242 Polish Proverbs / Page 6
101. If you love him, don't lend him.
102. In a game it's difficult to know when to stop.
103. In church, in the taverns, and in coffins all men are equal.
104. In every little house there is a little louse.
105. In healthy body healthy spirit.
106. In Russia as you must, in Poland as you like.
107. Ink, if not used, will dry up.
108. Innocence itself sometimes hath need of a mask.
109. Innocence plays in the backyard of ignorance.
110. It is a poor parish where the priest has to ring his own bells.
111. It is better to give than to lend and it costs about the same.
112. It is easier to take a couple of drinks than to refuse them.
113. It is easier to watch over one hundred fleas than one young girl.
114. It is worse to be sick in the soul than in body.
115. It was Blacksmith's guilt, but the Gypsy was hanged.
116. It's easier for the horses when the woman gets off the cart.
117. Joy must have sorrow.
118. Keep learning because knowledge is the key to power.
119. Kill two birds with one stone.
120. Light a candle for God and another for the devil.