Proverbs and Meanings

Proverbs And Meanings

1	A friend in need is a friend indeed.	Someone who helps you when you are in trouble.
2	A hungry man is an angry man.	A hungry person can easily get angry.
3	An apple a day keeps the doctor away.	If you take fruits regularly, you will not get sick easily.
4	Charity begins at home.	If parents want to teach their children something good, they should begin at home.
5	Practice makes perfect.	If you want to become a competent person in any task, you must practice regularly.
6	Prevention is better than cure.	It is better to stop something bad from happening earlier than to repair the damage later.
7	Two heads are better than one.	You can get more ideas if you work in groups/ friends.
8	Where there’s a will, there’s a way.	When you want to get something, you will try to find the way to get it.
9	No use crying over a spilt milk.	It is useless to regret things which have already happened.
10	Action speak louder than words.	What you do is more important than what you say.
11	Rome wasn’t built in a day.	To gain victory you need to take a long time and have patience.
12	Procrastination is the thief of time.	Postponing your tasks will make you be busier at the end.
13	Out of sight, out of mind.	Once you are apart from a person, you don’t think of him/her anymore.
14	One good turn deserves another.	If you do something good to others, you get something good in return.
15	Once bitten, twice shy.	After an unpleasant experience, people are more careful not repeat it.
16	New brooms sweep clean.	A new/young worker will always more energetic and has a lot of ideas. Therefore, she/he works better.
17	The early bird catches the worm.	A person who is earlier than others will get the things that he/she wants.
18	Make hay while the sun shines.	Make the best use of opportunities when they come.
19	A stitch in time saves nine.	It is better to deal with a problem at an early stage, to prevent it from getting worse.
20	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	It is better to be satisfied with what one has than to risk losing everything by trying to get much more.