Category Archives: Basque Proverb of the Week

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #26

Aseak gosea ezin ikus. The satiated cannot stand to see the hungry.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #25

Arrotz-herri, otso-herri. A foreign land is a land of wolves.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #24

Arranoak lumak behar, txepetxak ere bai. The eagle needs feathers, and the wren does too.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #23

Arian, arian, zehetzen da burnia. Working and working at it, iron can be pulverized.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #22

Ardiak beeka egonik, ez du jaten belarrik. A bleating sheep eats no grass.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #21

Ardi txikia, beti bildots. The small sheep, always a lamb.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #20

Ardi galdua atzeman daiteke, aldi galdua berriz ez. One may recover a lost sheep, but not lost time.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #19

Apaizaren eltzea, txikia baina betea. The priest’s pot is small, but always full.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #17

Amari egindako zorrak ez dira inoiz ordaintzen. What one owes to one’s mother is never repaid.