Category Archives: Basque Proverb of the Week

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #32

Asto askok, lasto asko. A lot of donkeys need a lot of hay.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #31

Askoren mina, tontoen atsegina. Only the stupid find consolation for their suffering in the suffering of others.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #30

Asko dakin/k//zu, bizitzen baldin badakin/k//zu. If you know how to live, you already know a lot.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #29

Asko daki zaharrak, erakutsi beharrak. Old people know much, they were taught by necessity.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #28

Asko baduk/n, asko beharko duk/n. The more you have, the more you’ll need.

Basque Proverb of the Week: Proverb #27

Aski ez duena, deusik ez duena. Not having enough is like not having anything.

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.