Romanian Proverbs

Romanian Proverbs blend village humor with hard-earned advice from a land of Dacian-Roman roots. Shaped by life between the Carpathians and the Danube, they praise thrift, hospitality, and quiet endurance.

A barber learns to shave by shaving fools. (Romanian Proverb)
Trust in God, but lock your Car. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A bad workman quarrels with his tools. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
If you wish good advice, consult an old man. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Listen with your ears, look with your eyes, but keep silent with your mouth. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A clear sky fears not the thunder. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Abundance, like want, ruins many. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
An ass in a lion's skin. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A foreigner scratches you where you do not itch. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold. (Romanian Proverb)
Eating and scratching want but a beginning. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
The goat must browse where she is tied. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
The anvil fears no blows. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
God gives the milk, but not the pail. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Under a ragged coat lies wisdom. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
There is no going to heaven in a sedan. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Do not cut the bough you are sitting on. (Romanian Proverb)
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Choose a wife to please yourself, not others. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A great ship asks for deep waters. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storm. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
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