SOME COMMON ENGLISH PROVERBS AND SAYINGS

Actions speak louder than words. (Djela su vana, a ne rijei.)

As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it. (Kako prostre, tako e i
lei.)
As you sow so shall you reap. (Kako sije, tako e i eti.)
Beggars can't be choosers. (Sirotinja ne moe birati.)
Better be safe than sorry. (to je sigurno, sigurno je.)
Birds of a feather flock together. (Svaka ptica svome jatu.)
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. (Roen pod sretnom zvijezdom.)
You can't have your cake and eat it too. (Ne moe imati i ovce i novce.)
Every cloud has a silver lining. (Nije svako zlo za zlo.)
A man is known by the company he keeps. (S kim si, takav si.)
The devil is not so black as he is painted. (Ni vrag nije tako crn kako se ini.)
Dog does not eat dog. (Vrana vrani oi ne vadi.)
Put all one's eggs in one basket. (Stavljati sve na jednu kartu.)
The end justifies the means. (Cilj opravdava sredstva.)
Everything comes to those who wait. (Tko eka, doeka.)
Fortune favours the bold. (Srea prati hrabre.)
You get what you pay for. (Koliko para, toliko muzike.)
Give him an inch and he'll take a mile. (Daj mu prst, a on e cijelu ruku.)
God helps those who help themselves. (Pomozi si sam, pa e ti i Bog.)
All good things must come to an end. (to je lijepo, kratko traje.)
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. (Tue-slae)
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. (Poklonjenom konju ne gleda se u zube.)
Honesty is the best policy. (Potenje se uvijek isplati.)
An idle brain is the devil's workshop. (Besposlen ovjek smilja gluposti.)
If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything. (Tko radi, taj i grijei.)
It takes all sorts to make a world. (Sto ljudi, sto udi.)
He who laughs last, laughs best. (Tko se zadnji smije, najslae se smije.)
A leopard cannot change his spots. (Vuk dlaku mijenja, al ne i ud.)
Let sleeping dogs lie. (Ne diraj lava dok spava.)
Life isn't just a bowl of cherries. (Nije ivot med i mlijeko.)
Live by the sword, die by the sword. (Tko se maa laa, od maa e i
poginuti.)
There are two sides to every coin. (Svaka medalja ima dvije strane.)
Might is right. (Tko jai taj kvai.)
The mills of God grind slowly yet they grind exceedingly small. (Pravda je
spora, ali dostina.)
Misfortunes never come singly. (Nesrea nikad ne dolazi sama.)


SOME COMMON ENGLISH PROVERBS AND SAYINGS

Actions speak louder than words. (Djela su vana, a ne rijei.)
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it. (Kako prostre, tako e i
lei.)
As you sow so shall you reap. (Kako sije, tako e i eti.)
Beggars can't be choosers. (Sirotinja ne moe birati.)
Better be safe than sorry. (to je sigurno, sigurno je.)
Birds of a feather flock together. (Svaka ptica svome jatu.)
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth. (Roen pod sretnom zvijezdom.)
You can't have your cake and eat it too. (Ne moe imati i ovce i novce.)
Every cloud has a silver lining. (Nije svako zlo za zlo.)
A man is known by the company he keeps. (S kim si, takav si.)
The devil is not so black as he is painted. (Ni vrag nije tako crn kako se ini.)
Dog does not eat dog. (Vrana vrani oi ne vadi.)
Put all one's eggs in one basket. (Stavljati sve na jednu kartu.)
The end justifies the means. (Cilj opravdava sredstva.)
Everything comes to those who wait. (Tko eka, doeka.)
Fortune favours the bold. (Srea prati hrabre.)
You get what you pay for. (Koliko para, toliko muzike.)
Give him an inch and he'll take a mile. (Daj mu prst, a on e cijelu ruku.)
God helps those who help themselves. (Pomozi si sam, pa e ti i Bog.)
All good things must come to an end. (to je lijepo, kratko traje.)
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. (Tue-slae)
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. (Poklonjenom konju ne gleda se u zube.)
Honesty is the best policy. (Potenje se uvijek isplati.)
An idle brain is the devil's workshop. (Besposlen ovjek smilja gluposti.)
If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything. (Tko radi, taj i grijei.)
It takes all sorts to make a world. (Sto ljudi, sto udi.)
He who laughs last, laughs best. (Tko se zadnji smije, najslae se smije.)
A leopard cannot change his spots. (Vuk dlaku mijenja, al ne i ud.)
Let sleeping dogs lie. (Ne diraj lava dok spava.)
Life isn't just a bowl of cherries. (Nije ivot med i mlijeko.)
Live by the sword, die by the sword. (Tko se maa laa, od maa e i
poginuti.)
There are two sides to every coin. (Svaka medalja ima dvije strane.)
Might is right. (Tko jai taj kvai.)
The mills of God grind slowly yet they grind exceedingly small. (Pravda je
spora, ali dostina.)
Misfortunes never come singly. (Nesrea nikad ne dolazi sama.