Finnish
You try to keep your languages in good shape, and the more you practice the more they wrestle for space… The eternal question: what to do in order to keep your languages skills without forgetting the others?
Click here to see The Brain on Multilingualism, Part I.
If something isn’t good to begin with, there’s not much one can do to improve it.
Literal translations – Dutch: A monkey may wear a gold ring, but it stays an ugly thing. | Spanish: The money may dress in silk, but it stays a monkey. | German: One can’t cut a diamond out of a pebble. | Irish: Dress a goat in silk, but it still remains a goat. | Romanian: One can’t make a whip out of shit. | Russian: One can’t make candy out of shit. | Finnish: Many cakes may look beautiful on the outside, but be shitty in the inside. | French: One cannot make a race-horse from a donkey. | Turkish: You may put a golden packsaddle on a donkey, but the donkey is always a donkey.
