10/10/2022
What always comes to your mind when you here the word PROVERBS
MEANING: a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
EXAMPLE: Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
English Proverb
This proverb is one that many people say. You could apply this to many things in your life:
- don't spend all your money before you get paid
- don't think you have passed the exam until you get it back
The list could go on and on.
Many hands make light work.
English Proverb
This proverb is so very true. Many volunteer positions know how true this is. When faced with an overwhelming job, if you have others helping you the task is not as bad!
A bad penny always turns up.
English Proverb
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
English Proverb
Some people swear by this proverb and do actually eat an apple a day. Perhaps the nutrition you find in an apple does in fact help. Or maybe it is positive thinking, if you believe eating an apple gives you good health, it may just do that.
Actions speak louder than words.
English Proverb
You are never to old to learn.
English Proverb
This proverb is so very true. You can and should always be learning. If you think you can not learn then I guess you are old!
A picture is worth a thousand words.
English Proverb
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
English Proverb
Saying goodbye to someone you love is difficult. However, if the goodbye is only for a short time we come to appreciate our loved one more especially when they come home.
Grasp no more than thy hand will hold. English Proverb
Grasp no more than thy hand will hold.
English Proverb
Never judge by appearances
English Proverb
A good beginning makes a good ending.
Wise words in this proverb. You could say that your preparation beforehand will help you start well. If you rush any project at the start, most often the end will not be well. Starting right always ends well.
Birds of a feather flock together
English Proverb
Half a loaf is better than no bread
English Proverb
If a job is worth doing it is worth doing well.
English Proverb
How many times can I remember my parents and teachers quoting this proverb! It is good advice, if it is worth doing then doing it well is always the way.
There is none so blind as those who will not see
English Proverb
The early bird catches the worm
English Proverb
Honesty is the best policy
English Proverb
Into every life a little rain must fall.
English Proverb We all wish for only the good days, but to appreciate the good day, we also need more difficult ones. The bad times teach us lessons, help us grow, and as stated gives us an appreciation for the good times. Always remember that the rain does stop and the sun does shine again.
