Where two are fighting, the third wins
I really like the Polish proverb: Gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trzeci korzysta, meaning: where two people are fighting over something, the third party takes it all.
Sent by: Barbara
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Daniel2008-02-12
In Slovenian we say Kjer se prepirata dva, tretji dobiček ima. Is very similar to Polish and Slovak!
Vera2008-04-07
In German it goes: Wenn zwei sich streiten, freut sich der Dritte, when two are fighting, the third is rejoicing.
RaDkA =)2006-05-12
Here in Slovakia we have the same phrase ...Kde sa dvaja bijú,tretí vyhráva, where two people are fighting over something, the third party takes it all ... d=)
eveline2007-03-22
In Dutch there is also one: Vechten twee honden om een been, loopt de derde er snel mee heen, literally: two dogs fight over a bone, the third quickly runs away with it.
In Romania, we have the same proverb: cand doi se cearta, al treilea castiga, where two people are fighting over something, the third party wins all.
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