112 Quotes About Folklore

Wyczuwa się brak specyficznego, ciętego, lecz grzecznego humoru i swoistego warszawskiego fasonu. „Reszty nie trzeba” – a piechotą wróci do domu. „Boso, ale w ostrogach”. Forsy nie ma, ale na spotkanie ostatnie pół kilometra przejedzie taksówką. Warszawski fason.

Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.

No hay mejor salsa que el hambre.

Take thy bow in hand," said Robin, "For Much will ride with thee,And all can be together,If no man die for me.

Never overlook folklore if you want to really know about the place it came from.

Me thanë është ma lehtë gjithmonë se me i zbatue ato thamje.

Cuando dejamos de creer en la magia que transmite nuestro entorno y nos entregamos al deporte de pisarle el cuello al vecino para evitar que sea él quien nos lo pise antes a nosotros.

- Un libro, en el desván. Trata sobre seres fantásticos, fantásticos pero reales. Fijaos qué feos son.

Get a raven’s heart, split it open with a black-hafted knife; make three cuts and place a black bean in each cut. Then plant it, and when the beans sprout put one in your mouth and say—“By virtue of Satan’s heart,And by strength of my great art,I desire to be invisible.”And so it will be as long as the bean is kept in the mouth.