Proverbs
366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
It's a small world.
This proverb is usually said when, by chance, we meet someone we know far away from home.
Blood is thicker than water.
خون کو خون پہچانتا ہے
Our family is more important to us than any friend.
There's a black sheep in every flock.???
ریوڑمیں کالی بھیڑیں
In every family there is someone who is a bad or unpleasant person.
Sheep are found together in a 'flock'.
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
Every family has a dark secret.
Sometimes this proverb starts with 'everyone': 'Everyone has a skeleton in their cupboard.'
Charity begins at home.
پہلے خیش بعد درویش
You should help your own family before helping other people.
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe, the horse was lost. For want of a horse, the rider was lost.
Pay attention to small details. They can be very important - and even save a life.
In this case 'shoe' means 'horseshoe'.
A little pot is soon hot.
Small people are quick to get angry or passionate.
Solitude is often the best society.
It is good to be alone sometimes.
Similar is: 'Better be alone than in bad company.'
Misery loves company.
It is easier to bear being unhappy when we know that others are unhappy too.
Similar is: 'Two in distress make sorrow less.'
Nothing dries sooner than tears.
We soon forget or recover from past unhappiness.
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