Kto sa hanbí, má prázdne gamby.
“He who is too shy goes away with an empty mouth.”
Excessive timidity leaves a person without their fair share.
— Traditional Slovakia Wisdom, Slovakia
Source: Traditional Slovakia proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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