some beautiful proverbs and their meaning!!

الموضوع في 'تعليم اللغة الإنجليزية' بواسطة ليديا, بتاريخ ‏26 يوليو 2010.

  1. ليديا

    ليديا عضو جديد

    hiii guys ..

    Ive got some beautiful proverbs just for english lovers!!

    come!! and lets enjoy it together*

    ok lets start with name of god

    & ****************** &

    Between the devil and the deep sea*

    To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma

    Where there's a will there's a way**

    When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it

    A burnt child dreads fire***

    A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime

    First come, first served****

    The first in line will be attended to first

    A friend in need is a friend indeed*****

    A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend

    Discretion is the better part of valor******

    If you say discretion is the better part of valor, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do

    A hungry man is an angry man*******

    A person who does not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage

    Empty vessels make the most noise********

    Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss

    A man is as old as he feels*********

    A person's age is immaterial - it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old

    Great talkers are little doers**********

    Those people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work

    An idle brain is the devil's workshop***********

    One who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts

    An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit************

    It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever

    Faint heart never won fair lady*************

    To succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants

    A penny saved is a penny gained**************

    By being thrifty one will be able to save up

    A rolling stone gathers no moss***************

    A person who never settles in one place or who often changes his job will not succeed in life ; one who is always changing his mind will never get anything done

    As you sow, so you shall reap****************

    One will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of his earlier actions or inactions

    Barking dogs seldom bite*****************

    Those who make loud threats seldom carry them out

    Better late than never******************

    To do something that is right, profitable, or good a little late is still better than not doing it at all

    A bird in hand is worth two in the bush *19

    Something that one already has is better than going after something seemingly more worthwhile that one may not be able to get

    Birds of a feather flock together * 20

    People of the same sort of character or belief always go together.
    Call a spade a spade *21

    If you say that someone calls a spade a spade, you mean that they speak frankly and directly, often about embarrassing or unpleasant subjects; an informal expression

    Charity begins at home *22


    A person's first obligation should be to help the member of his own family before he can begin thinking of talking about helping others
    God bless all the members of this forum :smile:
     
  2. لميس

    لميس عضو وفيّ

    thankssssssssssssssss
     
  3. ايناس

    ايناس عضو وفيّ

    thanke you
     
  4. ليديا

    ليديا عضو جديد

    welcoooome dear Lamis and Ines .. im soo glad too see your passages .. With the most beautiful greetings
     

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