Estonian Proverb Sayings

Estonian Proverbs

Estonia

The mistakes of others are good teachers.

Who suffers will live long.

Wasting time is stealing from oneself.

The mouth is the interpreter for the heart.

Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.

Who bites with a lie will swallow with pain

Silence is sometimes the answer.

When God gives a child, he also gives the clothing.

Sometimes silence is the proper answer.

Who has done evil will answer for evil.

Justice knows no friendship.

Who does not obey forbidding will regret afterwards.

One woman never praises another.

Who has lied once will not be believed the second time. 

Who wants to makes his friend his enemy should loan him some money.