Vol se veže za rogove, a čovjek za riječ.
“An ox is tied by its horns; a man is bound by his word.”
A person's given word should hold as firmly as a rope holds an ox — keeping one's promise is the measure of honor.
— Traditional Montenegro Wisdom, Montenegro
Source: Traditional Montenegrin proverb, shared South Slavic oral heritage, public-domain oral tradition
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