Proverbs
366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Crime doesn't pay.
جُرم کبھٰی چھُپتا نہیں
In the end every criminal gets his punishment.
If the cap fits, wear it.
تنقید حق کو مانا جائے
You must accept criticism if criticism is justified.
Be cruel to be kind.
Sometimes it is necessary to treat someone severely for their own long-term benefit.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
بوڑھے طوطے نہیں پڑھتے
When people get old they cannot and do not want to change or learn new things.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
You will never achieve any success, if you do not at least try.
'To venture' is to 'try'.
If you play with fire you get burned.
آگ سے کھیلو گے تو جل جاو گے
If you do something risky, you must expect to get hurt.
Every door may be shut but death's door.
ہر شخص کو موت کا ذائقہ چکھنا ہے
Everyone will die.
Time cures all ills.
وقت ہر غم کے لئے بہترین مرہم ہے
All pain will disappear if you wait long enough.
Similar is: 'Time is the great healer.'
Forgive and forget.
معاف کرو اور بھول جاو
Forgive and then forget about the wrong that has been done to you. (Do not seek revenge. Do not hold a grudge.)
Live and let live.
جیو اور جینے دو
Live your own life; be tolerant of others.
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