Icelandic proverbs

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• Sæt er lykt úr sjálfs síns rassi.
  • Trans. Sweet is the smell from your own ass.
  • English Equiv: He thinks his shit doesn't stink.
  • Meaning: You think you cannot do anything wrong.

• Ber er hver að baki nema að sér bróður eigi.
  • Trans. Every man is defenceless unless he has a brother.

• Það er skammgóður vermir að pissa í skóna sína.
  • Trans. Pissing in your shoes won't keep your feet warm for long.

• Blindur er bóklaus maður.
  • Trans. Blind is a man without a book.
  • English Equiv: Knowledge is power.

• Kemst þó hægt fari.
  • Trans. You will reach your destination even though you travel slowly.
  • English Equiv: Slow and steady wins the race.

• Oft hefur hin frægri kona færri hringa.
  • Trans. The more renowned woman often has fewer rings.

• Töluð orð verða ekki aftur tekin.
  • Trans. Spoken words cannot be taken back.

• Margur verður af aurum api.
  • Trans. Money makes monkeys of men.
  • English Equiv: Money makes fools of us all.

• Það er of seint gripið um rassinn þegar kúkurinn er kominn í buxurnar.
  • It's too late to grab your ass when the poop is already in your pants.

• Árinni kennir illur ræðari.
  • Trans. A bad rower blames the oar.
  • English Equiv: A bad workman blames his tools.

• Á morgun segir sá lati.
  • Trans. Tomorrow says the lazy.

• Betra er að standa á eigin fótum en annarra.
  • Trans. It´s better to stand on your own feet than someone else´s.

• Margur ágirnist meira en þarf.
  • Trans. Often does one desire what one does not need.

• Guð hjálpar þeim sem hjálpa sér sjálfir.
  • Trans. God helps those who help themselves.

• Brennt barn forðast eldinn.
  • Trans. A burnt child keeps away from fire.
  • English Equiv: Once bitten, twice shy.

• Sjaldan er ein báran stök.
  • Trans. There seldom is a single wave
  • English Equiv: When it rains, it pours.
  • Meaning: Good luck or bad luck is often followed by more of the same.

• Oft velltir lítil þúfa, þungu hlassi.
  • Trans. It oftens takes little force to move great masses.

• Enginn er verr þótt hann vökni
  • No one is worse though he gets wet

• Það liggur í augum uppi.
  • Trans. It lies in the eyes upstairs.
  • Meaning: It´s obvious.

• Kálið er ekki sopið þó í ausuna sé komið.
  • Trans. The cabbage has not yet been sipped even though it is in the laddle
  • Meaning: Even though you have started something, you haven't finished until you are finished.

• Enginn er verri þótt hann sé perri.
  • Trans. None is bad just because they're perverts.

• Margur sefur yfir sig sem vaknar ekki á réttum tíma.
  • Many people oversleep if they don't wake up at the right time