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There’s no flock without a carrion.

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:02:14 +0000

There’s no flock without a carrion. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… There is a black sheep in every flock (A rough translation of a Bulgarian proverb)

When the cart rolled over, there are many roads.

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:04:13 +0000

When the cart rolled over, there are many roads. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… You can not change what already happened. (A rough translation of a Bulgarian proverb)

Piercing one’s shield with one’s spear.

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:06:46 +0000

Piercing one’s shield with one’s spear. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Self-contradiction. The story about this is that a man was selling shields and spears at a marketplace. He raised up one of his spears and shouted, “This spear can pierce through any wall!” Then, he raised up one of his shields and shouted, “This shield can deflect anything.” When he was asked what would happen if he pierced his own shield with his own spear, he was speechless, since he had contradicted himself. (This is a rough translation from a Chinese proverb)

There is no household without domestic fight

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:07:21 +0000

There is no household without domestic fight —Â (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

To endure is obligatory, but to like is not

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:09:28 +0000

To endure is obligatory, but to like is not —Â (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)