Proverbs

366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples

Rome was not built in a day.

If you are engaged in a large project, you must be patient. You cannot expect to finish it quickly.

Similar is: 'An oak is not felled at one stroke.'

First things first.

Do things in their correct order. Be patient.

Similar is: You must learn to walk before you can run.

Don't put the cart before the horse.

Don't get things mixed up or do them in the wrong order.


Might is right.

جس کی لاٹھی اُس کی بھینس

People in power are always right - even when they are wrong!


If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Do not expect good workers if you pay them only a little money.


He who pays the piper calls the tune.

The person paying for a job has the right to say how and when it should be done.


Little strokes fell great oaks.

You can succeed in even the most difficult tasks, if you do it step by step, little by little.

Similar is: 'Constant dripping wears away the stone.'

Never say die.

Do not give up. Keep trying.

Similar is: 'If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.'

In for a penny, in for a pound.

If you start something, you must be prepared to finish it, even though it may be difficult or even dangerous.


A light purse makes a heavy heart.

If you are poor you will have worries and troubles.


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