Proverbs

366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples

Don't cut the bough you are standing on.

اپنے پاوں پر کُلہاڑی نہ مارو

Don't do anything to take away the support you have or to cause yourself problems.

A 'bough' is a branch of a tree.

Slow but sure wins the race.

If you do something slowly but steadily you will finish before someone who is quicker but keeps stopping. (Think of the race between the hare and the tortoise.)


There's a thin line between love and hate.

Love can easily turn to hate. (It's easier to hate someone we have first loved.)

Similar is: 'Love and hate are blood relations.'

Health and wealth create beauty.

It's easy to look good if you are healthy and rich.


He that wants health wants all.

تند رُستی ہزار نعمت ہے

To be healthy is the most important thing in life.


Health is not valued until sickness comes.

بیماری کے بغیر صحت کی قدر نہیں ہوتی

We don't realize how important health is until we become sick.


The best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet and Dr. Merryman.

If you want to get or stay healthy, you need to eat well, live peacefully and be cheerful.

'Merry' means happy as in 'Merry Christmas'.

Two heads are better than one.

ایک ایک دو گیارہ

If you are trying to solve a problem, it's good to have someone to help you.


Honesty is the best policy.

ایمانداری بہترین حکمت عملی ہے

You will not have problems if you always tell the truth.


Confess and be hanged.

If you tell the truth, you will be punished for it.


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