Polish sayings
A noisy cow gives little milk.
Do not push the river, it will flow by itself.
Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears.
The greatest oaks have been little acorns.
The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.
There will be no bread from that flour.
What little Johnny has not learned, big John will not know.
Words must be weighed, not counted.
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Polish_proverbs
my favorite:"Nie od razu Kraków zbudowano."
Translation: "Not at once Krakow was built."
Equivalent: Rome wasn't built in a day.
:P :)