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Proverbs from all Slovak speaking parts of the world.

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* "Bez práce nie sú koláče."
**Translation: No work - no cake.
** English equivalent: No pain - no gain."
** {{cite book | last1 = Wolf-Mednyánszky | year = 2004 | title = Putovanie za kameňom mudrcov: 2.500 kilometrov do Santiaga de Compostela | publisher = Garmond | page = 8}}
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"Čo oči nevidia, srdce nebolí."
Translation: What eyes don't see, heart doesn't hurt.
English equivalent: Out of sight,out of mind.
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"Čím viac tým lepšie."
Translation: The more the merrier.
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"Hosť a ryba na tretí deň smrdia."
Translation: Guest and fish stink on the third day.
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"Jablko nepadá ďaleko od stromu."
Translation: An apple does not fall far from the tree.
"Jeden múdry lepší ako tisíc hlúpych."
Translation: One wiseman is better than thousand morons.
"Jedna lastovička leto nerobí."
Translation: One swallow does not make a summer.
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"Kto ráno vstáva, dobre sa máva."
Translation: Who gets up early, is well.
English equivalent: Early bird catches a worm.
"Kto druhému jamu kope, sám do nej spadne."
Translation: Who digs a hole for others, will himself fall into it.
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"Oko za oko, zub za zub."
Translation: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
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"Plešivému chytro hlavu umyješ."
Translation: Bald man's head gets washed fastest.
"Pod lampou je najväčšia tma."
Translation: The darkness is deepest under the lamp.
"Prázdny sud najviac duní."
Translation: Empty barrel rumbles the most.
"Proti vetru sa močiť nedá."
Translation: There is no use in pissing into the wind.
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"Ráno je múdrejšie večera."
Translation: The morning is wiser than the evening.
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"Topiaci sa aj slamky chytá."
Translation: A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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"V zdravom tele zdravý duch."
Translation: A sound mind in a sound body.
"Vrana k vrane sadá, rovný rovného si hľadá."
"Vtáka poznáš po perí a človeka po reči."
Translation: Bird is known by its feathers, man is known by his speech.
Meaning: Manners make the man.
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"Zlá zelina nevyhynie."
Translation: Evil herb never dies out.

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