Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #55
Beti ordu duena, beti berandu heldu dena. The one with time to spare is always the one who arrives late.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #54
Beti on nahi duena, maiz gaizki. The one who wants everything to be just right, often gets just the opposite.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #53
Besteren ama ona, norberea askoz hobea. Other people’s mothers may be good, but never as good as ours.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #52
Besteen faltak aurreko aldean, geureak bizkarrean. Other people show their faults up front. We hide ours behind our backs.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #51
Beste lekutan ere, zakurrak oinutsik ibiltzen dira. In other places, dogs go barefoot too.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #50
Berri gaiztoa bera zaldi. Bad news is like a horse.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #49
Bere etxe pobrea, erregearena baino hobea. His poor house is better than the king’s.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #48
Berbak handiak, ezkurrak txikiak. The words are big but the acorns are small.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #47
Beltz guztiak ez dira ikatz. Not everything that’s black is coal.
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Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #46
Begietatik urruti, bihotzetik urruti. Far from the eyes, far from the heart.
