242 Polish Proverbs / Page 7
121. Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears.
122. Love is like the moon: now full, now dark.
123. Love without jealousy is like a Pole with no moustache.
124. Man is man's wolf.
125. Man shoots, God carries the bullets.
126. my home is my castle.
127. Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.
128. Not all that glitters is gold.
129. Not everything that's allowed is best.
130. Nowadays you have to go to heaven to meet an angel.
131. Nowadays you must go to heaven to meet an angel.
132. Of the dead, nothing but good.
133. Old truths, old laws, old friends, old books, and old wine are best.
134. On a thief, the hat's on fire.
135. One ducat before the trial is worth three afterwards.
136. One hand washes the other.
137. One may teach another to speak, but none can teach another to hold his peace.
138. One ticket, one seat.
139. Pray once if you are going to fight, pray twice if you are going to sail, and pray thrice if you are going to get married.
140. Pray once if you are going to fight, pray twice if you are going to sail, and pray thrice if you are going to get married.