Proverbs
366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
The dead are always wrong.
It's easy to criticize someone who is dead. They cannot defend themselves.
Cheats never prosper.
دھوکے باز کبھی کامیاب نہیںہو سکتا
Cheats never get rich or stay rich in the end.
'To prosper' is to do well, become rich.
One lie makes many.
ایک جھوٹ چھپانے کی خاطر سو جھوٹ بولنے پڑتے ہیں
Once you start lying, it's difficult to stop.
A related proverb is: 'A liar should have a good memory.'
Better a lie that heals than a truth that wounds.
وہ جھوٹ جو کسی کو خوشی دے تکلیف دہ سچ سے بہتر ہے
Sometimes the truth is too painful to be told.
All's well that ends well.
انت بھلا تو سو بھلا
It doesn't matter if you have problems early in a project. It's the end result that counts.
Actions speak louder than words.
کہنے سے کر کے دکھانا ذیادہ اہم ہے
It's what you do that is important, not what you say.
Easier said than done.
کہنا آسان کر کے دکھانا مُشکل
It's easier to say what you are going top do than to actually do it.
One good turn deserves another.
کر بھلا تو ہو بھلا
If someone helps you, you should be ready to help them.
In this proverb 'turn' means 'deed' or 'action'.
Once bitten, twice shy.
دودھ کا جلا چھاچھ بھی پھونک پھونک کر پیتا ہے
If you have had a bad experience doing something, you will not try to do it again.
Alternatively: 'The burnt child dreads the fire.'
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
If you say enough bad (and untrue) things about a person, others will eventually come to believe you.
