143 Sayings of Polish Origin

1. "You can't heal stubbornness." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

2. "When a girl is born it is like having six thieves invade the house." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

3. "Someone else's hands are light, but not big." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

4. "If it were not for the hands, the clock would be useless." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

5. "Better discretion than courage." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

6. "Where there are six cooks, there is nothing to eat." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

7. "Who gives and then takes it back, is mistreated in hell." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

8. "A humble calf will feed from two mothers." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

9. "When the master has a cold the servants sneeze." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

10. "Old habits die hard." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

11. "There are a thousand paths to every wrong." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

12. "The doorstep of the palace is very slippery." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

13. "As Jake treats God, God will treat Jake." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

14. "When I had money everyone called me brother." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

15. "Even the devil rocks a rich person's child." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

16. "Home, sweet home." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

17. "The worst devil is the one who prays." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

18. "When out to kill a fly, don't roll out a cannon to accomplish it." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

19. "All's well that ends well." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

20. "Don't praise the day before sunset." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

21. "When a woman has got off a wagon, horses have an easier time." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

22. "What I believe in is all that is mine." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

23. "Add up your pennies, and buy a hen." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

24. "A rich man even has the devil to lull his children." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

25. "Where there is smoke, there is fire." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

26. "The farmer is a born philosopher, the aristocrat has to learn how." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

27. "Where two people fight against each other, the third one wins." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

28. "The crow won't peck an eye of another crow." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

29. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

30. "Running away makes you guilty." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

31. "Delayed is preferable to never." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

32. "Without salt the feast is sad." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

33. "When among the crows, caw as the crows do." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

34. "I'm human and nothing that is human is to me strange." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

35. "A swift help is worth more." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

36. "Where the Devil can't go, he'll send a woman." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

37. "It is a poor parish where the priest has to ring his own bells." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

38. "Listen to people, but keep your own wits." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

39. "Mice play around, when they don't smell the cat." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

40. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

41. "One maiden is better than four widows." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

42. "Better not to add salt than over salt." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

43. "When the dog eats, he doesn't bark, because his food will run away." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

44. "A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

45. "The real unlucky one will sprain his thumb when he blows his nose." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

46. "Don't share the skin while it's still on the bear." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

47. "It is better to die standing than to live on your knees." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

48. "Talk of a wolf and the wolf is here." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

49. "It is easier to watch over one hundred fleas than one young girl." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

50. "What you reap is what you sow." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

51. "Only the shoe knows that the stocking is torn." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

52. "You rest the way you have made your bed." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

53. "Expect nothing from friends, do what you can do yourself." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

54. "Who's saying the truth, does not need a lot of words." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

55. "If the farmer is poor then so is the whole country." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

56. "The good won't be spoiled in an inn, so the bad won't be mended in a church." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

57. "In a game it's difficult to know when to stop." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

58. "Ingratitude is the world's reward." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

59. "The one attacked by ravens is also attacked by crows." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

60. "Everyone is tempted to evil." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

61. "What reaches the mother's heart will only reach the father's knees." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

62. "Even a clock that is not going is right twice a day." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

63. "A whore won't tear off another whore head." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

64. "When a man hurries, the devil smiles." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

65. "The locksmith is the guilty one, but the blacksmith hangs." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

66. "Obscurity envelops truth." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

67. "If you are going to fight, pray once; if you are going to sail, pray twice; if you are getting married, then pray thrice." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

68. "In Russia as you must, in Poland as you like." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

69. "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

70. "Who is fat, is happy." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

71. "Better late than never." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

72. "In healthy body a healthy spirit resides." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

73. "Drop after drop, there will be a sea." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

74. "The devil can swallow a woman but he can't digest her." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

75. "Nothing for nothing." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

76. "Bad things often turn out to be good for you." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

77. "Every error has its excuse." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

78. "A fool does not need any bells." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

79. "That which everybody guards will soon disappear." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

80. "Bear witness to facts, not words." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

81. "In church, in the taverns, and in coffins all men are equal." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

82. "The bell is loud because it is empty." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

83. "When February comes, hobnail your shoes." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

84. "A bad dancer blames the hem of her skirt." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

85. "Do not ask the old, ask the experienced." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

86. "Water teaches us to weep, wine teaches us to sing." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

87. "Where the body wants to rest, there the legs must carry it." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

88. "A jug carries water until its handle breaks off." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

89. "All the goats jump onto leaning trees." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

90. "You are free, Tom, in your own home." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

91. "Seek and you shall find." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

92. "of the dead speak well or not at all." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

93. "The best asset is a clean conscience." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

94. "You can wait till the cows come home." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

95. "One hand washes the other." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

96. "There will be no bread from that flour." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

97. "Do as you please at your own home." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

98. "The giver should forget, but the receiver should remember forever." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

99. "A sore finger and a headache are standard excuses for not going to school." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

100. "Better is one unmarried lady than 4 widows." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

101. "Better one today, than two tomorrow." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

102. "Not everything that's allowed is best." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

103. "The greatest love is a mother's, then a dog's, then a sweetheart's." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

104. "A good man even in a tavern won't be spoiled, even church can save a bad man." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

105. "Where there is butter there are flies." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

106. "A good joke is a penny worth." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

107. "Watch the faces of those who bow low." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

108. "Where there is love, there is happiness." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

109. "Keep learning because knowledge is the key to power." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

110. "In every little house there is a little louse." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

111. "A beautifully decorated plate won't feed anyone." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

112. "A beggar talked to a picture, but picture answered nothing." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

113. "Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

114. "Pride comes before fall." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

115. "No Work, no Dinner." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

116. "Even Hercules turns yellow in the face of many enemies." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

117. "Not everything that's allowed is agreeable." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

118. "Guest coming into house, God coming into house." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

119. "What little Johnny has not learned, big John will not know." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

120. "The world is a big place but there is so little room in it." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

121. "Ink, if not used, will dry up." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

122. "A honey tongue and a heart of gall." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

123. "Everywhere is fine, but best at home." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

124. "Curiosity is the first step to hell." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

125. "Fate throws fortune, but not everyone catches." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

126. "He who gives quickly gives twice." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

127. "Every dog has its day." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

128. "The liar will travel the world over, but chooses not to go back home." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

129. "Even if a chef cooks just a fly, he would keep the breast for himself." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

130. "Don't say "up", before you have jumped." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

131. "Fortune favors the bold." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

132. "Poverty does not lose its virtue." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

133. "Even the goats will jump on a slanted tree." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

134. "Don't talk about others, they won't talk about you." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

135. "When a woman knows no more how to answer, she must be dried up." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

136. "Wherever you go, you can't get rid of yourself." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

137. "If everyone swept in front of his house, the whole town would be clean." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

138. "Every bubble bursts." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

139. "It is easier to take a couple of drinks than to refuse them." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

140. "Not at once Krakow was ignorance of law is harmful." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

141. "He, who laughs last, laughs the longest." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

142. "Light a candle for God and a candle-stub for the Devil." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet

 

143. "A pretty person looks pretty in every clothing." (Polish Sayings) Click to tweet