190 Bulgarian Proverbs / Page 7
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Out of sight, out of mind.122.
Pretty wife, old wine -- many friends.123.
Ravens do not peck each other's eyes out.124.
Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.125.
Take a big bite, but don't say a big word.126.
Talk of the devil - and the devil appears.127.
Tell the blind he is eyeless, and he will get mad at you.128.
The Bad tax-collector will sell one of your oxen, the good one - both.129.
The Blind hen, when it sees again, wants even to mount the cock.130.
The Chicken teaches the hen to lay eggs.131.
The crow pecks at the ox to clean it -- not to feed from it.132.
The Dog barks to keep itself, not the village.133.
The Donkey, though it may go to the Holy Land, will still come back a donkey.134.
The droplet is always at its largest just before it drops.135.
The Drum is large but empty.136.
The earth is man's only friend.137.
The eye that sees all things else, sees not itself.138.
The First glass is for health, the second - for joy, the third - for fun, the fourth - for madness.139.
The fox falls into the trap only once.140.
The horse went into the river.