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Tko visoko leti, nisko pada.

“He who flies too high falls low.”

Excessive pride or ambition often ends in a hard fall.

— Traditional Croatia Wisdom, Croatia

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

More Proverbs from Croatia

Tko rano rani, dvije sreće grabi.

“He who rises early grabs two strokes of luck.”

Starting the day early gives a person a double advantage over others.

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Bez muke nema nauke.

“Without hardship there is no learning.”

Real knowledge and skill are only gained through effort and struggle.

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Strpljen spašen.

“The patient one is saved.”

Patience carries a person safely through difficulty.

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Tko drugom jamu kopa, sam u nju upada.

“He who digs a pit for another falls into it himself.”

Plotting harm against others tends to backfire on the plotter.

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Bolje vrabac u ruci nego golub na grani.

“Better a sparrow in the hand than a pigeon on the branch.”

A smaller certain gain is worth more than a bigger uncertain one.

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition

Gladan čovjek, ljut čovjek.

“A hungry man is an angry man.”

Unmet basic needs make people short-tempered and difficult.

Source: Traditional Croatian proverb, public-domain oral tradition