Showing posts with label Ambition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ambition. Show all posts

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Female hand in the candle lightFrench
Vouloir, c'est pouvoir.
Translation: To want means to can.

German
Wo ein Wille ist, ist auch ein Weg!
Translation: Where there's a will, there's a way.

Italian
A chi vuole, non mancano modi.
Translation: For those who want, there are ways.

Latin
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam.
Translation: I'll either find a way or make one.

Portuguese
Querer é poder.

Romanian
Voiește și vei putea. / Dacă vrei, poți.
Translation: Will and you'll can. / If you want, you can.

Russian
Где хотение там и умение.
Translation: Where there's a will, there's a way.


Cobblers' children are worst shod.

Basque 
Arotzaren extean keŕena zurez.
Translation: The craftsman has a bad roof.

Dutch
De baas woordt altijdt het slechtst bedient. 

Italian
In casa di calzolaio non si hanno scarpe.

German
Der schuster has die slechsten schue.

Polish
Swecz bez butow chodzi.

Portuguese
En casa de ferreiro o pior apeiro.

Romanian
Cizmarul umblă cu papucii rupţi.

Spanish
En casa del herrero, chuchillo de palo.

Too much of a thing is good for nothing.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Il ogni troppo storpia.

Latin translation / translationem Latinam
Ne quid nimis.

Polish translation / tłumaczenie polskie
Co nazbyt, to nie krasno.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Ce-i mult strică.

Misfortune comes on horseback and goes away on foot.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Il male viene a cavallo e se ne va a piedi.

Latin translation / translationem Latinam
Citius venit malum quam revertitur.

New brooms sweep clean.

Dutch
Nieuwe bezems vegen schoon.

French
Ferveur de novice ne dure pas.

German
Neue Besen kehren gut.

Italian 
Granata nuova scopa bene tre giorni.

Latin
Pulverulenta novis bene verritur area scopis.

Polish
Nowa miotla dobrze zamiata.

Portuguese
Vassoura nova varre sempre bem.

Spanish
Alcalda del mes de enero.

None so deaf as those who will not hear.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling
Er zijn geen erger doven dan die niet horen willen.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Egli e mal sordo che non vuol udire.

Portuguese translation / tradução em português
Nao ha pior surdo que o que näo quier ouvir.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Nimeni nu este mai surd decât cel ce nu vrea să audă.

Spanish translation / traducción española
No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír.

Easier said than done.

French
Mieux vaut faire que dire.

German
Leichter gesagt als getan.

Italian
Tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare.

A mans worst enemies are often those of his own house.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling
God behode mij voor mijn vrienden , mijn vijenden neem ik zelf voor mijn rekening.

French translation / traduction français
De qui je me fie Dieu me garde.

German translation / Deutsch Übersetzung
Behuete mich gott vor mijn Frienden, mit den Feinden wil ich schon vertig werden.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Da chi mi fido, mi guardi Dio, da chi non mi fido guardero io.

Portuguese translation / tradução em português
De boi manso me guarde Deus, que de mau eu me guarderie.

Spanish translation / traducción española
Cuidama del agua mansa, que de la brava, yo solo me cuidare.

Never buy a pig in a poke.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling
Een kat in de zak kopen.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Comprare una gatta nel sacco.

Spanish translation / traducción española 
Comprar gato en saco.

If you want something done, do it yourself.

French
On n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même.

Italian
Chi fa da sé, fa per tre.

Actions speak louder than words.

German translation / Deutsch Übersetzung
Taten sagen mehr als Wörter.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Faptele grăiesc mai apăsat decât vorbele.

Russian translation / русский перевод
о человеке судят не по словам, а по делам.

Spanish translation / traducción española
Los hechos valen más que las palabras.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

inima, heart, corazon, cuore
Origin
Luke 6:45, Bible, New Testament

Related Proverbs
What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.



Spanish
De la abundancia del corazón habla la boca.

Romanian
Din prisosul inimii grăieşte gura.
Translation: Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Ce-i în gușă, și-n căpușă.
Translation: What's in the mouth, is in the head also.

Inima o am pe limbă.
Translation: I have my heart on my tongue.

Ce are pe inimă, are pe buze.
Translation: That what he has in his heart, he also has on his lips.


A word is enough to the wise

Spanish translation / traducción española
A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
A buon inteditore, poche parole

Russian translation / русский перевод
A bon entendeur, demi-mot

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

French translation / traduction français
Coucher de poule et lever de corbeau écartent l'homme du tombeau.

German translation / Deutsch Übersetzung
Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Chi dorme non piglia pesci.

Polish translation / tłumaczenie polskie
Kto rano wstaje, temu Pan Bóg daje.

Portuguese translation / tradução em português
Deitar cedo e cedo erguer, dá saúde e faz crescer.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Cine se scoală de dimineaţă, departe ajunge.

Spanish translation / traducción española 
A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda.

A good name is the best of all treasures.

Basque
Aberats izatea baino, izen ona hobe.

German
Besser ahrm in Ehren als reich in Schanden.

French
Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée.

Latin
Melium est nomen bonum quam divitae multae.

Dutch
Een goede naam is beter dan olie.

Polish
Lepsze imie dobre, nizli bogactwa hojne.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

German translation / Deutsch Übersetzung
Beharrlichkeit fuhrt sum ziel.

Spanish translation / traducción española 
Con el tiempo todo se consigue.

French translation / traduction français 
Pastience et longeur de temps font le plus que force ni que rage.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana 
Chi aspettar suole, ha chio che vuole.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling  
Allest komt op zijn tijd.

Polish translation / tłumaczenie polskie

Kto czeka, docseka sie.

Portuguese translation / tradução em português
A quem sabo esåperar ensejo, tudo vem a sue tempo e desejo.

Romanian translation / traducere în română 
Cu răbdarea treci marea.


If the beard were all, the goat might preach.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling
De baard maakt geen wijsgeer; anders was er de boek goed aan.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Barbă lungă, minte scurtă.

Russian translation / русский перевод
Ус в честь, а борода́ и у козла́ есть.

The barking dog seldom bites.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling
Blaffende honden bijten niet.

German translation / Deutsch Übersetzung
Bellende Hunde beißen nicht.

French translation / traduction français
Chien qui aboie ne mord pas.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Can che abbaia non morde.

Portuguese translation / tradução em português
Cão que ladra não morde.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Câinele care latră, nu muşcă.

Russian translation / русский перевод
Не бо́йся соба́ки, что ла́ет, а бо́йся той, что молчи́т и хвосто́м виля́ет.


Spanish translation / traducción española 
Perro ladrador, poco mordedor.



proverb


Strike while the iron is hot.

French translation / traduction français
Il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud.

Italian translation / traduzione italiana
Batti il ferro finché è caldo.

Dutch translation / Nederlandse vertaling
Men moet het ijzer smeden als het heet is.

Romanian translation / traducere în română
Bate fierul cât e cald.

Russian translation / русский перевод
Куй желе́зо, пока горячо́.

A good beginning makes a good ending.

Albanian
Fillimi i mbarë është gjysma e punës.

Basque
Untsa habiatu den lana, erdi akabirik.

Italian
Buon principio fa buon fine.

Dutch
Goed begin, goed einde.

Russian
Лиха́ беда́ нача́ло.