Ukrainian proverbs

Proverbs from all Ukrainian speaking parts of the world.

I

 * If every fool wore a crown, we should all be kings.
 * English equivalent: If the beard were all, the goat might preach.
 * "Philosophy, like charity, begins at home; but also, like charity, I should wish it to extend, and become the more beneficial the more it expands."
 * Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Romance and Reality, Vol I. Chapter 17 (1831)

В

 * В каламутній воді легко рибу ловити.
 * Translation: It is good fishing in muddy water.
 * English equivalent: It is good fishing in troubled waters.
 * Meaning: "In taking advantage of chaotic conditions one can easily serve one's own purposes."
 * Source for proverbs and meaning:

Я

 * Яблуко від яблуньки не далеко.
 * Translation: An apple is never far from the apple tree.
 * English equivalent: The apple does not fall far from the tree.
 * Meaning: "Children observe daily and — in their behaviour — often follow the example of their parents."
 * Source for proverbs and meaning:

우크라이나 속담