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Nie zawsze dostaniesz czego chcesz.

"You can't always get what you want."

"You can't always get what you want."

Don't whine and complain if you don't get what you wanted.

Czystość stoi zaraz obok boskości.

"Cleanliness is next to godliness."

"Cleanliness is next to godliness."

Be clean. God likes that.

Obserwowany garnek nigdy się nie zagotuje.

The observed pot will never boil.

"A watched pot never boils."

If something takes time to finish, don't watch it too closely because it will seem like it's taking forever.

"Żebracy nie mogą być wybrani."

"Beggars can't be choosers."

"Beggars can't be choosers."

If you're asking for a favor from someone else, you have to take whatever they give you.

Czyny mówią głośniej niż słowa.

"Actions speak louder than words."

"Actions speak louder than words."

Just saying that you'll do something doesn't mean much. Actually doing it is harder and more meaningful.

„Jeśli coś nie jest popsute, nie naprawiaj tego”.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Don't try to improve something that already works fairly well. You'll probably end up causing new problems.

"Praktyka czyni mistrza."

"Practice makes perfect."

"Practice makes perfect."

You have to practice a skill a lot to become good at it.

Zbyt wielu kucharzy zepsuje rosół.

"Too many cooks spoil the broth."

"Too many cooks spoil the broth."

When there are too many people trying to lead and give their opinions, it's confusing and leads to bad results. Jobs and projects should have one or two strong leaders.

Łatwo przyszło, łatwo pójdzie.

"Easy come, easy go."

"Easy come, easy go."

When you get money quickly, like by winning it, it's easy to spend it or lose it quickly as well.

"Nie gryź ręki, która Cię karmi."

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you."

If someone's paying you or helping you out, you have to be careful not to make them angry or say bad things about them.