| ESTONIAN SAYINGS |
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He who
believes in the wolf, becomes a snake. |
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He who is a wolf by
mouth, is a bear at work. |
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He who
helps the wolf kill, will be killed by the wolf later. |
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Who asks, if
the wolf takes a sheep away. |
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He who fears the
wolf, should not go to the forest. |
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How long shall
the wolf sleep beside the dead sheep |
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Where to wolf
obtains, there the wolf eats. |
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Where the wolf
(is), there (are) the tracks. |
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Where there's
no den, there's no wolf. |
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Where you talk
of the wolf, there it is. |
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Where shall you
lend a wolf meat |
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The wolf stays
a wolf, even if you call it a devout lamb. |
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No fence will
be built around the farm before the wolf ate the geese. |
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Help the wolf
out of the hole - when he reaches the brink, he'll want to
kill you |
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The wolf
doesn't leave the flock before he took the last lamb. |
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The wolf is not
as bad as he's gray. |
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The wolf
doesn't get meat if he fears the fog. |
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No one scolds
the wolf for nothing |
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Everyone scolds
the wolf |
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The wolf's
teeth are always hidden in sheep wool |
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In a wolf's
track there's the blessing of the sheep but in a pig's
track there's misfortune. |
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The fog is the
wolf's grandpa, the rain its brother and the dew the
cutthroat |
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Even the wolf
loves its young. |
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The wolf has
the strength of a man but the mind of nine men; the bear
has the strength of nine men but the mind of one. |
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A wolf doesn't
become a sheepdog. |
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One wolf
doesn't desert the other. |
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The wolf is not
as big as he's being scolded. |
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The wolf is not
afraid if the sheep farts |
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The wolf
changes its coat but not its way |
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The legs feed
the wolf |
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The wolf is
recognized by its pelt |
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Wolf and bear
aren't as strange to a man as another man. |
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The wolf in the
flock, the dog punished. |
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From a
distance, the wolf is beautiful but nearby a predator. |
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The wolf is the
dog's grandpa |
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The wolf
doesn't kill a counted sheep. |
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The wolf
leaves, the bear arrives. |
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The wolf kills
until it dies. |
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The wolf is
made to be a predator |
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The wolf goes
to the flock until it sells its skin |
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The wolf is a
very careful man, the old man (i.e. the bear) the head of
the house. |
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The wolf eats
and denies. |
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The wolf eats,
the bear protects |
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The wolf eats
the mother-in-law that praises the daughter-in-law |
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The wolf needs
to be scolded, the money counted and the master invited. |
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The wolf, the
haddock and the man from Tagamõisa are first in hell. |
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The wolf always
carries away the gentle lamb. |
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The wolf always
eats the best sheep of the flock |
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The wolf always
takes the counted sheep. |
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They say, the
wolf is the orphan's loaf of bread. |
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Crossing the
fence, the wolf is bigger than the horse |
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Go and take
back from the wolf's mouth. |
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When did a wolf
ever become a sheep |
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Help a wolf and
you will be bitten |
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If it's in the
wolf's mouth, it's in its stomach. |
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Wolf or bear,
both have their mind. |
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Make the wolf
herd the sheep |
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Feed the wolf,
the wolf always looks towards the forest. |
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Don't scold the
wolf on another man's pasture - it'll come to your
pasture. |
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Don't scold the
wolf if it doesn't exist. |
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Humans look for
the straight path; the wolf looks for the most secure. |
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Be the father a
wolf or a bear, if only the man himself is a man. |
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The luck of the
boozer never gets lost, even the wolf forgives him. |
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The courageous
wolf finds a quick death. |
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Lord, shelter
every mother's child from the anger of the Lord and from
the evil of the forest (i.e. the wolf) |
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The rabbit told
the wolf: "If I had your size and courage, I would
cut off everyone's throat but I only dare to bite if
someone attacks me" |
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An obstinate
sheep is always made for the wolf. |
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The bear turns
into a street-player, the wolf never will. |
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Don't run with
the bear, rather jump upon the wolf's back |
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Raise seven
wolf puppies or seven sons - it's all the same. |
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Even a gnat
pulls a horse down, if the wolf helps |
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Don't praise
the wolf behind the fence |
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The dog looks
towards the forest, the wolf towards the house. |
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Many dogs are
the wolf's death. |
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The court and
debts - those fear like a mad wolf |
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A lazy wolf
won't get a sheep |
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A sheep won't
kill a wolf anyway |
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The sheep are
on the open field, the wolf in the forest, under the bush. |
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A sheep's face,
a wolf's teeth. |
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A sheep's look,
a wolf's act |
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What has the
sheep got to negotiate with the wolf |
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Why do you hunt
the last year's wolf |
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Don't expect
justice from the lord of the manor or mercy from the wolf
pack |
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While the mare
played on the mountain, the wolf killed the foal in the
valley. |
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What is the
women's wisdom? To avoid the wolf and stay at home. |
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Hunger drives
the wolf into the town |
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A hungry wolf
also bites a wolf |
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The dog barks
until the wolf comes to the flock. |
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A blind wolf is
always fortunate. |
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The fox is
always more filled than the wolf |
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When the rye
ear gets out, the wolf pups get out of the bushes for the
first time too. |
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A German and a
wolf are the same. |
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The wolf
doesn't slaughter in its own pack either |
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When the wolf
is at home, the wolf is not in the forest. |
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When the wolf
comes to the flock, he'll get fed somehow. |
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So go fight for
land against the wolf |
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Go hide from
the wolf, the bear with two young is already waiting
there. |
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The wolf has
its way, the fox has its way. |
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The wolf has a
front like oak, a rear like clay. |
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The wolf always
has its own songs. |
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The wolf be
full, the sheep unharmed |
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The wolf's
blame, the shepherd's fault |
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The wolf's eyes
are directed to one side (they stick together) |
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Even the wolf
leaves a trace. |
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Even the wolf
teaches its young. |
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Even the wolf
doesn't eat offered food. |
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Even the wolf
cries for its young. |
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The wolf is a
wolf, the sheep a roast. |
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The wolf is
killed while gnawing at the bones |
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The wolf will
be fed, the flock will be looked after |
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The wolf shall
eat this horse, that does not carry two men. |
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The wolf eats
horse meat as well |
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The wolf
forgets, the dog remembers. |
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The wolf eats
raw and jumps far |
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Speaking like a
wolf, working like a cripple |
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The stronger
wolf takes the best bite |
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Don't speak of
the wolf in a heatable house |
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Work is not a
wolf, it doesn't run into the forest. |
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A devout sheep
from the outside, a killing wolf at the inside. |
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A devout face,
a wolf's teeth. |
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So teach a
young wolf to kill |
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The wolf is not
dreadful in a closed flock |
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The wolf is
happier when it's alone |
| OTHERS |
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Even the best
shepherd loses a sheep to the wolf |
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When the wolf
got caught, it wanted to become religious. |
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The wolf eats
the sheep from love. |
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You can't trust
the flatterer and the wolf. |
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Only mad sheep
confide in the wolf. |
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The wolf finds
a reason easily, if he wants to eat the sheep. |
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The wolf is
safe from wolves. |
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The wolf gets
older but not better. |
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The wolves'
death is the sheeps' living |
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A silly sheep
that confesses to the wolf |
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It is dangerous
to hold the wolf by the ears |
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"Thank
you", said the goat, when the wolf invited her for
lunch. |
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The more
wolves, the less sheep. |
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The wolf has
eaten everyone's donkey before the end of the year |
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You must howl
with the wolves |
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One makes the
wolf bigger than it is. |
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You have to
catch the wolf before you can flay it. |
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Some are called
wolf and are sheep. |
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Be patient,
said the wolf to the donkey. |
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It's hard to
choose among wolves. |
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The wolf
doesn't care about statutes |
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When the wolf
grows old, the crows ride it. |
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When the wolf
is buried, the sheep dance. |
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The sheep
mustn't bleat when the wolf is hungry |
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When the wolf
is in the village, there's no time to feed the dogs. |
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If the wolf
wants to, the lamb is wrong. |
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When the prey
is consumed, one wolf eats the other. |
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When the
shepherds argue, the wolf has won. |
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He who
serves the wolf can't serve the flock. |
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He who
spares the wolf, jeopardizes the sheep. |
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He who raises a
wolf will get eaten for his reward. |
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He who has
wolves as friends, needs a dog for a guard. |
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He who wants to eat with the wolves has to howl
along with them. |