Пословица "A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast" с переводом
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Честный пост лучше, чем нечестный (букв. грязный) завтрак. Смысл: лучше беднее, да честнее.Пример употребления (предложение)
лучше бедность да честность, нежели прибыль да стыд. Хлеб с водою , да не пирог с лихвою.Сохранить себе или поделиться:
Другие английские пословицы на букву A
- A man can die but once
- A good dog deserves a good bone
- A blind man would be glad to see
- An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of learning
- A great dowry is a bed full of brambles
- All things are difficult before they are easy
- All men can't be first
- An empty hand is no lure for a hawk
- A close mouth catches no flies
- A man can do no more than he can
- A burden of one's own choice is not felt
- An oak is not felled at one stroke
- A bird may be known by its song
- A light purse is a heavy curse
- An evil chance seldom comes alone
- A little body often harbours a great soul
- An empty vessel gives a greater sound than a full barrel
- As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
- Agues come on horseback, but go away on foot
- A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will
- A bad beginning makes a bad ending
- A bad workman quarrels with his tools
- All are not friends that speak us fair
- A friend in need is a friend indeed
- All covet, all lose
- Anger and haste hinder good counsel
- After rain comes fair weather
- A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder
- A fool's tongue runs before his wit
- As old as the hills
- A wager is a fool's argument
- All lay load on the willing horse
- A beggar can never be bankrupt
- As plain as two and two make four
- As the tree falls, so shall it lie
- Appearances are deceitful
- Adversity is a great schoolmaster
- As the tree, so the fruit
- A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich
- An ill wound is cured, not an ill name
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- A burnt child dreads the fire
- A stitch in time saves nine
- All bread is not baked in one oven
- A forced kindness deserves no thanks
- A friend is never known till needed
- A drowning man will catch at a straw
- An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold
- A drop in the bucket
- All men can't be masters
- A silent fool is counted wise
- After dinner comes the reckoning
- AH doors open to courtesy
- A clean hand wants no washing
- As snug as a bug in a rug
- A watched pot never boils
- A penny soul never came to twopence
- All asses wag their ears
- A fox is not taken twice in the same snare
- A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth
- A honey tongue, a heart of gall
- Any port in a storm
- A heavy purse makes a light heart
- A black hen lays a white egg
- All are not merry that dance lightly
- A soft answer turns away wrath
- As welcome as flowers in May
- As plain as the nose on a man's face
- A great fortune is a great slavery
- A round peg in a square hole
- A hungry man is an angry man
- All is fish that comes to his net
- As you sow, so shall you reap
- A fool always rushes to the fore
- A word is enough to the wise
- All are good lasses, but whence come the bad wives?
- All promises are either broken or kept
- After dinner sit (sleep) a while, after supper walk a mile
- All roads lead to Rome
- A lawyer never goes to law himself
- A cat in gloves catches no mice
- All is not lost that is in peril
- A fool and his money are soon parted
- An ass loaded with gold climbs to the top of the castle
- As drunk as a lord
- A sound mind in a sound body
- A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out
- A good Jack makes a good Jill
- A wonder lasts but nine days
- Among the blind the one-eyed man is king
- All sugar and honey
- A good beginning is half the battle
- A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years
- An open door may tempt a saint
- A small leak will sink a great ship
- A good name is better than riches
- After us the deluge
- A hard nut to crack
- A curst cow has short horns
- A good beginning makes a good ending
- A good wife makes a good husband
- As like as two peas
- As welcome as water in one's shoes
- A light purse makes a heavy heart
- All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
- Actions speak louder than words
- A good marksman may miss
- A hedge between keeps friendship green
- All cats are grey in the dark (in the night)
- An empty sack cannot stand upright
- A word spoken is past recalling
- A clear conscience laughs at false accusations
- A blind leader of the blind
- A Jack of all trades is master of none
- A good deed is never lost
- As you make your bed, so must you lie on it
- An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening
- A foul morn may turn to a fair day
- A civil denial is better than a rude grant
- A penny saved is a penny gained
- A rolling stone gathers no moss
- A tree is known by its fruit
- A miss is as good as a mile
- A fair face may hide a foul heart
- A cracked bell can never sound well
- A wolf in sheep's clothing
- Appetite comes with eating
- All truths are not to be told
- As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks
- A good name keeps its lustre in the dark
- A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound
- An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told
- A fault confessed is half redressed
- As you brew, so must you drink
- A bargain is a bargain
- A city that parleys is half gotten
- An ass in a lion's skin
- All are not saints that go to church
- All are not hunters that blow the horn
- A fly in the ointment
- As innocent as a babe unborn
- A lie begets a lie
- A good example is the best sermon
- A good anvil does not fear the hammer
- As the call, so the echo
- All that glitters is not gold
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
- A guilty conscience needs no accuser
- An old dog barks not in vain
- All is well that ends well
- A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds
- As like as an apple to an oyster
- A danger foreseen is half avoided
- As the old cock crows, so does the young
- A little fire is quickly trodden out
- A creaking door hangs long on its hinges
- An unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup
- An ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue
- An idle brain is the devil's workshop
- A cock is valiant on his own dunghill
- A threatened blow is seldom given
- A storm in a teacup
- Ask no questions and you will be told no lies
- A great ship asks deep waters
- A hungry belly has no ears
- A friend to all is a friend to none
- As sure as eggs is eggs
- A good face is a letter of recommendation
- A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit
- After a storm comes a calm
- A miserly father makes a prodigal son
- A tattler is worse than a thief
- A Joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend
- Adversity makes strange bedfellows
- A new broom sweeps clean
- A friend's frown is better than a foe's smile
- A good name is sooner lost than won
- A man is known by the company he keeps
- A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf
- At the ends of the earth
- A fool at forty is a fool indeed
- A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy
- A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool
- A shy cat makes a proud mouse