Proverbs

Proverbs are old but familiar sayings that usually give advice. Both idioms and proverbs are a part of our daily speech. For example, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a proverb.

1. Beauty lies in the eyes of a beholder : People have different opinions about what is beautiful/good. Different people will find different things beautiful and that the differences of opinion don't matter greatly.

2. Beggars can't be choosers: This idiom means that people who are in great need must accept any help that is offered, even if it is not a complete solution to their problems.

3. Better late than never: This proverb suggests that doing something late is better than not doing it at all.

4. Best advice is found on the pillow : You may solve a problem after a good night's sleep.

5. Better safe than sorry: Better to be careful than to take risks.

6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush:It is better to be satisfied with what you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better.

7. Birds of a feather flock together: People who are alike tend to become friends.

8. Curiosity killed the cat: Too much interest in some thing can put you in danger.

9. Don't count your chickens before they are hatchd : Not to be too sure that something good you hope for will really happen. 10. Don't cross your bridges before you come to them :

Not to worry about something until it actually happens.

11. Don't cry over spilt milk: When something bad happens and nothing can be done to help it people say, 'Don't cry over spilt milk”. 12. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy

wealthy and wise : It means that sleeping well and not staying up late will help you out physically and financially. a

13. Failure is the mother of success : Failure is often stepping stone towards success. the

14. Familiarity breeds contempt : This means that more you know something or someone, the more you start to find faults and dislike things about it or them. This idiom

15. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread: is used where people who are inexperienced or lack of knowledge do something that more informed people would avoid. does not

16. Good things come in small packages : Size always indicate the quality. other side of the

17. The grass is always greener on the fence we always see good food on other's place: The things or situations of others look better than your own.

heart is: If you are with the person

18. Home is where the or at the place you love most, it becomes your true home.

19. It's no use crying over spilt milk: Do not worry about something that has already happened.

20. A kite rises against the wind : A person grows faces opposition and conquers it.

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21. Laughter is the best medicine : Laughing is often helpful for healing, especially emotional healing. carefully about

22. Look before you leap: You should think the possible results or consequences before doing some-thing. 23. Money does not grow on trees : It is not easy to earn

24. Necessity is the mother of invention : If someone has a problem, he will find a way to solve it.

money.

25. Pen is mightier than the sword : Words and communication are more powerful than wars and fighting.

26. Practise what you preach : To do what you say other people should do.

27. Stitch in time saves nine: If ajob needs doing, it is better to do it now, because it will only get worse, like a hole in clothes that requires stitching.

28. Strike while the iron is hot:If you strike while the iron is hot you do something when things are going well for you and are in favour of you and you have a good chance to succeed.

29. Time and tide wait for no one: This is used as a way of suggestion that people should act without delay.

30. To err is human, to forgive divine : This idiom is used when someone has done something wrong, suggesting that they should be forgiven.

Proverbs from different countries world languages India (Hindi):

1. Peacocks dance in the jungle, though none is there to see. जंगल में मोर नाचा किसने देखा।

If something is done in solitude it does not benefit anyone. 2. The qualities of a son may be seen from the cradle. पूत के पांव पालने में नजर आ जाते हैं।

The qualities and traits of a child can be seen from childhood. USA (English)

3. Act your age, not your shoe size. To act maturely. 4. Begin where you end. Plan with a specific goal in mind.

China (Mandarin Chinese)

5. Teachers open the door, but you have to walk through it. Teachers can only guide and give knowledge; it is for the student to make use of it.

6. Talk doesn't cook rice. You cannot achieve anything by merely talking about it; actions are also needed to accomplish the task.

Germany (German)

7. When a dove begins to associate with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black. When you keep bad company, you may look good but your personality and nature are affected.

Korea (Korean)

8. A stranger nearby is better than a relative far away. A person available may be unknown to you, but can be more useful than a known person who is unavailable. a a

Thailand (Thai)

9. In a battle between elephants, the ants get squashed.

दो सांडों के बीच बागड का नुकसान When there is a clash between important and influential people, the lowly and downtrodden are harmed the most. France (French) a

10. When we cannot get what we love, we must love what we get. We should be satisfied by what we have.