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Каб на дзятла не стралец, быў бы дзяцел маладзец.

“If not for the hunter, the woodpecker would have done just fine.”

Many misfortunes exist only because of some outside threat; an equivalent of "if wishes were horses."

— Traditional Belarus Wisdom, Belarus

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Belarus

Загляне сонца і ў наша ваконца.

“The sun will look into our window too.”

Hard times will pass and better days will surely come; do not despair when there is no hope.

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Лепш позна, чым ніколі.

“Better late than never.”

Doing something after a delay is preferable to never doing it at all.

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition

У крыніцу не носяць вадзіцу.

“Do not carry water to the spring.”

There is no sense bringing something to a place that already has plenty of it.

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Няма байкі без праўды.

“There is no tale without a grain of truth.”

Even exaggerated stories and jokes usually contain some real truth at their core.

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition

У чужую парафію са сваім звычаем не прыходзь.

“Do not come to another parish with your own custom.”

Respect the traditions and rules of a place you are visiting rather than imposing your own.

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Голад не дзядзіна, з'ясі і крадзенае.

“Hunger is no aunt; you will eat even stolen food.”

Real need overrides pride and principle; desperation drives people to do what they normally would not.

Source: Traditional Belarus proverb, public-domain oral tradition