Proverbs

366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples

No news is good news.

If we hear nothing from someone who has gone away, we can assume that everything is ok.


Bad news travels fast.

People are quick to pass on bad news.


Forbidden fruit is sweet.

We always want most what we cannot have.


Jack of all trades, master of none.

If you try to do many different things, you will never do any of them very well.


Time and tide wait for no man.

موقع اور وقت کسی کا انتظار نہیں کرتے

You cannot stop time.

The 'tide' is the coming in and going out of water on the beach.

Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

خوش قسمتی بار بار دستک نہیں دیتی

You will probably not get a second chance, so take the first one.


Christmas comes but once a year.

You cannot expect to get lucky more than once.


When one door shuts, another opens.

ایک در بندہ ہزار کھلا

You'll get a second chance.


There are plenty of fish in the sea.

There are many women or men who you could marry (so forget about the one who has just left you.)


Nothing so bad but it might have been worse.

You may have had a hard time, but it could have been even worse.


Word of the day

December 06, 2025
resilient
- recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
مصیبت, ڈپریشن, یا اس طرح سے آسانی سے صحتیاب
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