Ossetian sayings in Ossetian language with translation. The meaning of Ossetian proverbs in the wiki quote book
OSSETIAN PROVERBS
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*An angel today and tomorrow will be an angel.
* The pocket is poor, but the heart is rich.
* Cheap meat does not provide fat.
* For you the chicken cackles, for me it rushes.
* Trusting is good, trusting too much is dangerous.
* If everyone keeps saying, “You’re crooked,” close your eyes.
* A shy guest remains hungry.
* Knowledge of a hundred languages is like a hundred minds.
* You can’t make a fire out of one log.
* Everyone seems good to themselves.
* Like a wolf: sometimes too full, sometimes too hungry.
* The key is matched to the lock, not the lock to the key.
* When you went to gain your mind, I was already returning.
*Whoever you love is your relative.
* Braids are combed from the ends.
* To a frog, its tadpole is like a ray of sunshine.
* The knapsack bag is not a match.
* I scattered the flour and threw the sieve.
* The mouse is looking for its own cat.
* Flies will even fly from Baghdad for honey.
* Didn’t see is one word, “saw” is a big conversation.
* Don’t put your piece into someone else’s stew.
* Do not measure your strength with fire and flood.
* If you don’t die from a blunt blow, you will die from a sharp blow.
* There is no point in teaching a toothy one to eat.
* If you don’t think about anyone, no one will remember you.
* No one is afraid of being late for the next world.
* You can't escape people.
* The beekeeper tastes the honey first.
* Giving hope is easy, fulfilling it is difficult.
* Request teaches you to ask.
* The empty spoon scratches your lips.
* An empty pocket does not protrude.
* The river lays more than one channel.
* There is no shame in saying “I don’t know.”
* No matter how much you churn the water, it will remain water.
* Dismounted from the horse and sat on the donkey.
* It may or may not have broken, but there was a ringing sound.
* If trouble happens, everything will be blamed on the mute.
* The death of a wolf is not grief for anyone.
* The snow is beautiful, but your feet get cold.
* The sun is also far away, but it’s warm.
* Having stolen the chicken, the hawk will return for the second one.
* Strive not to conquer the world, but its knowledge.
* The poor man has a stomach ache even on holidays.
* A smart person notices his own mistake.
* If you want to buy, don't bargain.
* The tongue destroys stones.
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Ossetian
1. Poor pocket, but rich heart
2. Cheap meat doesn’t give you fat.
3. For you the chicken clucks, for me it rushes
4. Trusting is good, trusting too much is dangerous.
5. If everyone keeps saying, “You’re crooked,” close one eye.
6. A shy guest stays hungry
7. Knowledge of a hundred languages is like a hundred minds
8. You can’t make a fire out of one log.
9. Everyone seems good to themselves
10. Like a wolf: sometimes too full, sometimes too hungry
11. The key is matched to the lock, not the lock to the key.
12. When you went to gain your senses, I was already returning
13. Whoever you love is your relative
14. To a frog, its tadpole is like a ray of sunshine
15. The knapsack bag is not a match
16. The mouse is looking for its own cat
17. Flies will even fly from Baghdad for honey
18. Don’t put your piece into someone else’s stew
19. There is no point in teaching something toothy to eat.
20. If you don’t think about anyone, no one will remember you
21. No one is afraid of being late to the next world
22. Do not measure your strength with fire and flood
23. The beekeeper tastes the honey first
24. It’s easy to give hope, but difficult to fulfill it
25. An empty pocket does not bulge
26. Saying “I don’t know” is not a shame
27. The snow is beautiful, but your feet get cold
28. The sun is also far away, but it’s warming
29. Having stolen a chicken, the hawk will return for a second one
30. Strive not to conquer the world, but its knowledge
31. A smart person notices his own mistake
32. The tongue destroys stones
33. He who looks from the outside sees more
34. He who does not realize a mistake makes another
35. Two dewdrops - and they are not alike
36. Even for the enemy, be a truthful witness
37. One fought, the other talked about his exploits
38. Poor pocket, but rich heart
39. He who has lost everything is not afraid of thunder
40. The happiness of a wolf and the happiness of a cow are not the same
41. Someone else’s grief doesn’t hurt your heart
42. No one is afraid of being late to the next world
43. Knowledge driven into the head is not wisdom
44. The oak tree is slowly gaining growth
45. When necessary, you can stand up for the wolf
46. If there is no grain in the house, then there will be no mice.
47. If you couldn’t get in the door, don’t go out the window.
48. He who endures a lot is given a lot.
49. The lazy shepherd walks far after his flock
50. The desires of the hunter and the bear do not coincide
51. One is blind because he is full, the other is blind because he is hungry.
52. Take the long road and you will reach home alive
53. Together is tight, apart is difficult
54. They drive the ox that is coming
55. No one notices their flaws
56. A swear word can be heard far away
57. No matter how muddy the spring is, it will still be cleansed
58. A person is always missing something
59. Food loves moderation
60. Surplus is of no use to the wolf.
61. In the dark and a weak light shines far
62. Every business has a beginning, every tale has a beginning
63. The hunter considers rich the gorge that he has not yet visited
64. No one has had enough of life yet
65. A kind word opens the door to the soul
66. No one is reproached for a just cause.
67. The fish thought: “I would say something, but my mouth is full of water.”
68. And honey gets boring
69. Good is not repaid with evil.
70. The chatter of a young man is like the running of a foal
71. Sometimes it is better to remain silent than to tell the truth
72. When saying “stranger,” the lip does not touch the lip, as when saying “mine.”
73. A snake understands a kind word
74. To a frightened eye, a mouse is a mountain
75. What was done under duress is not a thing
76. Steel is tempered in fire, man is tempered in struggle
77. The brother-in-law will not scold you - the daughter-in-law will not snap back
78. War begins with separate shots
79. And in a good garden they find rotten pumpkins
80. The horse gallops at the will of the rider
81. Homeland is mother, foreign land is stepmother
82. A stone rolls on the unfortunate man from below
83. Power does not belong to those who are many
84. Sometimes and “Well, yes!” - a reason for a quarrel
85. Many people have the same mouths, but everyone has different heads.
86. A priest both in a cassock and without a cassock - priest
87. The wrong person always speaks the truth
88. No fool recognizes himself as a fool
89. Laughter and crying are brothers
90. Only before death does a person find out what he should have done
91. A deacon's dream is the death of a priest
92. Good clothes don’t make bad good.
93. The raven ate malt, and the hedgehog got drunk
94. The pain from a bruise goes away faster than the pain from a bad word
95. If trouble happens, everyone will blame it on the mute
96. The cast of lots will fall to someone
97. The bat deceives the birds and deceives the mice
98. The burden cursed the shoulders
99. If a person wants, flowers will bloom on the bare peak
100. Don't be too sweet - they will eat you, don't be too bitter - they will turn away from you
101. A dog loves a dog, a donkey is after a donkey’s heart
102. He who works hard lives long
103. The mind will not drown, the wind will not carry it away, the robber will not kidnap it
104. A smart person notices his own mistakes
105. The larger the beast, the more hunters there are for it
106. No one is noted for all the advantages
107. Even the bitter days of life are valued: after all, they too go away forever
108. Even a fool has one good trait
109. If you do good a hundred times, but the hundred times you don’t do it, everything is lost.
110. He who dares to do much gets a lot
111. Ice extinguishes fire, fire melts ice
112. And the king died, and the beggar died
113. Happy is he who is healthy and not envious
114. The butt is always looking for a place
115. You can’t turn the herd back with just one shout
116. An angel will be an angel today and tomorrow
117. When a field has many owners, donkeys graze on it
118. Wisdom is an assistant to happiness
119. And bad is not always bad
120. A person’s native land is dearer than the sacred land of Egypt
121. If there were no wolves, there would be no shepherds
122. The future of a good ox is visible even as a calf
123. Strength overcomes courage
124. In an empty village the fox is the ruler
125. Do not obey the fire
126. A horseman cannot understand a pedestrian
127. A man on foot who relies on a horse does not get tired
128. Not all work is good
129. The well-fed soul thirsts for songs
130. It is better to see a lot than to live a lot
131. A chicken won’t lay a goose egg
132. A word from the tongue is like a bullet from a rifle
133. A smart person is in no hurry in a difficult task
134. Sing to yourself - don’t be angry that no one sings along
135. Truth is stronger than force
136. The dog barks out of fear and at the stump
137. Who loves the butt, and who loves the butt
138. If you chop, do so with your shoulder
139. Even a lion can choke on a bone
140. The cat is sleeping - the mice are frolicking
141. Woe for the goat - joy for the wolf
142. If you want good for me, do it on my rainy day
143. The yoke is measured around the neck
144. The tears of a little lamb sometimes even touch a wolf
145. Where it itches, there they scratch
146. When a priest stumbles, “Hallelujah” saves him
147. A snake is recognized by its hissing
148. The big can be reduced, the small cannot be increased
149. A good horse has a good rider to match
150. Wisdom seeks wisdom
151. For a hungry eye, a lot is a little, for a well-fed eye, a little is a lot
152. If a pig had horns, it would destroy the whole world
153. The defender stirs up a fight
154. When they go hunting, one kills a deer, the other kills a hare.
155. When the people are united, they will move mountains
156. There are no limits to desires
157. They don’t wish well for the villain
158. Good is suitable everywhere
159. No one calls their mother a witch
160. Dispute gives rise to quarrel; a quarrel begets a fight; fight breeds war
161. Man is stronger than a stone, and more tender than a flower
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Ossetians- Caucasian people, descendants of Alans, the main population of Ossetia. Ossetians are direct descendants of the Scythians and the Sarmatian Alan tribe, hence the name of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. This is confirmed by both linguistic data and Ossetian mythology. The Ossetian language belongs to the Iranian group of the Indo-European family of languages. The total number of Ossetians is just over 700 thousand people. Related peoples: Yagnobis and Yases. Some Ossetians are Orthodox, some profess Islam and traditional Ossetian beliefs.
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AND life is decorated with life.
Life and death are sisters.
A goat's cry to a wolf is joy.
The old wolf drags two rams at a time.
A pear does not grow on an apple tree.
Laziness is the enemy of man.
Laziness is the enemy's lot.
There is no honor in idleness.
Life is in work.
Mother, father and homeland are not sold.
The other side is the dog side.
Even the hedgehog ran under his bush.
Long life is a curse.
The path of death is smeared with honey.
A person is born once to live.
Without labor there is no good.
He who does not work does not live.
The childless woman cried and mother bad children cried.
The guilty person is afraid of his own shadow.
Life is like water in a dish.
The morning bee flies far away.
A wolf remains a wolf even in lamb's clothing.
Even for the enemy, be a truthful witness.
Two eyes see the whole world, but never each other.
Two dewdrops - and they are not alike.
A kind word is the door to the soul.
If a tooth becomes loose, it will no longer get stronger.
If a herd roars at an oak tree at once, the oak tree will fall down.
If you want to know yourself, ask people.
And in a good garden they find rotten pumpkins.
Both my bad and my good are mine.
Like a wolf: sometimes too full, sometimes too hungry.
When they go hunting, one kills a deer, the other kills a hare.
Better death than a shameful life.
Young peppers burn more strongly.
If you don't move your hand, you can't move your mouth either.
When the dog leaves his corner, he is carried away by the wolf.
A hundred dead are not worth one living.
Human life is like a flower in a field.
What you won't sweat over,you won't fill your stomach.
The heart and the tip of the needle are enough.
The dog dared at his doorstep.
Happy is the one who lives without illness and without envy.
Only before death does a person find out what he had to do.
A smart person does not rush into a difficult task.
If you want good for me, do it on my rainy day.
A person cannot pass without leaving a trace.
Barely alive is better than completely dead.
An ax is better than a dull knife; death is better than a poor life.
Both for life and for death you must be a real man.
The last dog on his street thinks he is a tiger.
There is nothing more valuable than the fatherland, and a person must build his life there.
Even in poverty, it is still better to live on earth.
The dead man is an enemy: he is insatiable. (i.e. high expenses)
The deceased should be dressed up.
The point is a donkey: take a stick and drive him forward.
If a person breaks away from his homeland and forgets his homeland, his destiny is to be beaten with a rake.
