Bulgarian Proverbs - English equivalents

Рано пиле рано пее

• Don’t cast pearls before swine.

• As you sow, so you shall reap.

• Early bird catches the worm.

• An early bird sings before the rest

Вълкът козината си мени, но нрава не.

• An empty vessel makes much noise.

• An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.

• A leopard doesn’t change its spots.

• The wolf would change its fur but not its temper.

На крива ракета космосът й пречи.

• A bad workman always blames his tools.

• Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

• Easy come, easy go.

• A crooked rocket blames the sky.

След дъжд качулка.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• It’s no use crying over spilt milk.

• Don’t cast pearls before swine.

• Hood after rain.

Всяко зло за добро!

• Early bird catches the worm.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• Easy come, easy go.

• Every evil is for good.

Неволята учи.

• A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not

  what a ship is for.

• Adversity and loss make a man wise.

• A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

• Bad times are best teachers.

Много баби - хилаво дете

• A burnt child dreads the fire

• Too many cooks spoil the broth

• Cut your coat according to your cloth

• Many grannies spoil the child.

Насила хубост не става

• You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

• To go on a wild goose chase

• He has a finger in the pie

• Beauty cannot be achieved by force.

Да усетиш накъде духа вятъра

• To know on which side one's bread is buttered

• Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile.

• It never rains, but it pours

• To sense the direction of the wind.

На мравката път сторва

• Neither here nor there

• Hasty climbers have sudden falls

• He can't say boo to a goose

• Gives way to an ant.