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Гладна мечка хоро не играе.

“A hungry bear does not dance.”

People cannot be expected to work well, cooperate, or perform when their basic needs go unmet.

— Traditional Bulgaria Wisdom, Bulgaria

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Bulgaria

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.

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

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.

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

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.

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

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.

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Бързата кучка слепи ги ражда.

“The hasty bitch gives birth to blind puppies.”

Acting in haste produces flawed, incomplete results.

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Приятел в нужда се познава.

“A friend is recognized in need.”

True friendship reveals itself in difficult times.

Source: Traditional Bulgarian proverb, public-domain oral tradition