Polish symbolisms

In america the eagle is used to show freedom, fox is made to be sneaky and you call a sneaky person a fox.
In Russia a cat is like a thief.
Are these the same in Poland if so what are some more, if not can you give me some
and if you don't know what I mean i'll try to explain it better.

Poland has an proud Eagle also


A Fox is a sexy girl, you have your animals mixed up...Weasel:)


In America a Russian is like a Rat


Oh please do:):)

"Głodny jak wilk"
Hungry as a wolf

Wolfs are hungry evil animals :P

You can be strong like a lion (mocny jak lew)
You can be faithful like a dog (wierny jak pies)
You can be stupid like a donkey (glupi jak osiol) hey, no offense. We have a very smart donkey on PF!
You can be sly like a fox (przebiegly jak lis)
You can be smart like an owl (madry jak sowa) ..well, I don't really know why the saying, are owls smart?

That's all I can think of now.
Anybody also has more comparisons or symbols?

agile like a cat
strong like a bear
cold like a stone
clumsy like an elephant
deaf like a log (of dead wood)

Pracowity jak mrówka/pszczółka - hardworker like an ant/ or bee
Gołąb (a pigeon) symbol of peace
Wolny jak ptak - free like a bird
Zwinny jak wiewiórka - nimble like a squirrel
Powolny jak żółw/ślimak - slow like a tortoise/or snail

Głupi jak baran - stupid/idiot like a ram
Uparty jak osioł - stubborn like a donkey

THANKS GUYS THAT IS THE KIND OF STUFF I WAS LOOKING FOR! I WAS WORRIED THAT I DIDN'T EXPLAIN IT RIGHT.

Gotta come with clear examples ;)
Even tho I did understand it hihi

... and ginger.


It's a good thing you weren't looking for in-depth analysis of heraldic motifs. But if you were, here's a little something of interest to... well, me actually:

Półkozic coat of arms - a Polish coat of arms with a donkey on it.


Thanks. I'm more than just a stupid donkey...


...

It's not a donkey, it's a goat... ( half goat being more precise ) : p

It is a donkey on the shield. The goat is on the crest. The story of its origin distinctly mentions both animals (RIP).

Yup, you're right, smart knight threw out skins of killed goats and donkeys so that pagans who were laying siege against the fortress would though that defenders have big supplies of food.. he got this nice coat of arms in return ; )