Serbo Croatian Proverbs

Serbo Croatian proverbs carry Balkan wisdom forged on an old frontier of Ottoman and Habsburg rule. They value honor, family, and hospitality, blending earthy humor with sharp lessons on work, conflict, and fate.

Those who study will know, those who save will have. (Serbo Croatian Proverb)
Three times measure, one time cut. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Trust yourself and your horse. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Us and russians – two hundred millions. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
What you can do today do not leave off for tomorrow. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
When cat is absent, mice dance. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Where ever you go, come back to your home. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Where people are promising much to you, bring a small bag. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Where there are many midviwes, children will be feeble. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Who digs a trap for others ends up in it himself. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Who has wine for dinner, he has water for breakfast. (Serbo Croatian Proverb)
Who sows wind will harvest storm. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
A crow doesn't pick out another crow's eyes. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
A pan was mocking a pot because his mouth is big. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
A pear tree cannot bear an apple. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
A sparrow in the hand is better then a pigeon on the branch. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
A splinter doesn't land far from the trunk. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
An ugly girl blames the mirror. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Cute lamb sucks two ewes. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Don't plant pumpkins where they never sprouted. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
First leap, and then say "hop”. (Serbo Croatian Proverb)
God is high above, and russia is far away. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Grandma gave a dinar to dance, and two to stop. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Not all shiny things are golden. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
One who gets up early is doubly lucky. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb