Bulgarian proverbs

'''Proverbs from all Bulgarian speaking parts of the world. '''

A

 * Ако сам не си помогнеш, и господ не може да ти помогне.
 * English equivalent: Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Б

 * Бързата работа - срам за майстора.
 * Translation: Hasty work - shame for the craftsman.
 * English equivalent: Haste makes waste.


 * Бързата кучка слепи ги ражда.
 * Translation: The hasty bitch gives birth to blind puppies.
 * English equivalent: Haste makes waste.

B

 * В мътна вода лесно се лови.
 * English equivalent: It is good fishing in troubled waters.
 * I"n taking advantage of chaotic conditions one can easily serve one's own purposes."
 * {{cite book | last1 = Paczolay | first = Gyula | year = 1997 | title = European Proverbs in 55 languages | publisher = DeProverbio.com | page = 391 | pages = 527 | isbn = 1-875943-44-7}

Г

 * Голям залък лапни, голяма дума не казвай.
 * Translation: Take a big bite, don't say a big word.
 * English equivalent: A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds.
 * Meaning: Act, don't talk.

Д

 * Да би мирно седяло, не би чудо видяло.
 * Translation: If you had been calm, you wouldn't have seen a miracle.
 * Meaning: If you had been watching your actions, you wouldn't have suffered from consequences.

E

 * Една лястовичка пролет не прави.
 * Translation: One swallow doesn't make a spring.
 * Meaning: A solitary event is no indication that a major change is taking place.

К

 * Капка по капка - вир става.
 * Translation: Drop by drop - a whole lake becomes.
 * Meaning: No matter how small, each contribution matters.
 * English equivalent: Many a mickle makes a muckle.


 * Който нож вади, от нож умира.
 * He who pulls out a knife, by knife shall die.
 * English equivalent: Live by the sword, die by the sword.
 * Meaning: "Those who engage in aggression or violence will meet their death in a similar way."
 * Source for meaning of English equivalent:

М

 * Много баби, хилаво бебе.
 * Translation: Тоо many midwives deliver a sickly baby.
 * English equivalnent: Too many cooks ruin the broth.
 * Meaning: When too many people give advice, things do not work.

Н

 * На вълка вратът му е дебел, защото си върши работата сам.
 * Translation: The wolf has a thick neck, because he does his job on his own.
 * English equivalent: If you want a thing done right, do it yourself.


 * На лъжата краката са къси.
 * Translation: A lie's legs are short.
 * English equivalent: A lie has short legs.
 * Meaning: Lies cannot go far.


 * Не оставяй днешната работа за утре
 * Translation: Don't leave today's work for tomorrow.
 * Romanian equivalent: Ce poți face azi, nu lăsa pe mâine.


 * Няма дим без огън.
 * Translation: There is no smoke without fire.
 * Meaning: There is a reason for everything that happened.
 * Other meaning: A rumour contains some truth.


 * Насила хубост не става.
 * Translation: You can't make something beautiful by force.
 * English equivalent: You can lead a horse to the water but you can't make it drink.
 * Meaning: You can give someone an opportunity, but you can't force him to take advantage of it.

П

 * Помогни си сам, за да ти помогне и Господ.
 * Translation: Aid yourself and the lord will help you.
 * English equivalent: Heaven helps those who help themselves.
 * Meaning: When in trouble first of all every one himself should do his best to improve his condition.
 * Source for meaning:


 * Приятел в нужда се познава.
 * Translation: A friend is recognised in need.
 * English equivalent: A friend in need is a friend indeed.


 * Пилците се броят наесен.
 * Translation: Chickens are to be counted in the autumn.
 * English equivalent: Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.

С

 * С един куршум - два заека.
 * Translation: With one bullet - two rabbits.
 * English equivalent: Kill two birds with one stone.
 * Сговорна дружина, планина повдига.
 * English: An organised group lifts a mountain.
 * English equivalent: Many hands make light work.
 * English equivalent: Many hands make light work.

Т

 * Тихите води са най-дълбоки.
 * English equivalent: Still waters run deep.
 * "Silent Men, like still Waters, are deep and dangerous."
 * Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia (1732)

Ч

 * Човек предполага, Господ разполага.
 * English equivalent: Man proposes, God disposes.