Lithuanian Proverbs

Lithuanian proverbs carry Baltic wisdom from forest villages and the once-mighty Grand Duchy. They prize work, kin, and nature, mixing quiet humor with endurance shaped by survival between empires.

Not all that glitters is gold; not all that is sticky is tar. (Lithuanian Proverb)
Offer the lazy man an egg, and he'll want you to peel it for him. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Sleep on a bed of silver and dream of gold. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Smoke in your own country is purer than fire in a foreign land. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Smoke spreads further than the fire. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
The beauty of a housewife will not put more fat into the soup. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
The church is nearby, God is far away. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
The older the goat the tighter the rope. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
There is an herb for every kind of sickness but not for death. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
There is no worse devil than a farmer who wants to be a gentleman. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Words do not fill your purse. (Lithuanian Proverb)
You are learning all your life and you die stupid. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
As one devil goes out, another one comes in. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Don't laugh when your neighbors oven is on fire. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Even the smallest drop is appreciated by the drunkard. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Fear and love do not go together. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
For every head a hat. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Gold glitters even in the mud. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
It is easier to give orders than to work. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
All that glitters is not gold, and all that is sticky is not tar. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
One day teaches the other. (Lithuanian Proverb)
You can't blow against the wind. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
Even the hardest of winters fears the spring. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
A man without a beard is like bread without a crust. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
It is difficult to teach a cow to climb a tree. View proverb
Lithuanian Proverb
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