Proverbs
366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
A mouse may help a lion.
Even weak people can help strong people sometimes.
This proverb is based on one of Aesop's fables.
Keep something for a rainy day.
You need to save money now. You never know what problems or money needs are around the corner.
This is often heard as 'Save for a rainy day.'
Waste not, want not.
If you do not waste money, you will never be poor.
You can't take it with you when you die.
Spend your money now. It's no use to you when you are dead.
Similar, but much less common is: 'Shrouds have no pockets.' 'Shrouds are the clothes put on dead people.'
Penny wise, pound foolish.
This is said of someone who watches every penny they spend
Time is money.
The longer it takes to do something, the more costly it will be.
Time flies.
You cannot stop time. Time seems to go by very quickly.
The Latin equivalent is: 'Tempus fugit.' Similar is: 'Time has wings.'
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
You don't know how good something is until you have tried it.
The exception proves the rule.
This proverb is usually said on encountering something that is unusual, i.e. an exception to the usual rules.
Strictly, the word 'proves' in this proverb means 'challenges' or 'tests'.
One swallow does not make a summer.
Do not form a judgement about something or someone on the basis of a single piece of evidence.
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