The eagle does not hunt flies.

Running water does not kill us.

The spider, from the good flower makes bad poison.
The spider lives off what it weaves.
The tree falls where the branches bend.
At the fallen tree, everyone goes to gather firewood.
The tree is known by its fruits.
A good cat, a good rat.
My neighbor's goat gives more milk than mine.
The goat always pulls towards the hill.
The goat goes through the vineyard, and wherever the mother goes, the daughter goes.
The naughty dog, everyone to him.
The weak dog attracts the flies.
The big dog, big bone.
The bitten dog whips everyone.
A horse that eats, a short bridle.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
The flies come to the skinny horse.
A young horse, an old knight.
The chestnut belongs to whoever gathers it.
The larger cobra engulfs the smaller one.
The owl thinks its children are beautiful.
The rain does not rot in the sky.
The dry forest rejoices with a flowering branch.
The leaf when it loves turns into a flower. The flower when it loves bears fruit.
The ant, although small, kills the crocodile.
The ant knows the leaf it gnaws.
The hen sings because it wants a rooster.
My neighbor's chicken is fatter than mine.
The hen where there are eggs has eyes.
The old hen makes good broth.
The domestic chicken is the one that pays the debts.
The painted cat cannot be trusted to guard the roast.
The orange in the morning is gold, in the afternoon it is silver, and at night it kills.

The wool never weighed on the ram.

The hare belongs to whoever lifts it, and the rabbit to whoever kills it.
The lazy sheep likes to eat at the spring.
The sleeping bird, the food enters the belly late.
A thinking donkey died.
A little crab, little hole.
The fox changes its fur, but not its cunning.
The cow is nobility, the goat is sustenance, the sheep is wealth, the octopus is treasure.
The fox goes to the nest so much that one day it leaves its snout.
At night, all cats are gray.
The flowers of the future are in today's seeds.
God takes care of chasing away the flies from the cow that has no tail.
A busy bee has no time for sadness.
The queen bee does not take a nap, and if she does, it's short and quick.
Water to the fig and the pear wine.
Water gives, water takes.
Soft water on hard stone hits so much that it eventually drills through.
Calm waters do not make good sailors.
Past waters do not move mills.
Water and advice are only given to those who ask for them.
Feed the dog and he will guard the house; make the cat fast and it will eat the rats.
Before biting, see if it is stone or bread.
Better for us a little baguette than two figs for the neighbor.
Even roosters lay eggs for the fortunate.
A tree that was born crooked will either never straighten or will do so too late.

You catch more flies with honey than with gall.

The hurried bitches give birth to crooked dogs.
The donkey that goes to Rome, the donkey comes back from there.

Even in flowers, the difference in fortune is seen: some beautify life, others, death.
Birds of the same feather flock together.
Oil from above, honey from the middle, and wine from the bottom do not deceive the world.
Still waters run deep.
The largest of all trees grows from a tiny seed.
Nature, to be governed, needs to be obeyed.
The indolent fox doesn't get its food to its teeth.
The truth is like oil; it always rises to the surface.
Truth and roses have thorns.
To the fierce bull, after it is dead, everyone grabs its horns.
Potatoes and bread together cause poor digestion.
A poor man's calf doesn't become a bull.
Calm calf suckles from its mother and from others.
Mouth of honey, heart of bile.
A brave bull, in foreign land, behaves meekly.
Lazy boy drinks dirty water.
Old man likes tender grass.
A brave donkey kicks even at the wind.
A donkey laden by a wise man is accounted.
Donkey and cart driver never agree.
A donkey that brays a lot asks for a halter.
Donkey that goes to Santarém, donkey goes and donkey comes.
A donkey is not tamed, it gets accustomed.
An old donkey doesn't learn languages.
A one-armed goat doesn't have a nap, and if it does, it serves little purpose.
Friendly dogs change their mood when they see a bone.
Hunting dog comes out to the breed.

Kitchen dog doesn't want colleagues.

Dog with two owners dies of hunger.
A hungry dog only believes in meat.
A dog, when it is afraid, does not bark.
A barking dog doesn't bite.
An old dog, when it barks, gives advice.
Dog in the church, everyone stoned it.
Every ant has its anger.
Each rooster crows on its own perch, and the good one, on its own and on others.
Each monkey on its own branch.
The crab never walks in a straight line.
A sheep that retreats gives a big bump.
A rented horse does not get tired.
A horse painted with zebra stripes remains a horse.
A cowardly dog is afraid even of its shadow.
A sheep that holds peace talks with the wolf is crazy.
A snake that doesn't move doesn't swallow frogs.
A rabbit marries a rabbit, not a sheep.
The cunning rabbit has three burrows.
A mare's voice does not kill a horse.
With the foxes, it's good to be sly.
With bananas and cakes, fools are deceived.
Like a sparrow is the word spoken: once in the air, it is impossible to catch.
As the bird, so is the nest.
Fox's advice, chicken's death.
Crows do not pluck out each other's eyes.
Create the crow, for it will tear your eye out.
A servant who does his duty must have donkey ears.
May God protect me from the gentle ox, for I will guard myself from evil.
The rat does not leave the cat's house well-fed.
From duck to goose is a small advance.
God gives nuts to those who have no teeth.
From the wide nest sometimes comes a good bird.
Quickly, you catch the rat that only knows one hole.
God doesn't give wings to the snake.
To err is human, to persist is beastly.
The crow delights in the harm that the wolf does.
Twelve hens and one rooster eat like a horse.
Two birds of prey do not keep each other company.
It is hunger and cold that set the hare on its way.
A grandiose little elephant grows.
A closed mouth catches no flies.
There are plenty of cockroaches in the old house.

At the cattle market, the word is money.

In the river that has piranhas, the alligator swims on its back.
It is better to be the tail of a dogfish than the head of a sardine.
In a land of wolves, one howls with them. In a land of frogs, one squats like them.
At home, enough meat, wine to abundance, and bread to spare.
In the land of frogs, the mosquito does not swoop down.
In every flock, there is a black sheep.
As long as there are figs, there are friends.

While the cat walks on the roof, the mouse walks through the upstairs.
While the dogs fight, the wolf takes the sheep.
Lion's entrance, lamb's exit.
Wheat ears, filled with grains, learn to bow their heads.
It is bad for the bird to dirty its nest.
Make yourselves honey, and the flies will eat you.
To be good, a fig must have the neck of a hanged man, the clothes of a poor person, and the eye of a widow.
The son of a donkey can be beautiful, but it kicks.
A cat's son kills rats.
The cat's son scratches.
A tiger's son is born spotted.
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
The son of a fish is a little fish.
A fallen flower does not return to the branch.
A single flower does not make a bouquet.
Avoid the gossipmonger as you would a serpent.
Avoid the dogs that do not bark.
The ant has mucus.
Weak is the sheep that cannot handle the wool.
Weak is the dog that does not eat the meat given to him.
Bald chickens never made anyone rich.
A cat with a glove is a sign of rain.
Open cage, dead bird.
Seagulls on land, storm at sea.
The rich hen covets everything it sees.
A fat hen for little money is not found in the barn.
A fat chicken does not need feathers.
The black hen lays white eggs.
Speckled hen, do not eat it, do not sell it, do not give it.
A scalded cat fears cold water.
The cat asks by meowing and eats by growling.
Meowing cat, poor hunter.
Big fish are caught in big rivers.
Donkey's tie is a rattle.
Hyena laughing, gazelle imitating.
Today a peacock, tomorrow a duster.
Intrigue of brother, intrigue of dog.
It is impossible for the rat to make a nest in the cat's ear.
The little lizard, after greeting so much, lost its head.
An old wolf doesn't fall into the trap.
You will praise the lily, but plant potatoes.
Monkey likes banana.
An old monkey doesn't jump on a dry branch.
But more than the insects, the indiscreet ones bite.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Two pieces of beef are worth more than seven pieces of potato.
Only the owner knows the horse's morning.
A cow's fight does not bring down a brave calf.
Kill your pig if you want to see your body.
Corn between the vineyard fills the cellar and the kitchen.
After the bite of a viper or scorpion, prepare the spade and the hoe.
The creature has died, the poison is gone.
The chicken died, the eggs rotted.
Thick and accumulated clouds, certain and continuous winds.
One who is sly does not raise a dog or a cat.
One does not raise a dog when they have no bread to spare.

Don't give the sheep to the wolf to guard.

Do not make wine in lordly land.
There is no fat chicken for little money.
There are no roses without thorns.
There is no peace where the hen sings and the rooster sings.
Don't put all your eggs under the same hen.
It is not the bad weeds that choke the seeds, but the negligence of the farmer.
One does not hunt hares by playing the drum.
You don't catch chickens with salt in your hands.
Don't sell the bear's skin before killing it.
Neither so much to the sea nor so much to the land.
In the snake dance, the frog does not dance.
Never say 'I will not drink from this water.'
Never has the wolf killed another wolf.
The pig, the hunger, and the cold make a great noise.
The dog and the cat eat the poorly guarded.
The dog and the boy go to where they are pampered.
The rabid dog bites its owner.
The snail, where it is born, feeds.
The thistle, when it is born, already stings.

The scarab calls its children grains of gold.

The beans are eaten with their children.
The tame ox was a bull.
The donkey, the bell, and the lazy man, without a hit, do not do their work.
The monkey laughs at the tail of the female monkey, but does not see its own.
The little monkey does not get used to two forests. There will be one in which it gets lost.
The greatest oak came from an acorn.
The biggest fish is the one that escapes the hook.
The early bird catches the worm.
The fish must swim three times: in water, in sauce, and in wine.
The big fish eats the small one.
The chick already comes out of the egg with the spot that the rooster has.

The first corn is for the sparrows.

What pleases the wolf, the she-wolf does.
The river flows into the sea.
Where there are famous roosters, there are no chicks to be made.
Where there are rats, there are holes.
A good dog does not bark in vain.
The good fruit comes from good seed.
The good shepherd shears, does not skin his sheep.
The chameleon says that walking fast is nothing; arriving is what matters.
What is good for the hive is good for the bee.
The lion has no relatives.
The river does not become muddied if it does not go too low nor exceeds its banks.
Olive tree, my grandfather's; fig tree, my father's; vineyard, the one I will plant.
The dogs bark, but the caravan passes.
The great rivers are made of small streams.
The fish do not see the water in which they swim.
Rats are the first to abandon the ship.
An oyster wound produces a pearl.
A sheep that bleats, a piece that is lost.
Stupid sheep, where one goes, they all go.
The silent rivers are the deepest.
The donkey does not stumble twice on the same stone.
The fish's sidelong glance does not prevent the boat from passing.
The turkey dies on the eve.
For the little bird, there is no place like its nest.
For those who love, goat stink is perfume.
For the ant, the dew is a flood.
For the rat, the cat is a lion.
A little bird that hangs out with bats wakes up upside down.
A resting bird is hungry, and one that flies has to eat.
The early bird catches the worm.
A bird that does not sing has a knot in its throat.
Today's bread, yesterday's meat, and wine from last summer makes a man sane.
Chicken feet do not crush the chicks.
Fish do not pull carts.
An old fish understands about hooks.
Through repetition, even the donkey learns.
By the husk, one knows the ear of corn.
The fish dies by the mouth.
Small donkey causes big damage.
The spring does not end because of the death of a swallow.
When the rat laughs at the cat, there is a hole nearby.
When the poor eat chicken, one of the two is sick.
When the fox walks among the crickets, it goes badly for the mother and worse for the children.
When the sea crashes against the rock, it is the mussel that gets tangled.
When a donkey speaks, the others lower their ears.
When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.
When elephants fight, the grass suffers.
When the boss dies, the chickens go up to Heaven.
When the birds cry out, the sailor looks for land.
Sheep cheese, goat milk, cow butter.
Whoever passed by the rosemary and did not harvest it, either never had love or is no longer in love.
forgot.
Whoever the fox has to deceive must rise very early.
Whoever eats another's cow pays for a thin one, pays for a fat one.
Whoever the trout eats roasted and boiled partridge does not know what they are doing and even less what they are saying.
He who drinks water from the fountain owes no favors.
Who sells kids and has no goats, comes from somewhere.
Who your dog wants to kill calls him rabid.
He who lies down with dogs gets up with fleas.
Who walks with the wolf learns to howl.
He who lives with pigs lies in the mud.
Whoever is foolish, asks God to take him, and the devil to carry him.
He who makes the wolf a shepherd loses the sheep.
Whoever does not want to be a wolf should not wear its skin.
The rider makes the good horse.
Who has been bitten by a snake is afraid even of a worm.
He who does not want to be a wolf should not wear its pelt.
He who has no dog hunts with a cat.
Those who are born a little lizard never become a crocodile.
Whoever becomes a sheep, the wolf eats it.
He who fears little birds does not sow corn.
Whoever catches a fish is a fisherman.
Whoever wants grilled sardines, the embers reach them.
Whoever wants to have fun buys a monkey.
Who gnaws from behind is a rat.
Those who are afraid buy a dog.
Who has a donkey and walks on foot is even more foolish.
Those with a straw tail do not jump over bonfires.
Salmon and sermon have their season in Lent.
If the horseshoe brings luck, the donkey wouldn't pull a cart.
If the lizard drinks at the sink, thank it to the chickens.
If the scorpion could see and the viper could hear, there would be no one to resist them.
If lice were money, everyone would want to have them.
If you want the dog to follow you, give it bread.
If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade.
If 'ifs' were beans, no one would die of hunger.
Only the river does not return.
With just grape seeds, an old woman made a hundred barrels.
If you stop every time you hear a dog barking, you will never reach the end of the path.
Both sheep and lambs die.
Thick dough rises in the oven, in the soup, and on the tray.
Every day chicken, tires the kitchen.
Tola is the sheep that confesses to the wolf.
Sad is the house where the hen sings and the rooster is silent.
Sad is the rat that knows no more than one hole.
A donkey loaded with books is a doctor.
One donkey scratches another.
A single grain does not fill the granary but helps its companion.
A rat does not cast a shadow on an elephant.
A bad sheep causes a flock to be lost.
A small spark ignited the forest.
Grapes, figs, and melons are sustenance of nutrition.
Grapes, bread, and cheese taste like a kiss.
A donkey that carries us is worth more than a horse that throws us off.
The cats go away, the rats stroll.
Donkey voices do not reach the sky.
Wine, olive oil, and friends, choose the oldest ones.