68 Serbian Proverbs / Page 3
41. One devil does not scratch out another devil's eyes.
42. Peace pays what war wins.
43. Quick to believe is quickly deceived.
44. Solitude is full of God.
45. The first marriage is a plate of honey, the second a glass of wine, and the third is a cup of poison.
46. The glory of ancestors should not prevent a man from winning glory for himself.
47. The wound heals, the scar remains.
48. There's nothing worse than a person looking for a quarrel.
49. Time builds castles, and time destroys them.
50. To believe is easier than investigation.
51. To serve our elders is a duty, our equals it is polite, but serving the young is humiliating.
52. To set fire to a church is not so bad as to speak ill of a virgin.
53. Warm bed, cold food.
54. We won the war, but lost peace.
55. We won the war, but we lost peace.
56. What is it to be a gentleman? Firstly it is to be thankful and secondly to complain.
57. What is the use of a big wide world when your shoes are too small?
58. What makes you tired makes you stronger.
59. When a stepmother moves in, the father becomes a stepfather.
60. When big bells ring, little ones are not heard.