Ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła

Meaning: Being too curious about others' business leads to trouble.

Literally: Curiosity is the first step to hell

Example: “Nie czytaj cudzych listów. Ciekawość to pierwszy stopień do piekła.” — Don't read other people's letters: curiosity killed the cat.

Equivalents in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, and Russian

English: Curiosity killed the cat
French: La curiosité est un vilain défaut (literally: Curiosity is an ugly flaw)
Spanish: La curiosidad mató al gato (literally: Curiosity killed the cat)
Japanese: 好奇心は猫をも殺す (Kōkishin wa neko wo mo korosu) (literally: Curiosity can even kill a cat)
German: Neugier ist der Katze Tod (literally: Curiosity is the cat's death)
Russian: Любопытной Варваре на базаре нос оторвали (Lyubopytnoy Varvare na bazare nos otorvali) (literally: Nosy Varvara had her nose torn off at the market)

Origin: A warning given to children who pry: curiosity is only the first step, but the staircase leads down.

Colorful expressions from dozens of languages, with their word-for-word translations.

róg Amaltei An abundant and inexhaustible source of wealth or plenty.
kupować kota w worku To purchase something without examining it first, risking getting a poor deal.
zapaść się pod ziemię To wish to disappear from shame or mortification.

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