Дай му власт, та да го видиш какъв е.

“Give him power, and you'll see who he really is.”

Power reveals a person's true character.

За гладния хляб и земята е наистина хляб.

“For the hungry, even the ground is bread.”

Desperate need makes people find sustenance and hope in the most unlikely places.

Ако сам не си помогнеш, и господ не може да ти помогне.

“If you do not help yourself, even God cannot help you.”

Self-reliance comes before any outside help; heaven helps those who help themselves.

Бързата работа - срам за майстора.

“Hasty work is a shame for the craftsman.”

Rushing a task produces poor results that reflect badly on its maker.

Бързата кучка слепи ги ражда.

“The hasty bitch gives birth to blind puppies.”

Acting in haste produces flawed, incomplete results.

Пилците се броят наесен.

“Chickens are counted in the autumn.”

Results should be judged only once the outcome is final, not before.