Czech Proverbs

Czech Proverbs distill Bohemian wit and plain talk shaped by Prague’s crossroads and centuries under Habsburg rule. They prize practicality, humor, and quiet defiance—advice for work, neighbors, and luck.

The big thieves hang the little ones. (Czech Proverb)
Don't go to the pub without money. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Learn a new language and get a new soul. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Hunger is the best cook. View proverb
Czech Proverb
When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Do not protect yourself with a fence, but rather by your friends. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Do not always expect good to happen, but do not let evil take you by surprise. View proverb
Czech Proverb
You are so many times a human how many languages you know. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Forbidden fruit tastes best. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Love is partner of blindness. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Even small fish, are fish. (Czech Proverb)
Anger is the only thing to put off until tomorrow. View proverb
Czech Proverb
After a battle, everyone is a general. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Blessed is the man who has friends, but woe to him who needs them. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Choose your woman with a velvet glove, but control her with a fist of iron. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Cleanliness is half your health. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Do not choose your wife at a dance, but in the field among the harvesters. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Don't extinguish something that does not burn you. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Early bird hops further. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Extol the virtue of water, but drink wine. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Wars are caused by women and priests. (Czech Proverb)
What is called into a forest is the same what is echoed from the forest. View proverb
Czech Proverb
When we are at our happiest, then it is best to leave and go home. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Who goes for a day in the forest should take bread for a week. View proverb
Czech Proverb
Wisdom is easy to carry but difficult to gather. View proverb
Czech Proverb
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