Proverbs
366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Lean liberty is better than fat slavery.
It's better to be poor and free than rich but dependent.
'Lean' here means 'thin'.
Silence is golden.
It is a very good thing to keep quiet.
Similar is: 'A close mouth catches no flies.'
There is a time to speak and a time to be silent.
Sometimes the best thing is to say nothing.
Great minds think alike.
Great people have the same opinions.
This proverb is often said in joke when someone agrees with you.
Birds of a feather flock together.
چور چور بھائی بھائی
People like to be with people of the same interests and habits.
'Of a feather' means 'of the same species'. You will only very rarely see two different kinds of bird in one flock (group).
Like cures like.
The best medicine for a disease is often a little of what caused it. (For example, a little alcohol in the morning is said to cure a hangover.)
Will is no skill.
It's not enough to want to do something, you have to be able to do it.
One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after.
You should go to bed early.
Small is beautiful.
Little things can be beautiful and valuable.
Similar is: 'The best things come in small packages.'
Penny and penny laid up will be many.
قطرہ قطرہ کر کے دریا بنتا ہے
If you save money regularly - even very small amounts - you will one day be rich.
Here 'laid up' means 'saved'. Similar are: 'Little and often fills the purse,' and 'Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.'
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