120 Czech Proverbs / Page 5
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No church without a sermon.82.
No man has fallen from the sky learned.83.
Nothing seems expensive on credit.84.
Our parents taught us to speak and the world taught us to be silent.85.
Politeness pleases even a cat.86.
Still waters wash out banks.87.
The big thieves hang the little ones.88.
The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes.89.
The first sin makes the bed for the second.90.
The fish does not go after the hook, but after the bait.91.
The fool never undertakes little.92.
The Germans in the stable, the Czech in the kitchen and the French in bed.93.
The God who gave us teeth will also give us bread.94.
The law has a nose of wax.95.
The Lord will drench you with His showers, but he will dry you with His sun.96.
The moon does not care if the dog barks at it.97.
The morning is wiser than the evening.98.
The one who sits on the ground need not fear a fall.99.
The way one eats is the way one works.100.
The wedding lasts for two or three days, but the trouble stays longer.