"What's the use of someone's greatness, if there's no wisdom in their head?" A rhetorical put-down of people who are powerful, large, or high-ranking but lack …

"What would Adam have done, if God hadn't placed Eve in paradise?" A humorous observation that men would be lost without women — or more broadly, that we all …

"Adam and Eve show what January and February will be like after them." In the Polish name-day calendar, December 24 is the feast of Adam and Eve. This weather …

"Let a lawyer have a head, and a horse have legs." Everyone should excel at what matters for their role — a lawyer needs brains, a horse needs strong legs. …

"Gracious Agnes releases the skylark from her sleeve." Around January 21 — the feast day of Saint Agnes (Agnieszka) — skylarks begin to sing again, signalling …

"Not even a hen clucks for free." Nobody does anything without expecting something in return. A wry observation that everyone has their price or agenda — even …

"Appetite grows with eating." The more you have or get, the more you want. Used to describe greed, ambition, or any desire that intensifies the more it is …