Polish Proverb Sayings

Polish Proverbs

The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.

Time has no respect for beauty.

When I had money everyone called me brother.

Truth will take you everywhere even to jail.

What reaches the mother's heart will only reach the father's knees.

A pretty person looks pretty in every clothing.

Where devil cannot go, he will send a woman.

The devil can swallow a woman but he can't digest her.

Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.

Where two are fighting, a third one wins.

In a game it's difficult to know when to stop.

The world is a big place but there is so little room in it.

When a man hurries, the devil smiles. 

You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.