Proverbs

Cat n-a fost paine, si jirul a fost bun; Daca nu e colac e buna si painea		Acorns were good till bread was found.

In aghiasma sa nu cauti bere		Water stoups hold no ale

O bere buna iti tine de foame, de sete si de frig		Good ale is meat, drink, and cloth.

O bere buna face si pisica sa vorbeasca		Good ale (liquor) will make a cat speak

De mananci un mar inainte de culcare doctorul ajunge cersetor		Eat an apple going to bed, make the doctor beg his bread

Marul putred strica si pe cele bune		The rotten apple injures its neighbours.

Mai bine mananc mamaliga mea, decat sa cer jimbla de la vecin.		I had rather ask of my fire brown bread, than borrow of my neighbour white.

N-am avea fructe parguite toamna, fara mugurii ce infloresc primavera.		No autumn fruit without spring blossoms.

Albina moarta nu mai face miere.		A dead bee makes no honey.

Albina face miere dulce dar mai si impunge.		Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.

Cum e carnea asa iese si ciorba		Such beef, such broth

Mai bine astazi oul decat maine gaina.		Better an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow.

Cine s-a ars cu ciorba sufla si-n iaurt.		Once bitten, twice shy.

Mirodeniile sunt negre, dar au aroma dulce.		Spice is black, but it has a sweet smack.

Si gaina neagra face oua albe.		A black hen lays a white egg.

Pruna neagra poate fi la fel de buna ca si cea brunarie.		A black plum is as sweet as a white.

Pomul care-nmugureste primavera, poarta fructe toamna.		That which doth blossom in the spring, will bring forth fruit in the autumn.

Carne fara oase nu se poate.		Bones bring meat to town.

Vinul din sticla nu-ti astampara setae.		Wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.

Painea inseamna viata.		Bread is the staff of life.

Mancarea este dimineata aur, la pranz argint iar seara plumb.		Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night.

Flamandului si o bucata de mamaliga rece i se pare placinta.		The cat is hungry when a crust contents her.

Pisica nu-i pisica cand nu linge lapte dulce.		That cat is out of kind that sweet milk will not lap.

Pisica cand se-nfrupta din smantana se face ca nu vede ca fura.		The cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream.

Pisica dupa peste se prapadeste, dar nu si-ar uda labele sa-l prinda.		The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.

Marul paduret , cu cat e mai batran, face merele mai acre.		The older the crab-tree, the more crabs it bears.

Ori unde –ai sadi marul paduret, tot poame acre face.		Plant the crab-tree where you will, it will never bear pippins.

Nici n-a gustat bine strugurii si-a inceput sa laude vinul.		Ye praise the wine before ye taste of the grape.

Daca storci portocala prea tare, se amaraste sucul.		The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.

Pestele de la cap se-mpute.		Fish begins to stink at the head.

La stup de miere, roi de muste.		Make yourself all honey, and the flies will devour you.

Fie painea cat de rea tot mai buna e-n tara mea.		Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.