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The following are some examples of Romanian proverbs.- Ai carte, ai parte. (En: "Knowledge is power")
- Apa trece, pietrele ramân. (En: "Water runs, stones remain")
- Apara-ma de gaini, ca de câini nu ma tem. (En: "Defend me from chickens, for I am not afraid of dogs")
- Câinele moare de drum lung, iar prostul, de grija altuia. (En: "A dog may die from too much walking, but a fool dies from worrying about someone else's business")
- Cine se scoala de dimineata departe ajunge. (En: "Who wakes up early, travels far")
- Lenesul mai mult alearga. (En: "A lazy man ends up working more")
- Nu da vrabia din mâna pe cioara de pe gard. (En: "A sparrow in your hand is worth two in the bush")
- Nu iese fum fara foc. (En: "There's no smoke without fire")
- Nu lasa pe mâine ce poti face azi. (En: "Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today")
- Nu te pune cu prostul, caci are mintea odihnita. (En: "Never fight with a fool, his mind is rested")
- Nu vinde pielea ursului din padure. (En: Don't sell the skin of the bear from the woods")
- Omul sfinteste locul. (En: "It's the men that make a place holy")
- Râde hârb de oala sparta. (En: "The pot calls the kettle black")
- S-a dus bou si s-a întors vaca. (En: "He left as a bull and came back as a cow")
- Sângele apa nu se face. (En: "Blood doesn't turn into water")
- Un nebun arunca o piatra si zece întelepti nu pot sa o ridice. (En: "When a madman throws a stone, ten wisemen can't pick it up")
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