefulness. Arabic proverb
The stream goes away - the sand remains. Turkish proverb The truth is in my club. Turkish proverb You have the right to learn, but there is nothing to gain. Turkish proverb Bring a bag of hay, lock the donkey in the stable, and let him do what he wants. Turkish proverb
Before stealing a minaret, dig a hole (to hide it there) Persian proverb
One who is addicted is worse than one who is enraged. Turkish proverb
They came like donkeys and left like devils. Arabic proverb
A wet person is not afraid of the rain. Arabic proverb
It's a shame to ask, but not to give is a double shame. Kurdish proverb
Against angry dog we need to let the evil one out. Arabic proverb
Running water will not become dirty. Turkish proverb
I’d rather have a young husband and a tattered shirt than a smart shirt and an old husband. Kurdish proverb
Let the honey remain in the jar until prices rise. Arabic proverb
Working for nothing is better than idleness. Persian proverb
Once you’ve caught it, don’t let it go, and once you’ve missed it, don’t chase after what you missed. Kurdish proverb
Will the moon shine without the sun? Kurdish proverb
The solved riddle seems easy. Persian proverb
Distribute your lunch and there will be left for dinner. Arabic proverb
Expenses for a late guest are at his expense. Persian proverb
An old man's child is like an orphan; the old man's wife is a widow. Arabic proverb
The rose is the friend of the thorn. Persian proverb
Dig a well, bury it: but do not abandon the servant of the base. Arabic proverb
The mouth is decorated with teeth. Pashtun proverb
Scold me, but be truthful. Arabic proverb
Kiss the hand that you cannot cut off. Persian proverb
Next to a man, you will become a man, next to a donkey, you will become a donkey. Turkish proverb
With a fortune teller he is a poet, with a poet he is a fortune teller, with both of them he is nothing, without them he is both. Persian proverb
No matter how you stop the decline, there will still be profit. Persian proverb
Eat and drink with an ignorant person, but do not talk. Turkish proverb
Eat and drink with relatives, but do not trade. Turkish proverb
Don't get into the caravan with a lame donkey! Turkish proverb
Timely escape is victory. Turkish proverb
Conspire with the village chief and plunder the village. Persian proverb
The heart sees before the head. Arabic proverb
Your heart is not a tablecloth; you cannot open it to everyone. Persian proverb
You can't dance while sitting. Pashtun proverb
The strong and the proud will not get along. Sumerian proverb
Saying “come” is easy, but saying “go” is difficult. Turkish proverb
No matter how much you teach a stupid person, by morning he will forget everything. Arabic proverb
Scorpio stings not out of malice, but by nature. Persian proverb
The stingy one eats from his own bag, and the generous one eats from the bag of others. Arabic proverb
The blind man is sighted in his work. Persian proverb
A word gives birth to a word. Persian proverb
The death of a horse is a holiday for dogs. Turkish proverb
Laughter begets laughter, and sadness begets sadness. Assyrian proverb
First beat the enemy and then befriend him. Assyrian proverb
First censure, then punishment. Arabic proverb
Get along with your friends first, and then attack your enemies. Persian proverb
Study first, get married later. Pashtun proverb
The dog barks; and the caravan moves on. Persian proverb
Advice from women is good for a woman. Turkish proverb
Consult with a thousand people, and reveal your secret to one. Persian proverb
He sins for forty years, repents for one year. Turkish proverb
First food, then words. Turkish proverb
Hurrying is bad, but in a good deed it is commendable. Persian proverb
You can't teach abilities. Turkish proverb
Ask the one who asks you. Turkish proverb
They asked the mule: “Who is your father?” He answered: “The horse is my father.” Arabic proverb
The sleeper will not wake the sleeper. Persian proverb
One hundred friends are few, one enemy is many. Persian proverb
A teacher's severity is better than a father's affection. Persian proverb
The fussy person will not find satisfaction, the angry person will not find joy, the boring person will not find a friend. Arabic proverb.
Every day is a holiday for a crazy person. Assyrian proverb
The knot got the better of the carpenter. Arabic proverb
The happiest person is the one who is still in the cradle. Turkish proverb
Happiness is found - evil is lost. Sumerian proverb
Account is account, and brother is brother. Persian proverb
The son of a wolf will not become the brother of a man. Kurdish proverb
The son of a son is the son of a favorite, the son of a daughter is the son of a stranger. Arabic proverb
It's hard to treat someone who's full. Turkish proverb
The well-fed one slowly cuts slices for the hungry. Arabic proverb
A secret is kept by two people, provided that one of them is not alive. Assyrian proverb
Like the shepherd, like the sheep. Turkish proverb
My calf grew old, but did not become a bull. Persian proverb
Patience is the key to joy. Arabic proverb
We know what you read by heart. Persian proverb
Only the thief is asked where this thing comes from. Assyrian proverb
The one who calls for dinner must also take care of the overnight stay. Arabic proverb
Anyone who comes 6e from an invitation sleeps without a bed. Arabic proverb
Someone whose house is made of glass does not throw stones at people. Arabic proverb
Three things inspire love: faith, modesty and generosity. Arabic proverb
Tell the truth, then let the sky fall in. Assyrian proverb
You must submit to the one you want to serve. Arabic proverb
The donkey pulls the strap, but the nag eats. Persian proverb
The rich man has money, the poor man has children. Turkish proverb
He who does not have a donkey has no sorrow. Persian proverb
Love has no advisers. Arabic proverb
He had two legs, so he borrowed another pair and let it run. Assyrian proverb
They have more dogs than sheep in their flock. Pashtun proverb
A glutton has no friends. Turkish proverb
A dog has no memory, but its owner does. Turkish proverb
A shy person does not have children. Turkish proverb
Run away - you'll get rid of it. Assyrian proverb
The mind of people is in their eyes. Persian proverb
A smart thief does not steal from his neighborhood. Arabic proverb
A smart enemy is better than a stupid friend. Persian proverb
A smart person will understand if you wink, and a fool will understand if you push him. Arabic proverb
While drowning, the fly said: “Let the water flood the whole world!” Assyrian proverb
A learned man speaks like a philosopher and lives like a fool. Assyrian proverb
A scientist at least knows and asks, but an ignoramus doesn’t know and doesn’t ask. Persian proverb
Learning is gold: it will not decay, but wealth is trash: it will rot! Kurdish proverb
The owner complains - the dog does not bite. Sumerian proverb
The owner is not in the house - and the housewives are not afraid. Pashtun proverb
If you want to live in peace, don’t borrow or lend. Assyrian proverb
If you want to do a good deed, stop hesitating. Persian proverb
The price of a raincoat is learned in the rain. Turkish proverb
What I didn’t take, I won’t give, what I didn’t see, I don’t know. Turkish proverb
What does the wolf want? - Wind and rain. Pashtun proverb
Man is the enemy of what he does not know. Turkish proverb
A person is hidden behind his words. Persian proverb
Man is harder than stone and softer than a rose. Pashtun proverb
Friends spoil a person. Turkish proverb
The more you dig, the more it stinks. Persian proverb
Your mother's womb will not bring you an enemy. Arabic proverb
What you put in the cauldron is what you eat. Kurdish proverb
What's in the pot is in the spoon. Pashtun proverb
What does a donkey know about this world? Kurdish proverb
What to hang, what to impale! Turkish proverb
What was brought on the back was carried away in the stomach. Assyrian proverb
What's sweeter than halva? Friendship after enmity. Arabic proverb
What will the wind blow off the cliff? Turkish proverb
What is appropriate is pleasant. Persian proverb
Something is better than nothing. Arabic proverb
The wide road is for those who have no debts. Turkish proverb
This world will not go to either the rose or the nightingale. Turkish proverb
The youth is the mirror of the beauty. Kurdish proverb
I got married to dye my eyebrows, not to sew patches. Persian proverb
I am the emir, and you are the emir. Who will drive the donkeys? Arabic proverb
A tongue made of meat turns in the direction you turn it. Persian proverb
The egg of the stone cannot be broken. Arabic proverb

Abstract on ethnopedagogy

Subject: "Russians and oriental proverbs».

Introduction

History of proverbs and sayings

Russian proverbs and sayings.

Chinese proverbs.

Japanese proverbs

Korean proverbs

Literature

Introduction

Since ancient times, man has cared not only about food and shelter, he sought to understand the world, compared various phenomena, created new things in nature and in his imagination. The fruits of centuries-old observations and thoughts of the people, their dreams and hopes were embodied in songs, fairy tales, legends, proverbs, sayings, riddles. This is how the people created their art, their poetry.

Fairy tales, epics, songs, proverbs and other types oral creativity called folklore. The word "folklore" English origin"folklore". It means “folk wisdom”, “folk knowledge”.

It's hard to list everything artistic definitions, which linguists give to the proverb. It is called folk wisdom, practical philosophy, oral school, a set of rules for life, historical memory people.

Unlike other genres of folklore, proverbs exist in speech and are introduced as complete sayings, ready-made quotations, the author of which is the people. An apt expression, a successful comparison, a laconic formula, said by someone once, is picked up by others and becomes attributes folk speech, thanks to its constant use in situations of similar meaning. The proverb is “the wisdom of many, the wit of each.”

In conditions ancient society When there were no means of materially consolidating thoughts - writing, generalization and consolidation of work experience, everyday observations in stable verbal formulas was a vital necessity. Still in the first stages social development certain rules of human coexistence, moral and ethical concepts and norms of society were developed, which were also formalized in the form of proverbial judgments, fulfilling the role of unwritten laws and rules.

History of proverbs and sayings

The origin of proverbs dates back to ancient times. They are concentrated and expressed in brief artistic form a body of knowledge, observations, and acceptance of the working people. Proverbs consolidate the labor, everyday, and social experience accumulated by the people and pass it on to subsequent generations.

The sources of proverbs are quite varied. The main ones are direct life observations of people, the socio-historical experience of the people. Some of the proverbs and sayings current among the people go back to book sources. Didactic poems from ancient manuscripts, poems by poets, as well as works that came out of the classical East, to a certain extent replenished the composition of oriental proverbs.

The fight against foreign invaders, ardent love for the homeland and hatred of its enemies, the resilience, courage and heroism of the Russian people - all this was found in short but wise sayings.

Working people, who created all the wealth of the country and defended it from foreign invaders, languished for many centuries under the heavy burden of exploitation and enslavement. The people saw the culprits of their hard life, their suffering in the boyars, officials, clergy, landowners, and then in the capitalists. A lot of proverbs have been created that reflect the difficult and hungry life of a peasant, contrasted with the well-fed and carefree life of a gentleman who squeezes all the juices out of him (a poor man doesn’t even eat bread, a rich man will eat a peasant; Krasny boyar chambers, and the peasants have huts on their sides; The bars live well on men's calluses). There are especially many proverbs that caustically ridicule priests and monks, their greed, greed, selfishness (A priest and a thief can do everything; A cleft palate and a priest’s eyes are an insatiable pit).

The poor man had nowhere and no one to complain to. The officials stood guard over the same serf owners (Where there is power, there is law). It was impossible to come to court without a bribe, which was only possible for the rich. And, of course, the matter was always decided in their favor. Where there is court there is no truth.

Life constantly convinced the masses that neither the god to whom they prayed, nor the king in whom they hoped, brought the desired relief. God is high, the king is far away - such a conclusion is inevitable. You could only rely on your own strength. In the most difficult times, the people did not stop dreaming about freedom (In a stone bag, but the thought is free), about reprisals against their masters (There is a thunderstorm; Let the red rooster go), about happy life(Every dog has his day). The class struggle, open or hidden, never ceased, and a well-aimed word was a sharp weapon in this struggle. It is not for nothing that the following proverbs arose among the feudal lords: A slave’s word is like a spear; A stinking look is worse than a curse.

But gradually the views and ideas of people changed. A particularly dramatic change in the consciousness of the people came after the Great October revolution. For the first time in the history of mankind, a state of workers and peasants was created, workers received equal rights, women were freed from centuries-old family and social slavery, the people became the true masters of their own destiny and won the conditions for free creative work. Proverbs could not pass by these revolutionary changes: Lenin’s testament spread all over the world; There was a torch and a candle, and now Ilyich’s lamp. These and many other sayings speak of fundamental changes in the lives of workers.

But when creating something new, people do not throw away all the best that our ancestors have accumulated over the centuries. Of course, to preserve such a proverb, for example: A priest will buy money and deceive God - we have no conditions. But love of work, skill and skill, courage, honesty, love of homeland, friendship and other qualities that previously could not manifest themselves in full force, only in our time have received all the opportunities for the most complete development. And proverbs that speak about these qualities will always be our companions. Proverbs that attack boastfulness, laziness, selfishness, hypocrisy and other vices in people’s behavior with sharp words have not lost their meaning. For example, the words will always be true: A lazy person is not worth his grave.

Life is not limited to creating new and preserving old proverbs. Many proverbs are rethought and remade in accordance with new conditions. The life of individual proverbs can be traced over many centuries.

IN beginning of XII century, the chronicler included in the “Tale of Bygone Years” a proverb that was ancient even for him: Pogibosha, aki obre (perished like obra). We were talking about the Obras, or Avrs, who attacked the Slavic tribes and conquered some of them, but were defeated at the end of the 8th century. Similar proverbs were created about other enemies of the Russian people. We know the proverb: He died like a Swede over Poltava, which arose after the victory of the troops of Peter I over the Swedes in 1709. The defeat of Napoleon's army in 1812 gave a new version of this proverb: Lost, like a Frenchman in Moscow. After the overthrow of tsarism in 1917, a saying arose: He died without glory like a two-headed eagle.

Nowadays, many proverbs are remade into new way. There was a proverb: It is not the ax that amuses, but the carpenter; Now they say: It’s not the tractor that plows, but the tractor driver. They used to always say: One in the field is not a warrior. For our soldiers it sounded new: If it’s tailored in Russian, there’s only one warrior in the field. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, there were proverbs: A thread to the world gives a naked shirt; He lies like a gray gelding - written down in this form: A rope from the world - a rope to Hitler; He lies like Goebbels.

Russian writers make extensive use of inexhaustible reserves folk wisdom. However, they not only take from vernacular, but also enrich him. Many successful expressions from works fiction become proverbs and sayings. Happy hours are not observed; How not to please to a loved one; The silent ones are blissful in the world; You won't get well from such praise; More in number, cheaper in price - here are a few sayings from the comedy by A.S. Griboyedov “Woe from Wit”, existing in the language as proverbs. Love all ages; We all look at Napoleons; Whatever passes will be nice; And happiness was so possible - all these lines from the works of A.S. Pushkin can often be heard in oral speech. Man exclaiming: There is still gunpowder in the flasks! - may sometimes not know that these are words from a story by N.V. Gogol "Taras Bulba".

I.A. Krylov, who relied in his work on living colloquial and often entered folk proverbs and sayings in his fables, he himself created quite a few proverbial expressions (And Vaska listens and eats; And the cart is still there; But I didn’t even notice the elephant; A helpful fool is more dangerous than an enemy; The cuckoo praises the rooster because he praises the cuckoo ; Instead of counting godmothers, isn’t it better to turn on yourself, godfather?). Many proverbs, sayings, and apt expressions have entered the colloquial language from the works of other Russian writers of the past and our time.

The collection dates back to the 17th century, when some amateurs began to compile handwritten collections. Since the end of the 17th century, proverbs have been published in separate books. In the 30-50s XIX century Russian scientist and writer Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (1801-1872) collected proverbs. His collection “Proverbs of the Russian People” included about 30,000 texts. Since then, many collections of proverbs and sayings have been published, but in our time the collection of V.I. Dahl is the most complete and valuable.

Russian proverbs and sayings.

Folklore provides not only historical picture spiritual development people. From the works of all his genres, the multifaceted and at the same time integral and unique character of the entire Russian people emerges. Courageous, strong, stern - according to epics; cunning, mocking, mischievous - according to everyday tales; wise, observant, witty - according to proverbs and sayings - such is the Russian man in all his greatness, simplicity and beauty. In the richest treasury of Russian oral folk poetry, one of the significant places is occupied by proverbs and those close to them in artistic structure and figurative system sayings. Representing laconic, expressive, deeply meaningful interpretations of certain phenomena of reality, these genres have constantly enjoyed and are very popular.

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The wisest is considered to be the one who knows how to subordinate his feelings to the dictates of reason. Both a fool and a wise man can become angry, but a fool blinded by anger becomes a slave to his anger. In the heat of rage, he himself does not know what he is doing, and all his actions turn out to be evil for him. - (Egyptian proverb) The guest is necessary to the owner, like breathing to a person. But if the breath comes in and does not come out, the person dies. - (Eastern wisdom) The bag of desire has no bottom. - (Japanese proverb) If you are thirsty, why should you care about the shape of the jug? - (Eastern wisdom) He who treads softly will go far on his path. - (Chinese proverb) For a wise man there are a thousand mysteries around, for a fool or a half-knowledgeable person - everything is clear. - (Indian proverb) Not all married women- wives. - (Japanese proverb) If you are afraid, don’t say it; if you said it, don’t be afraid. - (Arabic proverb) Two people speak the truth: the one who tells and the one who listens. - (Eastern wisdom) Intelligence is much more than strength. Where strength is useless, mind will help. - (Egyptian proverb) When the caravan turns back, a lame camel appears in front. - (Eastern wisdom) Lord, give me the strength to handle the things I can do, give me the courage to deal with the things I cannot do, and give me the wisdom to know the difference. - (Eastern wisdom) No to science shortcuts. - (Japanese proverb) He who has tasted knows sorrow and sweetness; distance and proximity - who wandered. - (Turkmen proverb) The snow-white mountain becomes even whiter from the moonlight, man of sense Good words make you even smarter. - (Mongolian proverb) If you repeat a good speech three times, even dogs will become disgusted. (Chinese proverb)- (Japanese proverb) True knowledge is not apparent. - With knowledge you will obtain thousands of swords, but with the sword of knowledge you cannot obtain. -(Persian proverb) (Mongolian proverb) The stars will appear - they will decorate the sky, knowledge will appear - they will decorate the mind. - The strong will defeat one, the knowledgeable - a thousand. -(Bashkir proverb) A sage is known for knowledge, not birth. -(Assyrian proverb) (Chinese proverb) By endlessly checking the person to whom we have given the assignment, are we not like a person who pulls a sprout out of the ground every time for the sole purpose of making sure whether the roots are growing or not? - Every fool is stupid in his own way. -(Vietnamese proverb) Every fool is stupid in his own way. - You can only know when you study; You can only get there if you walk. - (Turkmen proverb) Strive not to conquer the world, but its knowledge. - (Japanese proverb) To ask is a momentary shame, not to ask is a shame for life. - Until you get into the water, you won't learn to swim. -(Armenian proverb) With knowledge you will obtain thousands of swords, but with the sword of knowledge you cannot obtain. - One speech is not yet learning, one storm is not yet the rainy season. - (Bengali proverb) No vessel can contain more than its volume, except the vessel of knowledge - it is constantly expanding. - (Arabic proverb) Give money - it will decrease, give knowledge - it will increase. - (Tajik proverb) Don't say what you studied, but say what you learned. - (Tajik proverb) Youth discovers more, and old age studies more. - (Indian proverb) It is not the one who has lived a lot who knows, but the one who has comprehended a lot. - (Kazakh proverb) Kings rule over people, and scientists rule over kings. - (Arabic proverb) Knowledge is a treasure that follows those who possess it everywhere. - (Chinese proverb) The deaf man knows what he heard, the blind man knows what he caught. - (Turkmen proverb) There are things you can't do until you learn, but there are also things you have to do to learn. - Until you get into the water, you won't learn to swim. -

(Source: “Aphorisms from around the world. Encyclopedia of wisdom.” www.foxdesign.ru)

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Introduction

History of proverbs and sayings

Russian proverbs and sayings.

Chinese proverbs.

Japanese proverbs

Korean proverbs

Literature

Introduction

For a long time, man has cared not only about food and housing, he sought to understand the world around him, compared various phenomena, and created new things in nature and in his imagination. The fruits of centuries-old observations and thoughts of the people, their dreams and hopes were embodied in songs, fairy tales, legends, proverbs, sayings, riddles. This is how the people created their art, their poetry.

Fairy tales, epics, songs, proverbs and other types of oral creativity are called folklore. The word "folklore" is of English origin "folklore". It means “folk wisdom”, “folk knowledge”.

It is difficult to list all the artistic definitions that linguists give to the proverb. It is called folk wisdom, practical philosophy, an oral school, a set of rules of life, and the historical memory of the people.

Unlike other genres of folklore, proverbs exist in speech and are introduced as complete sayings, ready-made quotations, the author of which is the people. An apt expression, a successful comparison, a laconic formula, said by someone once, is picked up by others, becoming attributes of popular speech, thanks to its constant use in situations of similar meaning. The proverb is “the wisdom of many, the wit of each.”

In the conditions of ancient society, when there were no means of materially consolidating thoughts - writing, generalization and consolidation of labor experience, everyday observations in stable verbal formulas was a vital necessity. Even at the first stages of social development, certain rules of human coexistence, moral and ethical concepts and norms of society were developed, which were also formalized in the form of proverbial judgments, fulfilling the role of unwritten laws and rules.

History of proverbs and sayings

The origin of proverbs dates back to ancient times. They concentrate and express in brief artistic form a body of knowledge, observations, and signs of the working people. Proverbs consolidate the labor, everyday, and social experience accumulated by the people and pass it on to subsequent generations.

The fight against foreign invaders, ardent love for the homeland and hatred of its enemies, the resilience, courage and heroism of the Russian people - all this was found in short but wise sayings.

Working people, who created all the wealth of the country and defended it from foreign invaders, languished for many centuries under the heavy burden of exploitation and enslavement. The people saw the culprits of their hard life, their suffering in the boyars, officials, clergy, landowners, and then in the capitalists. A lot of proverbs have been created that reflect the difficult and hungry life of a peasant, contrasted with the well-fed and carefree life of a gentleman who squeezes all the juices out of him (a poor peasant does not eat bread, a rich man will eat a peasant; The boyars’ chambers are red, and the peasants have huts on their sides; With peasant calluses bars live well). There are especially many proverbs that caustically ridicule priests and monks, their greed, greed, selfishness (A priest and a thief can do everything; A cleft palate and a priest’s eyes are an insatiable pit).

Life constantly convinced the masses that neither the god to whom they prayed, nor the king in whom they hoped, brought the desired relief. God is high, the king is far away - such a conclusion is inevitable. You could only rely on your own strength. In the most difficult times, the people did not stop dreaming of freedom (In a stone bag, but the thought is free), of reprisal against their masters (There is a thunderstorm to hell; Let the red rooster fly), of a happy life (There will be a holiday on our street). The class struggle, open or hidden, never ceased, and a well-aimed word was a sharp weapon in this struggle. It is not for nothing that the following proverbs arose among the feudal lords: A slave’s word is like a spear; A stinking look is worse than a curse.

But gradually the views and ideas of people changed. A particularly dramatic change in the consciousness of the people came after the Great October Revolution. For the first time in the history of mankind, a state of workers and peasants was created, workers received equal rights, women were freed from centuries-old family and social slavery, the people became the true masters of their own destiny and won the conditions for free creative work. Proverbs could not ignore these revolutionary transformations: Lenin’s testament spread throughout the world; There was a torch and a candle, and now Ilyich’s lamp. These and many other sayings speak of fundamental changes in the lives of workers.

At the beginning of the 12th century, the chronicler included in the “Tale of Bygone Years” a proverb that was ancient even for him: Pogibosha, aki obre (perished like obra). We were talking about the Obras, or Avrs, who attacked the Slavic tribes and conquered some of them, but were defeated at the end of the 8th century. Similar proverbs were created about other enemies of the Russian people. We know the proverb: He died like a Swede over Poltava, which arose after the victory of the troops of Peter I over the Swedes in 1709. The defeat of Napoleon's army in 1812 gave a new version of this proverb: Lost, like a Frenchman in Moscow. After the overthrow of tsarism in 1917, a saying arose: He died without glory like a two-headed eagle.

Nowadays, many proverbs are being remade in a new way. There was a proverb: It is not the ax that amuses, but the carpenter; Now they say: It’s not the tractor that plows, but the tractor driver. They used to always say: One in the field is not a warrior. For our soldiers it sounded new: If it’s tailored in Russian, there’s only one warrior in the field. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, there were proverbs: A thread from the world - a naked shirt; He lies like a gray gelding - written down in this form: A rope from the world - a rope to Hitler; He lies like Goebbels.

Russian writers make extensive use of inexhaustible reserves of folk wisdom. However, they not only take from the popular language, but also enrich it. Many successful expressions from works of fiction become proverbs and sayings. Happy hours are not observed; How not to please your loved one; The silent ones are blissful in the world; You won't get well from such praise; More in number, cheaper in price - here are a few sayings from the comedy by A.S. Griboyedov “Woe from Wit”, existing in the language as proverbs. Love all ages; We all look at Napoleons; Whatever passes will be nice; And happiness was so possible - all these lines from the works of A.S. Pushkin can often be heard in oral speech. Man exclaiming: There is still gunpowder in the flasks! - may sometimes not know that these are words from a story by N.V. Gogol "Taras Bulba".

I.A. Krylov, who relied in his work on a living spoken language and often introduced folk proverbs and sayings into his fables, himself created quite a few proverbial expressions (And Vaska listens and eats; And the cart is still there; But I didn’t even notice the elephant; An obliging fool is more dangerous than an enemy; The cuckoo praises the rooster because he praises the cuckoo; Why count the gossip, isn’t it better to turn on yourself, the godfather?). Many proverbs, sayings, and apt expressions have entered the colloquial language from the works of other Russian writers of the past and our time.

The collection dates back to the 17th century, when some amateurs began to compile handwritten collections. Since the end of the 17th century, proverbs have been published in separate books. In the 30s-50s years XIX century, the Russian scientist and writer Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (1801-1872) collected proverbs. His collection “Proverbs of the Russian People” included about 30,000 texts. Since then, many collections of proverbs and sayings have been published, but in our time the collection of V.I. Dahl is the most complete and valuable.

Russian proverbs and sayings.

Folklore provides not only a historical picture of the spiritual development of the people. From the works of all his genres, the multifaceted and at the same time integral and unique character of the entire Russian people emerges. Courageous, strong, stern - according to epics; cunning, mocking, mischievous - according to everyday fairy tales; wise, observant, witty - according to proverbs and sayings - such is the Russian man in all his greatness, simplicity and beauty. In the richest treasury of Russian oral folk poetry, one of the significant places is occupied by proverbs and sayings that are close to them in artistic structure and figurative system. Representing laconic, expressive, deeply meaningful interpretations of certain phenomena of reality, these genres have constantly enjoyed and are very popular.

A proverb is a short, poetically figurative, rhythmically organized work of folk art, summarizing the historical and social experience of generations, used to vividly and in-depth characterize various aspects of human life and activity, as well as phenomena of the surrounding world. A proverb appears before the reader or listener as a general judgment expressed in the form of a grammatically complete sentence.

So, proverbs and sayings, while known to be close, also have significant differences that make it possible to clearly distinguish between these remarkable genres of Russian folk poetry. As noted by the latest research work, a textbook on folklore for universities, one of characteristic features is “the combination of the general and the specific in them, more precisely: in a specific form they convey common features and signs of natural phenomena, public life, personal relationships of people. Proverbs are characterized by certain forms of generalization. These are, first of all, judgments of a general nature...” The image of generalized facts and typical phenomena inherent in proverbs, as well as the pronounced allegorical nature, make it possible to widely use works of this genre in different cases.

Often the original meaning of a proverb is forgotten, since the phenomenon that gave rise to it passes away, but it is used in an allegorical sense. This is the proverb: To love warmth is to endure smoke. It arose when peasant huts did not have a chimney and were heated in black, i.e. smoke from the stove entered the room and then slowly exited out the window. And, of course, it was impossible to get heat without smoke.

Proverbs that become incomprehensible disappear from living speech. The situation with sayings is somewhat different. Often we pronounce them without thinking about the original meaning. They say, for example: “Work carelessly,” “find out the real truth,” “find out all the ins and outs.” Each of these sayings arose from actual phenomena. The expression “to work carelessly” comes from the times of Muscovite Rus', when boyars wore clothes with sleeves that reached to the knees. Of course, it was impossible to do anything with such sleeves. There was a proverb: If you don’t tell the whole truth, you’ll tell the whole story. We were talking about torture here. “The real truth” is those testimonies of the accused that were obtained from them during torture with a long stick (special torture sticks). If it was not possible to obtain the necessary answers, then nails and needles were driven under the person’s nails. Hence the lowdown.

Proverbs about proverbs :

The proverb goes by the way.

The old proverb will never break.

They don't sell proverbs in the market.

A saying is a flower, a proverb is a berry.

Proverbs about parents:

The child does not cry - the mother does not understand.

It's warm in the sun, good in mother's presence.

A parent's word is never wasted.

Proverbs about friendship and love:

Good brotherhood is stronger than wealth.

Together - not burdensome, but apart - at least drop it.

An old friend is better than two new ones.

Love is truly strong.

He's not good for his goodness, but he's good for his sweetness.

Proverbs about good and evil:

What you don’t know how to praise, don’t blame.

Evil Natalya's people are all crooks.

Chinese proverbs.

IN Chinese, as in Russian, there are stable speech patterns called proverbs and sayings. Their origin is different, but their function is quite definite - stylistic. They serve to give speech a certain style and emotional coloring. In Chinese they are called chengyu (chengyu) and usually consist of four syllables, although there are more. Main backbone Chengyu make up expressions left over from wenyanya (wenyan)- ancient Chinese written language. Because wenyan has very little to do with modern language, understand the meaning of many Chengyu by understanding the constituent hieroglyphs is very difficult. You just need to study them. Therefore knowledge Chengyu is a sign of education. But not all chengyu are aliens from ancient times. There are a lot of them that are of recent origin and therefore their meaning is clear.

Qi hu nan xia
Literal translation: Whoever sits on a tiger finds it difficult to get off it
Meaning: Willy-nilly we have to continue what we started
Russian variant: Picked up the tug, don’t say it’s not strong

Lao ma shi tu
Literal translation: The old horse knows the way
Meaning: whatever one may say, experience is an important thing
Russian variant: The old horse doesn't spoil the furrows

Yi qiu zhi he
Literal translation: Jackals from the same hill
Russian variant: smeared with the same world; birds of a feather

Guan guan xiang hu
Literal translation: Officials protect each other
Meaning: covering up for each other. A kind of workshop solidarity.
Russian variant: a raven won't peck out a crow's eye

Xia ma kan hua
Literal translation: Gets off his horse to look at the flowers
Meaning: assess the situation on site; go to the lower levels to find out the situation on the ground
Russian variant: go to the people

Qing yi wu jia
Literal translation: Friendship has no price
Russian variant: Don't have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends

Ge an guan huo
Literal translation: View the fire from the opposite bank
Meaning: watch indifferently the troubles of others
Russian variant: My house is on the edge

Yang hu yi huan
Literal translation: Destruction and disaster from a raised tiger
Russian variant: warm the snake on your chest

Mai du huan zhu
Literal translation: Having bought a treasury, return the pearls
Meaning: not seeing the true meaning, not understanding the essence, not grasping the main thing
Russian variant: throw the baby out with the bathwater

De long wang shu
Literal translation: Having received Long, wish for Sichuan
Meaning: insatiable greed
Russian variant: give me a finger - he'll bite off the elbow

Japanese proverbs

Ancient Japanese proverbs represent a mirror of the then state of society. They reflect psychology ethnic community of people. Proverbs speak about the Japanese worldview, national character, which had already been formed by the period being described, about the feelings and aspirations of this ancient nation.

1. Where people grieve, you grieve too.

2. Rejoice if others rejoice.

3. Happiness comes to a house where there is laughter.

4. Don’t be afraid to bend a little, you’ll straighten up straighter.

5. When trouble comes, rely on yourself.

6. Friends in misfortune feel sorry for each other.

7. And Confucius was not always lucky.

8. There is no light without shadow.

9. Both good and evil are in your heart.

10. Evil cannot defeat good.

11. God lives in an honest heart.

12. A horse's endurance is learned on the road, a person's character is learned over time.

13. Where might is right, right is powerless.

14. Talents are not inherited.

15. And a wise man, out of a thousand times, makes a mistake once.

16. A servant, like a falcon, must be fed.

17. Likes to stir up tea.

18. He who was born under the roar of thunder is not afraid of lightning.

19. If a woman wants to, she will pass through a rock.

20. Heartless children are trashing their father’s house.

21. The same soul at three years old is the same at one hundred years old.

22. There is no arguing about customs.

23. He who feels shame also feels duty.

24. Meekness often breaks strength.

25. With those who are silent, keep your ears open.

26. He who can swim can also drown.

There is some connection between Russian proverbs and Japanese small forms. Here are some proverbs in a free Japanese translation:

I'm following with my eyes
behind a flock of cranes
with a tit in his hands
* * *
no matter how much you measure
you'll ruin the cut if
crooked hands
* * *
feed the pig
will complain that
lay on her side
* * *
it's not that bad
the roof is thin and what
make up for trouble
* * *
I look at myself
what a handsome guy
in a crooked mirror

Korean proverbs

All Korean art and literature are based not on optimism, but on the so-called “han” - that is, the principle of inescapable sadness and suffering. This is manifested in very specific stereotypes of Korean art - the hero of a Korean novel or film must suffer a lot, variedly and completely passively, and preferably die in the end at a young age, so that readers or viewers cry heartily. However, there is another, more active and positive side to the Korean mentality, as today’s proverbs prove to us. The leitmotif of all of them is the same: do not take to heart all worldly failures, such as poverty, hunger, etc. Living, the proverbs assure us, is still better than lying dead. Similar proverbs are found in Dahl’s dictionary of Russian proverbs: “To live hard is to die hard,” “no matter how sickening it is to live, it’s worse to die.” Despite all the arguments Orthodox Church that death brings deliverance to the living, man has always been afraid of it. For Koreans, religion did not promise any special liberation as a result of death, so life was always valued here.

Here are some proverbs we find in the dictionary: “Even though you lie in a field fertilized with dog manure, you’re still good.” White light" (the Koreans fertilized the fields with dog manure as well) "Even if they hang you upside down, the white light is still dear to you." "And you roll around in horse manure, but life is good." "Even if you happen to fall head down, but this light is still good.” “Even though you eat hard persimmons, life is good.” All these proverbs are similar in stylistic form, and each option, in fact, represents only one of the symbols of trouble.
But proverbs constructed according to a different scheme - each of them also represents a variation on the same theme: “A living dog is better than a dead monk,” “a living pig is better than a dead rich man,” “it’s all the same to die in a large or small funeral bier.” worse than wearing torn clothes and sitting on a dry field." A dog and a pig (piglet), being animals, of course, cannot compare with a person in their position in life. Although, in principle, the attitude of Koreans towards these animals was different: dogs were despicable animals, and pigs were a symbol of wealth and prosperity. It is still believed that seeing a pig in a dream means money (people run to buy after this lottery ticket). Sitting in torn clothes on the edge of a dry field (such a field was less profitable) - this, naturally, means poverty, the position of a poor peasant. But nevertheless, all three of these despicable positions were better than the position of respected but dead people. A Buddhist monk, however, cannot be considered a respected person - the townsfolk treated them as beggars and secret debauchees. The rest are rich and dead man in large or small funeral biers - respected in society. It’s clear about the rich man, but why was it an honor to lie on a stretcher? Yes, because the bier was supposed to be a respected official who was given a magnificent state funeral. But nevertheless, the position of a corpse on any, the most luxurious stretcher for a Korean is always worse than the position of a living one, even if he is a simple beggar peasant. And finally - a good wish: “Walk along the wide road with a song.” That is, don’t whine that everything is wrong for you. Live with joy.