136 Sayings of Romanian Origin

1. "In a hundred years we will be dead anyway." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "Wait there roan, to graze green grass." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Where God has sown it shall flourish." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "Winter will ask you what you did during the summer." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Take money from the dry well." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "If you wish good advice, consult an old man." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "A bad workman quarrels with his tools." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "The lamp is not burning for those asleep." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "Hunger goes in a straight line, desire turns in circles." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Even silence is an answer." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "The eyes have one language everywhere." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "The truth is told in jokes." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "There is no going to heaven in a sedan." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Small tree trunks can make the cart turn over." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "The wind does not paint red eggs." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "My chicken is good, but my neighbor's looks better." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "Out of a devil's egg there can only come a devil." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "The fruit does not fall far from the tree." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "A great ship asks for deep waters." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "By proscription you give the face." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "When a liar speaks the truth, he is sick." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "So long as you don't step on a snail's tail, he won't get up and bite you." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "Love understands all languages." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Good wine needs no bush." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "Beauty without wisdom is like a flower in the mud." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "Better an egg today, than an ox tomorrow." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "The blessing of having many children has never broken a man's roof." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "You should not add oil to the fire." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Even in paradise it is no fun to be alone." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "From fools, children and drunkards you get to hear the truth." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "Many heroes appear after the war." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "Only what you have in your hand is not a lie." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "The eagle does not catch flies." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "Do not cut the bough you are sitting on." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "A foreigner scratches you where you do not itch." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "Don't sell the skin of the bear from the forest." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "When men take wives they stop fearing hell." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "A woman's tongue is a double edged knife." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "The devil gives even rich men presents." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "The eyes which don't see each other, forget each other." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Call the bear uncle till you are safe across the bridge." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "Choose a wife to please yourself, not others." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "If you are travelling in the blind man's country close one eye." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "Acorns were good till bread was found." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "When a thing is done, advice comes too late." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "A clear sky fears not the thunder." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "Good goods, cheap goods." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "Don't try to sell pumpkins to a gardener." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "A fair day in winter is the mother of a storm." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "Such father, such son." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "Without other people's companionship, even paradise would be an unlikable place." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "Don't give the sparrow in the hand for the crow on the fence." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "The calm water is down reaching." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "Eating and scratching want but a beginning." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "Fish and guests stink after three days." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

61. "When the head does not work, the legs suffer." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

62. "The hen that cackles in the evening lays no eggs in the morning." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

63. "One short step lengthens life." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

64. "Nothing is more changeable than time and a woman." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

65. "The rich man makes mistakes and the poor men get the blame." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

66. "If you are already wet, you won't care about the rain." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

67. "A creaking door hangs long on its hinges." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

68. "He, who is afraid of death, loses his life." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

69. "Kiss the hand that you cannot bite." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

70. "Short love, long sighs." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

71. "Complain about the house where the husband is the wife." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

72. "He gives double who gives quickly." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

73. "Take an ox by its horns, a man by his heart." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

74. "Under a ragged coat lies wisdom." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

75. "The snake bites the tamer first." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

76. "Make a pact with the devil until you have crossed the bridge." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

77. "Adversity makes a man wise, not rich." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

78. "Every sin brings its punishment with it." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

79. "The man who takes legal action often loses an ox to win a cat." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

80. "The luck of idle men sits next to them." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

81. "If you lie upon roses when you're young, you'll lie upon thorns when you're old." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

82. "Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

83. "Better a healthy donkey than a consumptive philosopher." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

84. "Abundance, like want, ruins many." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

85. "Look first at the mother and then the daughter." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

86. "Mice always return to their own little holes." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

87. "The way to hell is tiled with good meanings." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

88. "When you spit against the wind you get a dirty beard." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

89. "An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

90. "Use a little fish to catch a big." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

91. "Knotty timber must have sharp wedges." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

92. "Who digs a pit will himself fall therein." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

93. "The goat must browse where she is tied." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

94. "He who rises early goes far." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

95. "The thief who isn't caught is an honest salesman." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

96. "What does a donkey know about the life of a nightingale?" (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

97. "Examples evil communications corrupt good manners." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

98. "Don't throw your blanket in the fire just because it has one flea in it." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

99. "The man of many trades begs his bread on Sunday." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

100. "Gloves hide the ugliest hands." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

101. "Who chases two rabbits will get neither." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

102. "We choose the lesser of two evils." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

103. "A good bee will not go to a drooping flower." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

104. "A barber learns to shave by shaving fools." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

105. "Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

106. "The needle is small, but it sews expensive garments." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

107. "It is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

108. "When the fox preaches, look to the geese." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

109. "A tent without a woman is like a violin with no strings." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

110. "He who wants to talk with the dogs must learn to bark." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

111. "Before you find God, you will be eaten by saints." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

112. "A second marriage is like a warmed-up meal." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

113. "In a house where two daughters live, the cat dies of thirst." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

114. "The looking glass is the enemy of ugly women." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

115. "There's no physician like a true friend." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

116. "One who sits between two chairs may easily fall down." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

117. "When sorrow is asleep, wake it not." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

118. "Who is silent leaves no regret." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

119. "The lion won't turn on a barking puppy." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

120. "A blind man will not thank you for a looking glass." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

121. "Such mother, such daughter." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

122. "The tree makes shafts for axes." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

123. "Better an ugly duckling from your own village than a beauty from foreign parts." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

124. "You don't go into a tavern to say your prayers." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

125. "He that never rode never fell." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

126. "From the same wood you can make a cross or a club." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

127. "In at one ear and out at the other." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

128. "The anvil fears no blows." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

129. "God gives the milk, but not the pail." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

130. "The Need forces you to do." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

131. "There is no smoke without fire." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

132. "Your wife's eyes are in your purse." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

133. "Only fools are glad when governments change." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

134. "If you want to sweep the steps clean, start at the top." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

135. "Women have long skirts and short minds." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet

 

136. "Each to his taste." (Romanian Sayings) Click to tweet