Proverbs
366 Proverbs with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
کسی کی دی ہوئی چیز میں کیڑے نہ نکالو
If someone is trying to give you something, don't find fault with it.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
انسان اپنی صُحبت سے پہچانا جاتا ہے
You will be judged by the people that you spend most of your time with.
In this proverb the word 'company' means 'people'.
Great boast, small roast.
باتیں کروڑوں کی، دُکان پکوڑوں کی
The more you say how good you are, the less you have to be proud of.
'Roast' is the word for the large piece of meat usually eaten on a Sunday.
Better bend than break.
جو جھُکتے ہیں وہ ٹوتتے نہیں
Do not insist on doing things your own way. Change a little in order to avoid failure.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
Do not criticise others unless you are perfect yourself.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
اپنے ضمیر کی آواز سُنو
You will sleep well if you have done no wrong.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
When we know something (or someone) very well we start to take it for granted and then dislike it.
'Familiarity' means 'knowing something well'; 'breeds' means 'creates' or 'makes'; 'contempt' means strong dislike'.
Enough is as good as a feast.
ضرورت سے ذیادہ جمع نہ کرو
There is no advantage in having more than you need.
A 'feast' is a large meal with rich and expensive food.
Little things please little minds.
تھوڑےمیں تھوڑا راضی
People of low intelligence or ambition are easily satisfied with trivial pleasures.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill.
دور کے ڈھول سُہانے
People are never satisfied with what they have. (They think other people have more things or a better life than them.)
This proverb is sometimes heard as: 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.'
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