PROVERBS


  • A fool and his money are soon parted:

One who cannot take care of his money, loses it.


  • A good beginning makes a good ending:

A well begun task in a good state.


  • A house is not a home:

A home is known by real love and affection and not by walls alone.


  • A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step:

Every huge project has a humble beginning.


  • A little knowledge is a dangerous thing:

Lesser knowledge leads to damage.


  • A new broom sweeps clean:

A fresh leader gets rid of the old and brings in new ideas and personnel.


  • A penny saved is a penny earned.

Saving is as important as earning.


  • A picture paints a thousand words.

A picture speaks the mind of the painter.


  • A problem shared is a problem halved.

A work or job may be very difficult but if any hands together solve it, it becomes easier.


  • A prophet is not recognized in his own land:

A person may be very talented but cannot get due importance among his own people.


  • A rolling stone gathers no moss:

A person who never settles anywhere will never do well.


  • A stitch in time saves time:

An action or thing done at the right time saves much trouble.


  • A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men.

A man who does the job willingly is certainly better than many of those persons upon whom the work is thrust upon.


  • Actions speak louder than words:

One is judged by what he does and not by what he says.


  • All that glitters is not gold:

Appearances generally deceive people.


  • All work and no play makes jack a dull boy:

A man cannot achieve the best by overwork. Recreation is also necessary.


  • An apple a day keeps the doctor away:

A person who takes fruit as an apple per day keeps healthy and does not need to take medicine.


  • As you sow so shall you reap:

As your actions will be, the same kind of reward will be received by you.


  • Barking dogs seldom bite:

Those who boast and talk too much of themselves, are of low and weak might.


  • Beggars can’t be choosers:

A person who depends on others cannot have anything of his own choice.


  • Better safe than sorry:

It is better to take precautions than to be regretful.


  • Birds  of a feather flock together:

Persons of same calibre and position like to mix more with each other.


  • Blood is thicker than water:

Humans can depend more on persons of the same parentage even after a generation. They have a natural binding.


  • Boys will be boys:

Young boys and sometimes grown-up men occasionally behave in a childish way.


  • Charity begins at home:

A person first duty is to care and help for his or her own family.


  • Cleanliness is next to godliness:

Being clean is a sign of spiritual purity or goodness.


  • Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Do not think ill of the person who helps you.


  • Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

Do not daydream.


  • Don’t put all your eggs in one basket:

Do not invest all your money at a single place.


  • Don’t try to walk before you can crawl.

Do things according to your calibre.

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