# Sardinian proverbs

Proverbs within the Sardinian language. Sardinian is spoken in the island of Sardinia, which lies in the Mediterranean Sea near Italy.

## B

* Biadu quie ischeddat in palas anzenas.
** English equivalent: Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own.
** Source for proverb: Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 619. ISBN 0415096243.

## D

* Dare a tenner sa coe de s'ambidda.
** English equivalent: You might as well try to hold an eel by the tail.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 480. ISBN 0415096243.

## E

* Menzus a sa sola qui non male accumpanzadu.
** English equivalent: Better be alone than in bad company.
** Source for proverb: Strauss, Emanuel (1994). Dictionary of European proverbs (Volume 2 ed.). Routledge. p. 572. ISBN 0415096243.

## I

* Iscuru a quie ispectat pranzu de domo anzena.
** English equivalent: He that waits on another man's trencher, makes many a late dinner.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "96" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. I. pp. 45-46.

## P

* Poveresa non est vilesa.
** English equivalent: A swallow does not make a summer.
** "The appearance of a single sign of a favourable event is not yet a definite indication of its coming. It may be an unrelated, sporadic appearance."
** Source for meaning of English equivalent: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 49. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
** Strauss, Emmanuel (1994). Dictionary of European Proverbs, Volym 1. Routledge. p. 1030. ISBN 0415096243.

## Q

* Qui non ischit fagher, non ischit cumandare.
** English equivalent: Who has not served cannot command.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "555, gehorchen" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. I. p. 289.

## S

* S'abbilastru non si trattenet e cazziare musca.
** English equivalent: Eagles don't catch flies.
** "People of high rank are considered – or consider themselves – too important to deal with trivial things or lowly folk."
** Source for meaning of English equivalent: Martin H. Manser (2007). The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs. Infobase Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-8160-6673-5. Retrieved on 25 August 2013.
** Strauss, Emanuel (1994). "230". Concise Dictionary of European Proverbs. Routledge. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-136-78978-6.
* Sa mala ida et fama impiccat s'homine .
** English equivalent: Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
** von Düringsfield, Ida; von Düringsfield, Otto (1875). "578, Gerücht" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen. I. p. 300.
* Segundu s intrada faghe s ispesa.
** English equivalent: Cut your coat according to your cloth.
** von Düringsfeld, Ida; von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld, Otto (1875). "80" (in German). Sprichwörter der germanishcen und romanischen Sprachen Vergleichend. p. 47.

## See also

* Sardinia
* Bolognese proverbs
* Corsican proverbs
* Emilian proverbs
* Italian proverbs
* Lombard proverbs
* Milanese proverbs
* Neapolitan proverbs
* Northern Italian proverbs
* Piedmontese proverbs
* Romagnol proverbs
* Romanesco proverbs
* Sicilian proverbs
* Tristine proverbs ‎
* Tuscan proverbs
* Venetian Proverbs