Maxims, proverbs, aphorisms …

A kick in the butt is a step forward. (Romanian modern proverb).

Meaning: if your boss fired you, that will be for your benefit.

Every disappointment is a blessing.

(The faster you remember this proverb, the sooner you will get out of a bad situation and maybe from greater dangers ...)

Yes Sir only we two have maximum posts in this thread...but never mind we will continue...


Jo garajte hain woh baraste nahin...hindi proverb meaning is english proverb...Barking dogs seldom bites...

As per Confuscious....Think twice because one time is too less and more than two time is too much....

Success is a pillar of failures...

Behind every successful man there is an woman....

aryavrat wrote:

.... .Barking dogs seldom bites...

In Romania we have that too.
The dog which barks does not bite.

Amazing how cultures 10,000 miles apart share the same wisdom for thousands of years.
India 5,000 years, Romania 2,000 years.

When the cat is not at home, the mice dance on the table.  (Romania proverb).

Hello Sir,

People were more wise even they were not having proper fascilities before....their brain use to work more than today....in terms of capacity....

Regards,
Anil

Jako raakhe sainyan maar sake na koi, baal na banka kar sake jo jag bairi hoe...
Meaning: To whom God want to save , no body can kill him , even if the entire world became his enemy can't even bend his one hair.....

Home is a first school for a child and parents are the first teachers.....

Regards,
Anil

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

God gives the milk, but not the pail.

Many people bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.

What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.

A donkey is a donkey, even though laden with gold.

Many people cut the tree-branch they are sitting on.

(The equivalent of: many people shoot themselves in the foot).

Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you.

If you wish good advice, consult an old man.

Bura Jo dekhan main chala bura na milya koi, jo dil khoja apna paya mosey bura na koi....
Meaning: When i went for searching of bad person i didn't find anyone but when i look myself i find no one bad than me...

Prem gali ati saankari ta mey do na samaaye....
Meaning: The street of love is very narrow on which two cannot go together means when love happens then there wont be two they both became one.......

Samundar ki Khamoshi toofan ka ishara hai....
Meaning: When the sea is silent it indicates of big storm.....

Action speaks lauder than words.......

You can tell a good day from early morning.  (Romanian proverb).

(Meaning: you should be able to differentiate good news from bad news when you hear it first.
You should be able to tell a good opportunity from a non-opportunity from the start.
You should fall in love at first sight or better leave it out).

The pen is mightier than the sword.

(Who is the author? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pen_is … _the_sword  )

Don't listen to what's being said, look at who says it.  (Romanian proverb).

(Meaning: look who's talking).

It is the little stone that turns a big horse-drawn cart upside down. (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: a little detail can derail a big idea or effort).

Beggers are not choosers.......

If you love someone and he/she left you then don't cry....
If it is yours it will return and if not then it was not yours.....

To measure the depth of the sea one has to get into it.....

Ab aaya unth pahad ke niche....meaning now the camel has come below the mountain....when camel walks in the desert it always think about its height...no one is bigger than me...but it reaches near to the mountain then only it realizes that something is bigger than it....

Nice thread ...

One of my grandmother's favorite -

"...Naach a jane angan tedha .." means "you dont have skill  and blaming others for your failure ".

A Sanskrit proverb from Bhagvatgita ...

"Karmanye va dhikaraste ma felashu kadachane"  meaning ... Only believe in work . .. without wishing a result.

Kaal karey so aaj kar , aaj karey so ab, pal mein parlay machega bahuri karega kab...meaning What you want to do tomorrow, do it today and what you want to do today, do it now because you don't know till when you will be alive......

Nagina wrote:

Nice thread ...
One of my grandmother's favorite -
"...Naach a jane angan tedha .." means "you dont have skill  and blaming others for your failure ".

Hello Nagina,

If I had paid you to say something as nice as what you just said most likely it would not have turned out so well …  Thank you. 

Your proverb helps solve the biggest problem of our troubled time in history of mankind where everybody wants to live well without deserving it. That will NEVER work.

People must always remember the wisdom coming from their parents (or grandparents) and anyone who loved them if they are to achieve at least what their predecessors achieved.

No matter the ups and down or the turns and twists of life, wisdom will always prevail, let's hope not at too great a cost. 

The apple falls not far from the tree.   (Romanian proverb).
When you cut wood, the splinters do not fall far from you.

(Meaning: you are what your parents are).

It's only when you see a mosquito landing on your testicles that you realize that there is always a way to solve problems without using violence.

Aa Bael  mujhe maar....meaning asking the ox to hit you...(inviting problems yourself)

Diya taley andhera.....means: a lamp lights to its surrounding but can't lit itself....

App Dipo Bhava....by Gautam Budha..meaning: Be your own light....

Gordon Barlow wrote:

It's only when you see a mosquito landing on your testicles that you realize that there is always a way to solve problems without using violence.

I wish I'd thought of that.

You do good, you find good. (Romanian proverb).

There's no smoke without fire.  (Old Romanian proverb).

He who runs after two rabbits doesn't catch any. (Romania proverb).

(Meaning: you must focus on one thing at a time if you are to succeed).

Better later than never.  (Romanian proverb)

(This is so popular in all languages that makes me wonder where exactly it originated).

It enters through one ear and exits through the other. (Romanian proverb).

(Meaning: carelessness at its maximum).

Ask and you will be answered.  (Romanian proverb).

(Meaning: knock at the door and the door shall open for you).

If they throw you out at the door, come back at the window.

(Meaning: always find ways to fight adversity down).

Speaking the truth will shame the devil. (Romanian proverb).

As the old cock crows the young one learns.  (Romanian proverb).

Easy does it.