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martedì 25 gennaio 2011

Proverbs

"No matter how hidden a force is, it will attract some kind of resistance."

Native american proverb


"Chaka la simba halilali nguruwe."
Idiomatic Translation: A pig doesn't sleep in the lion's thicket.Literal Meaning: The weak don't hang around in a powerful person's territory.

Swahili Proverb


"A perro flaco, todo son pulgas."
Translation: To a skinny dog, all are fleas.
Interpretations: When you are weak, it will seem that only problems surround you.

Spanish Proverb


"ماقدرش علي الحمار اتشطر علي البردعه "
Translation: He who couldn't overcome the donkey took on the saddle.
Meaning: Said of people who don’t face their match and pick on the weak instead.
Egyptian Proverb


"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."
Pakistan Proverb


"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."
Meaning: The strength of any group depends on the individual strength of each of its members.

English Proverb


"Zich met hand en tand verzetten."
Literal translation: To resist with hand and tooth.
Meaning: To resist with every possible means, not giving in in any way.

Dutch Proverb


"On ne resiste pas l'invasion des idées"
Literal Meaning: One doesn't resist the invasion of ideas

French Proverb


"猫に鰹節 neko ni katsuobushi"
Literally: fish to a cat.
Meaning: A situation where one can not let their guard down (because the cat can't resist stealing your fish).

Japanese Proverb


"No hay mal que dure cien años, ni cuerpo que lo resista"
Translation: There's no illness that lasts one hundred years, or body that can resist it.
Interpretation: A problem can't last forever, or else it's not a problem.

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