Slovak Proverbs

Slovak Proverbs grew from mountain villages beneath the Tatras and a past shaped by Great Moravia and the Habsburg crown. They favor hard work, dry humor, and family honor, turning daily toil into sharp, earthy counsel.

He who accepts favors, pawns his freedom. (Slovak Proverb)
Kill your anger while it is small. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Man is the head and woman is the crown upon it. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
The flour tastes bitter to the mouse who has had enough. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
The gates of hell are always open, even at midnight. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
The one who first shuts up in an argument is from a good family. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Who buys cheap pays twice. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Misfortune teaches us to pray. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
He who blows into the wind gets smoke in his eyes. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Cabbage is best after it is reheated seven times. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Better to eat bread in peace, then cake amid turmoil. (Slovak Proverb)
In the darkness all cows are black. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Gold without wisdom is but clay. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Anger is the only thing to put off till tomorrow. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Custom and law are sisters. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
There is no wise response to a foolish remark. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
One swallow creates no summer. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
He who digs a pit for others, will fall in it himself. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
He who does not work is without food. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Better sparrow in the hand than pigeon on the roof. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Empty barrel rumbles the most. (Slovak Proverb)
Big fish eat little fish. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
There is truth in wine. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
Don't shake the tree when the pears fall off themselves. View proverb
Slovak Proverb
The more the merrier. View proverb
Slovak Proverb