The biggest collection of English Proverbs in English Saha

    • The biggest collection of English Proverbs in English Saha

      This topic aims to make the biggest collection of English Proverbs in Saha
      So that it will be like the encyclopedia which we can refer to it easily to find the meaning of any proverb

      What does proverb mean?
      Proverb is a short well-known sentence or phrase that gives advice or a general truth about life

      Dear bothers & sisters

      Please add your proverbs with its explanations so that we can make great collection of proverbs together

      In order to manage the process of adding proverbs & making our proverbs encyclopedia, please read the terms below

      1. Write your proverb with its explanation
      2. Write Proverbs Only, a lot of people can’t distinguish between the proverbs & Idioms
      3. Do not write proverbs that are already written by another member & make sure of this point
      4. Do not post more than six proverbs in one replay, so that we can follow the new proverbs easily
      5. There are many proverbs in the internet & if you want to post some, you have to choose the best of it & explain it in your own words


    • Let me start first

      Live and let live

      This proverb means that we should not get in other peoples business; we should just mind our own business.

      The best things in life are free
      This proverb means that we don’t have to pay to the best things in life like love & friendship.

      Soon learnt, soon forgotten
      This proverb means that any thing you learn easily without spending effort in learning it you will forget it easily.

      One tongue is enough for a woman
      Women are talking too much & they have one tongue …. What will happen if they have more oh my God I don’t want to imagine that , So One tongue is enough

      Any way this proverb saying that woman is talking too much

      No news is good news.

      We have similar proverb with similar meaning which is (Bad news travels fast)

      Waiting for ur proverbs

    • Live and let live
      The best things in life are free
      Soon learnt, soon forgotten
      One tongue is enough for a woman
      No news is good news
      You are never fully dressed until you wear a smile
      You can't tell a book by its cover


      It's like pushing shit up to the hill with a pointed stick
      This proverb is commonly used in Australia to describe the difficulty of something, mind my french :)

      People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
      I think this one is famous and doesn't need to be explained :)

      Speak or Talk of the devil
      it's used when you are talking about someone and he/she appears at the time when you are talking about that person

      There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so
      I think this one explains itself that whatever you think, is what you see.. in arabic kellen yeshoof ennas b3ain 6ab3ah

      Time is money
      this is widely used by business people as well as students I think who value time

      All roads lead to rome
      i think you all know this one as well


      wooof.. im tired of remembering and squeezing my brain.. if i remember anything else or heard anything then i will back to post it here

      Cheers

    • There is no royal road to learning
      I think it's clear enough :), it means that you dont have to use a certain path to learn something, it's easy and doesn't require that much effort to learn

      Home is where the heart is
      Home sweet home
      There is no place like home
      All value the home where you live, and could also mean home country

      Necessity is the mother of invention
      we have this in arabic, el7ajah um ele5tera3

      Set a thief to catch a thief
      It takes a thief to catch a thief
      very clear, most of the people who know how to do things are those experienced in that area..

      The early bird catches the worm
      Those who go early somewhere will get the nice or fresh stuff.. whatever it is..

      An apple a day keeps the doctor away
      I learned this one when I was 15 years old, it means that one person can spoil others, and this is mostly applied on friends..

      Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
      we have this one in arabic, which delaying doing what you are required to do..

      Rome wasn't built in a day
      I know i mentioned rome twice but these are english proverbs :) this one is used to tell a person that getting something is not going to take a day or changes don't happen within a night.. it always takes time.. so be patient

      I know they are eight proverbs, but it would harm if there are 2 extra ones, wouldnt?....

    • The folly of one man is the fortune of another

      It means if man make mistake that mistake will the luck for another man


      The pen is mightier than the sword

      I think it is clear and it means the pen could do thinks that the sword couldn’t


      Actions speak louder than words

      Also this is clear and it means that there is no benefit from a lot of talking
      And actions better than words


      A drowning man will catch at a straw

      It means if u r in dangerous situation, u will do any think to save ur life


      It is no use crying over spilt milk
      ~!@n
      It means if the action happened and every thing finished there is no use of crying
      By crying u will never get it back again

    • thanks angels eyes.. yours were pretty interesting..

      All that glitters is not gold = it means that not everything that shines is nice.. and not everything that looks nice, means it's useful or valuable..

      April showers bring May flowers = It means after a hard time, things will be alright insha'a Allah

      A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush = means, to know that you have something, is better than not having anything at all, means value what you have now!!!

      Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
      well, this one is very old, all mothers say it to their kids.. My mom did!

      Experience is the best teacher = This one means the more you practice, the better you will become..

      One of my lecturers said:
      We learn doing things, by doing them..


      Cheers


    • Tenderness, certainly true..

      These are today's proverbs..

      Knowledge is power
      But i have to complete that by saying, ONLY IF YOU USE IT.. I learned that in one of a marketing conference :P

      A man is known by the company he keeps
      You a person from his/her friends.. we have this one in arabic..

      One rotten apple spoils the barrel
      we also have this one in arabic, that one bad person can influence the people around him, but i also believe in the opposite, when a good person is around, he/she may also influence the people around her/him..

      An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
      Of course, you know this one. It's better than you take care of yourself than spending money on medicine to cure yourself.

      Out of sight, out of mind
      we have this one in arabic also, but i somehow believe in it, but if you keep the good communication, then at least you still have the person on mind, even if she/he was out of sight..

      Cheers