The Most Popular English Proverbs

• "The best things in life are free."
• "A stitch in time saves nine."
• "Still waters run deep."
• "He teaches ill, who teaches all."
• "You can't take it with you when you die."
• "Better untaught than ill taught."
• "Don't cross your bridges before you come to them."
• "Soon learnt, soon forgotten."
• "Even a worm will turn."
• "It was the last straw that broke the camel's back."
• "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."
• "If the stone fall upon the egg, alas for the egg! If the egg fall upon the stone, alas for the egg!"
• "Where there's a will there's a way."
• "Marry in haste, and repent at leisure."
• "One tongue is enough for a woman."
• "If you wish good advice, consult an old man."
• "The best advice is found on the pillow."
• "All clouds bring not rain."
• "You can't tell a book by its cover."
• "Bad news travels fast."
• "No news is good news."
• "Live and let live."
• "Birds of a feather flock together."
• "Tell me who you go with and I'll tell you who you are."

Hindi Proverbs and their Meanings

Hindi:

Bandar kya jaane adark ka swaad

English: 

What does a monkey know of the taste of ginger?

Meaning: 

someone who can't understand can't appreciate.

Hindi:

Door ke dhol suhavane lagte hain

English :

The drums sound better at a distance

Meaning :

We tend to like the ones we don't have

Hindi:

Ghar ki muragi, dal barabar

Meaning : Self possessions are always undermined and other's possessions seem better.


Hindi:

Andhoon mein kaanaa raja.

English :

A one-eyed man is king amongst blind men.

Hindi:

Anth bhala to sab bhala.

English : If the end is good, everything is good.

Meaning: All's well that ends well.

Hindi:

Okhali mein sir diyaa to musal se kya Darana.

English:

If you have put your head into the mortar then why fear of the pounder.

Meaning: 

if you have started a difficult task, don't bother about what's going to happen. 

Hindi:

Anth bhala to sab bhala.

English :

If the end is good, everything is good.

Meaning : 

All's well that ends well.

Hindi:

itnee Lambi Chadar ho Utna hee pair failana Chahiye

English :

Stretch your legs only till the size of your Counter pan.

Meaning : Limit your Spending To your Earnings

Hindi:

Oont ke Muh mein Jeera.

English:

Small cumin seed in a camel's mouth.

Meaning :

Too small an amount for a very large need.

English Proverbs with their Meanings

Proverb:

‘If you have lemons, make lemonade’ is a mantra in today’s world. 

Explanation :

Use the best things you have and settle for something handy. ‘Something is surely better than nothing.’

Proverb:

‘Beauty is skin deep’.  

Explanation : 

Mere pleasant looking people are the most deceptive. Values, principles and humane nature is a more reliable trait.

 Proverb:

‘It is no use crying over spilt milk’. 

Explanation : 

This means what has been done and begone is a past. Forgetting and forgive makes living easy.

Proverb:

‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’  

Explanation : 

This seems another way to juggle the problems of life. This causes more confusion and surely not the right way to manage.

Proverb:

‘When the cat is away, the mice will play,’ 

Explanation :

 This is the best way to explain indiscipline. Governance is necessary as without rules each one will have their own way.

 Proverb:

‘Great minds think alike’. 

Explanation : 

Success is often the meeting of ideas and marriage of like minds.

Proverb:

‘Teach an old dog new tricks’. 

Explanation : 

Though learning is a process in life, one cannot mend the crooked ways or negative traits of a person completely.

Proverb:

‘Honey catches more flies than vinegar’.  

Explanation : 

This is a sure case that sweetness is preferred for being popular.