Maxims, proverbs, aphorisms …

Don't whip the saddle, whip the horse.  (Romanian proverb)

Original: beat the saddle for the horse to get the idea.

(Meaning: similar to beating about the bush).

A living dog is better than a dead lion.   (Romanian proverb)

Ask twice than err once.

You do not know what's good (for you) until after you can no longer have it. (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: we never know the value of water till the well is dry).

Rome has not built in a day....

You can make fool some of the people all the time,
You can make fool all the people some of the time ,but
You cannot make make fool all the people all the time................

Bad times never come alone.........

Something is better then nothing...........

To achieve the goal one has to walk step by step...................

Nothing is certain in this life except Death......

Wise people always rest silent in front of fools................

Human wants are unlimited...........thats the reason they don't get satisfaction........

To rectify yourself always have critics near you............

aryavrat wrote:

Nothing is certain in this life except Death......

... and taxes ...

God, please save me from my friends because from enemies I can save myself ... (Romanian Proverb).

aryavrat wrote:

Rome has not built in a day....

Rome has not been built in a day (old saying), but nobody can tell exactly how many days it took to be built (John C.).

John C. wrote:

aryavrat wrote:

Nothing is certain in this life except Death......

... and taxes ...

If someone don't want to earn that much from where one has liable to pay taxes then taxes are not certain..........

God help them those who help themselves.............

An apple a day keeps the doctor away............

Subah ka bhula shaam ko ghar laut aaye to usey bhula nahi kehte..........meaning (if somebody is lost and come back home in the evening is not called lost............means if somebody is out of track and come to normal life very soon before commiting anything serious cannot be called is out of track..........

Birds of the same feather flock together.  (Romanian & English proverb)

aryavrat wrote:

Bad times never come alone.........

Trouble comes in twos or threes.  (Romanian proverb).

(Meaning: when something bad happens to you, expect more bad to come).

When poverty comes in at the door, love goes out at the window. (English proverb).

Love is not just a relation....love is life and love is God.............By anil

Nau sau chuhey khakey billi haj ko chali....in english...After eating 900 rats a cat is going to HAJ...means after doing all the evils and bad things person going to pilgrims....or holy places...

No pain, no gain. (English proverb in rhyme).

How did we forget to include this one until now?

A disease known is half cured.   (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: once you know the problem, you should be able to find the solution).

The best is often times the enemy of the good.   (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: we often look for better things once that we found something really good. We may never find the 'better' things while we shall lose the good we found ....)

The beaten path is the shortest. (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: before you do fancy things on your own, make sure to walk on the road other people before you walked.
Follow the path of least resistance if you want to go where whatever is in store for you is waiting for you).

There is no shortcut in life..........

Don't say those words about your enemy because you don't know when you will be friend....
Don't say your secrets even to your friends because you don't know when you will be enemy..........

Fifty percent of the deseases on a  human body  are created by oneself (mentally if you think that you are ill and even others start saying you are ill you will become ill very soon) Man is a psychological animal..............

One cannot gets the truth partially...it can be only  achieved as a whole............

Bura samay bolke nahi aata..............means Bad time don't say and come

Jaan bachi to lakhon paaye.......means when you saved your life  you got millions

Near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin.   (Romanian proverb).

(Meaning: I am concerned about you, but I am more concerned about me).

Too much of one thing is not (too) good. (Romanian proverb).

Meaning: Too much is as bad as none at all!   Too many sweets cloy the palate!   Too much water drowned the miller).

What is written on your forehead is saved aside for you.  (Romanian proverb).

Meaning: He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned.   Every bullet has its billet. Everything the stars have in store for you, you will get it one day).

May the bad things wash away and the good things come together. (Romanian proverb)

(Meaning: Let bygones be bygones).