242 Polish Proverbs / Page 8
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Rome wasn't built in a day.142.
Running away makes you guilty.143.
Say only good things about the dead.144.
Seek and ye shall find.145.
Self-help is the best help.146.
Shavings fly where wood is being chopped.147.
Speak well of the dead or not at all.148.
Still waters are the deepest; Still waters run deep.149.
Still waters erode the shore or Still waters run deep.150.
Strike while the iron is hot.151.
Stroke the horse until it is saddled.152.
Talk of a wolf and the wolf appears.153.
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears.154.
Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine.155.
That which everybody guards will soon disappear.156.
That which the flesh likes, makes the soul lost.157.
The apple does not fall far from the tree.158.
The bell is loud because it is empty.159.
The best asset is a clean conscience.160.
The devil can swallow a woman but he can't digest her.