Latvian Proverbs

Let the devil into church and he will climb into the pulpit.

We have rowed well, said the flea as the fishing boat arrives at its mooring.

The ready back gets all the loads.

Sleep is the poor man's treasure.

Promised berries will not fill the basket.

Once you've cut the bread, you cannot put it together again.

On the hook of truth only small carp will bite; in the net of falsehood the big salmon are caught.

No matter how much you eat, save some seeds for sowing.

Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.

If you can't use your eyes, follow your nose.

Every man forges his own destiny.

Even the devil himself does not know where women sharpen their knives.

As long as you live, you learn.

A strange glass is emptied in one draught; your own glass not even in ten.

A smiling face is half the meal.

A good backside will easily find a bench to sit on.