Peasant Proverbs

If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross. (Russian Proverb)
Be a custom good or bad, a peasant will have it continue in force. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
It is good to be priest at Easter, child in Lent, peasant at Christmas, and foal in harvest-time. View proverb
Danish Proverb
I am a judge of cresses, said the peasant, as he was eating hemlock. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When the calf is stolen, the peasant mends the stall. View proverb
German Proverb
The pope and a peasant know more between them than the pope alone. View proverb
Italian Proverb
A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. View proverb
Catalan Proverb
An ennobled peasant does not know his own father. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea. View proverb
Russian Proverb
If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Invite a peasant to your table and he'll put his feet on it. (Russian Proverb)
The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder. View proverb
Russian Proverb
The peasant sweats and the nobleman is always right. View proverb
Russian Proverb
A peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long time with his mouth open before a roast duck will fly in. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
The priest to his book, the peasant to his plough. View proverb
Danish Proverb
When thieves fall out the peasant recovers his goods. View proverb
Danish Proverb
Don't let the peasant know how good the cheese with the pears is. View proverb
Italian Proverb
An upstanding peasant is bigger than a nobleman on his knees. View proverb
Swedish Proverb
The peasant is like the monk in many ways. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
The gallows is not made for the rich, but for the head of the peasant. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
When gnats swarm in January, the peasant becomes a beggar. (Dutch Proverb)
He who would cheat a peasant, must take one with him. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
When a peasant gets rich, he knows neither relations nor friends. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Set a peasant on horseback, and he forgets both God and man. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
📖 Peasant Quotes