Albanian ProverbsDefinitions

Accumulation is powerful — Leaf by leaf, a forest.

Bitterness is self-defeating — sharp acids corrode their own containers.

Business is never to be mixed with friendship — With thy brother eat and drink, but have no business.

Contentment is better than hope — better an egg to-day than a hen to-morrow.

Corruption is generally from the top down — fish begin to stink from the head.

Culture is of great importance — it is better that a village should fall than a custom.

Empathy is difficult for the well-off — the satiated does not believe the hungry.

Envy is a distortion — a small piece seems a big piece in your neighbor’s hand.

Evil is unwise — the evil-doer shall weep.

Family is something your stuck with — blood cannot be turned into water.