Talk:Maltese proverbs

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Agħlaq il-bieb qabel taħrab id-debba.(Close the door before the mare escapes.)
Agħmel il-ġid u nsih, agħmel id-deni u ftakar fih.(Do good things and forget them, do bad things and remember them.)
Agħtini xortija u itfagħni l-baħar.(Give me the luck and throw me at sea.)
Aħjar għasfur f'idejk milli mija fl-ajru.(A bird in your hands is better then one hundred in the sky.)
Aħjar ħabib fis-suq minn mitt skud fis-senduq.(A friend in the market is better then one hundred gold coins in the chest.)
Aħjar uff milli aħħ. (A bore is better than a bruise.)
Aħseb fil-ħażin biex it-tajjeb ma jonqosx. (Think in a pessimist way so that good things happen.)
Alla fina u aħna fih; kulma jagħmel għalina, kulma nagħmlu għalih. (God is in us an we are in him; everything he does is for us, everything we do is for him.)
Alla fuq kollox u fuq kulħadd, xemx u xita jibgħat għal kulħadd. (God is above everything and above everyone, he sends sun and rain for everyone.)
Alla jagħlaq bieb u jiftaħ mija. (God closes a door and opens one hundred.)
Alla ma jħallasx bin-nhar ta' Sibt. (God doesn't pay on Saturdays.)
April ħobżna fil-mindil. (In April our bread is in the cloth.)
Awissu x-xemx taħarqu u x-xita tmissu. (August is burnt by the sun while only touched by rain.)

B'demm il-fqir ġid qatt ma jsir. (With poor's blood good things never happen.)
B'riħ jew b'riefnu, minn hawn irridu nsiefru. (With wind or hurricane, from here we have to go.)
B'riħet l-għarusa kielet il-qattusa. (Thanks to the bride the cat ate.)
Bajda tas-sultan titħallas b'dundjan. (A king's egg is bought with a turkey.)
Bil-flus tagħmel triq fl-baħar. (With money one can build a road on the sea.)
Bil-kelma t-tajba toħroġ il-far mit-tqajba. (With the good word on brings out the rat from the hole.)
Bil-qatra l-qatra timtela l-ġarra. (Drop after drop,a whole pitcher is filled.)
Bin is-sengħa għandu nofsha. (A craftsman's son has half of his father's craft.)
Bniedem avżat nofsu armat. (An alerted man is half armoured.)
Bormot ġarek tfuħ aktar minn ta' darek. (The neighbour's pan smells better then the pan at home.)

Dak li jagħmel Alla ma jħassru ħadd. (Nobody is allowed to rub off the things God gave you)

No one can undo that which God created.

F'Awissu l-għeneb iħallik tmissu. (In August the grapes let you touch them.)
F'marqad il-mogħoż ma ssibx sbul. (You don't find harvest in goat farms.)
Fejn jidħlu l-interessi m'hemmx permessi. (Where there are interests there aren't permissions.)
Fi Frar, kull laqxa ttella' l-inwar. (In February, every piece is a need object.)
Fil-bnazzi kulħadd baħri.(In fine weather everyone is a good sailor.)
Frar fawwâr jimla l-bjar. (February fills the wells.)
Fejn ma tafx tindaħalx. (Where you don't know is better to don't try it.)
Fejn tħobb il-qalb jimxu r-riġlejn. (The legs go where the heart loves.)
Fl-aħħar tal-mazzita ssib iż-żbiba. (At black pudding's end you'll find a raisin.)
Ftit u tajjeb aħjar minn wisq u ħażin. (Little and good is better than many and bad.)

Ġimgħa bla ħlas, ġisem bla ras. (A week without wage, is like a body without a head.)
Ġunju ġunjett inehhi l-qmis u d-dublett. (June sweet June, remove shirt and skirt.)
Ġurdien xiħ ma jiekolx ġobon. (An old mouse does not eat cheese.)
Girien f'darek, ġurdien f'għamarek. (Neighbours in your house are like a mouse in your furniture.)

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Għaċ-ċrieket u għall-imsielet baqgħet bla ma kielet. (For the rings and for the earings didn't eat anything.)
Għajn ma tara, qalb ma tuġa'. (A blind eye, a non broken heart.)
Għajnejn morda ma jridux dawl. (Sick eyes don't want light.)
Għal ħabba bżar tilef il-borma. (For a tick of pepper lose the pan.)
Għal kull għadma hawn mitt kelb. (For every bone there are one hundred dogs.)
Għal kull ħabta hawn mannara. (For every knock there is an axe.)
Għal Mejju aħsad imqar kien plejju. (In May harvest everything also the flowers.)
Għal San Luqa fiż-żara' tistaħba għattuqa. (Till St. Luke the sead have to be under the lid.)
Għal San Mikiel lesti x-xemgħa u l-gandlier. (Till St. Micheal buy the candle and the candlestick.)
Għal San Tumas il-jum jagħmel pass ta' ħmar qammâs. (Till St. Thomas the daylight make a phase like a jumping donkey.)
Għalhekk l-għaġuża ma tridx tmut għax tikber u titgħallem. (That's why the decrepit don't want to die because grow and learn.)
Għall-magħmul m'hemmx kunsill. (For the made think there isn't a council.)
Għan-niżla kull qaddis jgħin. (For the easy task every saint help.)
Għin ruħek biex Alla jgħinek. (Help yourself and God will help you.)

Ħadd ma jagħmel xejn għal xejn. (Nobody makes nothing for nothing.)
Ħadd ma jagħti milli m'għandux. (Nobody gives things that he/she doesn't have.)
Ħadd wara Ħadd, fl-aħħar tasal ta' kulħadd. (Sunday after Sunday, at last arrive of everyone.)
Ħamiema bla ħjiena s-seqer itemmha. (A pigeon without a wise mind the falcon eat it.)
Ħanżir taqtagħlu denbu ħanżir jibqa'. (A pig without a tail is still a pig.)
Ħeles mill-miżieb u weħel fil-qattâra. (It's free from sprout but it fixed in the gutter.)
Ħmura ta' filgħaxija lesti ż-żwiemel għat-tiġrija. (A night reddish sky, prepare the horses for the race.)
Ħmura ta' filgħodu lesti ż-żwiemel fejn joqgħodu. (A morning reddush sky, prepare for the horses a place to stay in.)
Ħobb lil ġarek iżda ddaħħlux f'darek. (Love your neighbour but keep it out from your home.)