participate with a proverb

[ola4]

Hi to all members

well i was thinking of doing something that will carry the signatures of most if not all the members in this section. and then it came to my mind why not try this idea. all you have to do is to participate in this topic with a proverb. everytime you get into this page try to post a new proverb in english and if you like explain it in arabic or say why do you like it. let's see if you like the idea. and remember that the more you participate the more active member you will become :)

My proverb is: Honesty is the best policy
i chose it because i think that few are the honest people in these days

Please note that I would be really honored with your participation so don't hesitate in doing so:smailes65:

[brown_samra]

great idea sister

my fav is
Early to bed , early to rise , makes a man healthy wealthy and wise


I think this is the best for your health and life

[scorpionking4999]

I am impressed with this great idea and i would like to participate actilvely in such a agreat idea
my proverb :
measure for measure
الصاع بالصاع أو العين بالعين و السن بالسن
misfortunes never comes singly
المصائب لا تأتى فرادى

[ola4]

You are most welcome my friends in participating in my topic and thank you alot for participating

my proverb for today is: Out of sight, out of mind

[scorpionking4999]

My Today's Proverb :
Never Fish In Troubled Water
لا تصاد ابدا فى الماء العكر

[ola4]

A friend in need is a friend indeed

We want others to share. Where r u guys

[mardi]

شكراااااااااااااااااا لك اختي على الموضوع

[ola4]

شكراااااااااااااااااا لك اختي على الموضوع

شكرا إلك أخي الكرم و يا ريت لو شاركت بمثل:

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

[brown_samra]

today's proverb is

Go East Go West, home is the Best

[Hassan Mohammed]

my proverb is (like father like son

[hossam nabeh]

goog idea

my proverb is A candle lights others and consumes itself

تحرق الشمعة نفسها لتضئ لغيرها

[ola4]

my proverb for today: no gain without pain

[scorpionking4999]

tomorrow is not too long to wait
ان غدا لناظره قريب

[ola4]

necessity is the mother of invention
الحاجة أم الاختراع

شكرا إلى كل من شارك في هذا الموضوع

[scorpionking4999]

you must take the will for the deed
انما الاعمال بالنيات

[kartal]

easy come easy go

[samir_nabil]

east or west home is best

[ola4]

absence makes the heart grow fonder

[ola4]

Live and let Live

[brown_samra]

my proverb for today

dont count your eggs before they hatch

[WOLF]

My Proverb:

Only Dead people have seen the end of war


thanx for the topic

[ola4]

thx for you
my proverb is: Better late than never

[angelios_san]

"once you go black, you never come back"
i was just kidding
mine is
"fire is a good servant, but a bad master"
i like it because fire is from the very little things that can actually make some changes

[angelios_san]

i may also add
" the less people read the more books they buy"
albert camus

[karim_dz]

my proverb is
A chip of the old block>>>>هذا الشبل من ذاك الأسد

[ola4]

a stitch in time saves nine

[angelios_san]

they say "a bird in hand is worth two in a bush"
but
they also say "a man's reach should exceed his grasp"

[angelios_san]

they say " the pen is mightier than the sword"
but
they also say " actions speak louder than words"

[ola4]

Jack of all trades is master of none

[WOLF]

If You Don't Have what You Like , You Must Like what You Have

;)

[reho]

Painful end is better than pain without end

[angelios_san]

Don't cross your bridges before you get to them

[angelios_san]

revenge is a dish better served cold

[angelios_san]

revenge is a dish better served cold

[ola4]

A friend to all is a friend to none

[angelios_san]

well i'm sorry ola4 i am afraid that i have to disagree with you, a friend to all is a friend to all but is close to none
just giving my opinion if that was okay

[reho]

Every tide has its ebb

[WOLF]

Forget who's Dead look forwad

[reho]

birds of feather flock together

[angelios_san]

they say " the wise think alike" but
they also say " the fool seldom differ"

[reho]

The end justifies the means

[ola4]

well i'm sorry ola4 i am afraid that i have to disagree with you, a friend to all is a friend to all but is close to none
just giving my opinion if that was okay

Sure it is ok and i don't mind at all but this is what the proverb says and not necessarily what i believe in

You never know what you've got till it's gone

[WOLF]

Death Resolv all problems No Men No problems

;)

[brown_samra]

Abscence makes the heart grow fonder

[ola4]

A man is known by the company he keeps

[angelios_san]

"keep your friends close but keep your enemy closer"
okay that was from the godfather don't count it
my proverb is " a tree never hits a car except in self defence" i think that this won't do either
wait, wait , i got one
"good things come in small packages"
but
"the bigger, the better"

[ابو سندس]

many thanks

[ola4]

"keep your friends close but keep your enemy closer"
okay that was from the godfather don't count it
my proverb is " a tree never hits a car except in self defence" i think that this won't do either
wait, wait , i got one
"good things come in small packages"
but
"the bigger, the better"

hehehehe nice ones :)

[ola4]

Empty vessels make the most sound

[WOLF]

KILLING IS A WAY TO GET RID OF PROBLEMES BUT NOT TO SOVLE THEM

What do you say about than ola4

if there is an error forgive me I Don't speak english well than french

:)

[ola4]

KILLING IS A WAY TO GET RID OF PROBLEMES BUT NOT TO SOVLE THEM

What do you say about than ola4

if there is an error forgive me I Don't speak english well than french

:)

I say that this is right for some poeple but not all but if you are asking me if the proverb is written correctly than i say u took 10/10

if there is an error forgive me I Don't speak english well than french
but u have a problem here

u shoud say i dont speak english as well as french
or
I am not as good in english as in french
or
I speak french better than english

and thx for passing by and thx for trusting me for advice in english

[ola4]

sorry i forgot to add my proverb

Haste makes waste

[WOLF]

مشكورة على التصحيح والله يعطيك الف عافية

KILLING IS A WAY TO GET RID OF PROBLEMES BUT NOT TO SOVLE THEM

note : this proverb is 100% my idea ;)

[ola4]

A woman's work is never done

[barja]

Life experience is a hard teacher......Test then lesson

[WOLF]

pressure make an explosion :)

[ola4]

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow

[bilife_boy]

If I could be an angel, I’d make your every wish come true, but I am only human, just a boy who’s loving you

[ola4]

thx for sharing bilife_boy

I liked this proverb
A man is as old as he feels

[hichamochka]

Lightening never strikes twice in the same place: If an unusual event happens, it is very likely that it will happen again in the same circamstances

[hichamochka]

sorry I mistypes Unlikely

[ola4]

thank you hichamochka for participating with a proverb

Charity begins at home

[thesniper_88]

:smailes15: A bad Workman Blames His Tools

العامل السيىء يلوم أدواته (الشاطره تغزل برجل خروف)

A bird in the hand worth ten in the bush

عصفور فى اليد ولا عشره على الشجره

A burnt child dreads fire

الطفل المكتوى بالنار يهاب النار (اللى يتلسع من الشُربه ينفخ فى الزبادى)

A cat has nine lives

القطط بسبعة أرواح

A cock crows on his own dunghill

على دمنته يصيح الديك (أسد بالبيت وبالخرج نعامه)

A drowning man will clutch a straw

الغرقان يتعلق بقشه

a fox is not taken twice in the same snare

لا يصطاد الثعلب مرتين من نفس الشرك (لا يلدغ المؤمن مرتين)

A friend in need is a friend indeed

الصديق الحقيقى من تجده وقت الحاجه (الصديق وقت الضيق)

A guilty conscience needs no accuser

الضمير الشاعر بالذنب لا يحتاج لوعظ

A hungry man is an angry man

الرجل الجوعان رجل غضبان

A jack-of-all trades master of none

صاحب بالين كذاب

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

المعرفه القليله شىء خطير

A living dog is better than a dead lion

كلب حى أفضل من أسد ميت (حمارتك العارجه تغنيك عن سؤال اللئيم)

A man can do no more than he can

لا يستطيع المرء أن يفعل فوق طاقته (اذا أردت أن تطاع فأمر بالمستطاع)

A man can not serve two masters

لا يستطيع المرء أن يخدم سيدين (صاحب بالين كذاب)

A man is known by the company he keeps

انما يعرف المرء بأقرانه

A man's house is his castle

بيت الرجل قلعته

A penny saved is a penny gained

درهم تدخره هو درهم تكسبه (القرش الأبيض ينفع فى اليوم الأسود)

A prophet is not without an honor save in his own country

انما يفقد النبى آيات التشريف فى وطنه

A secret between more than two is not secret

السر بين أكثر من اثنين ليس سر

A soft answer turneth a way wrath

الكلمه الطيبه تبعد الأذى (الكلمه الطيبه صدقه)

A stitch in time saves nine
الدرزه "الغرزه" فى وقتها توفر تسع

A tree is known by it's fruit

انما تعرف الشجره بثمارها (الجواب بيبان من عنوانه)

A word to a wise is enough

حسبُ الحكيم كلمه

Absence makes the heart grow fonder

الغياب يزيد القلب لهيباً

Actions speak louder than words

صوت الأفعال يعلو على الكلام

All is not gold that glitters

ليس كل ما يلمع ذهبا

All is well that ends well

كل شىء جيد اذا انتهى بشكل جيد

Any port in a storm

أى مأوى عندما تأتى العاصفه

As you sow, so will you reap

كما تزرع تحصد





Barking dogs seldom bite

الكلاب النباحه نادراً ما تعض

Beggars can not be choosers

الفقراء ليس لهم حق الإختيار

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear

لا تصدق كل ما ترى ولا نصف ما تسمع

Better an open enemy than false friend

عدو تعرفه خير من حليف لا تعرفه

Better a devil you know than a devil you don't know

شيطان تعرفه أفضل من شيطان لا تعرفه

Better be sure than sorry

تأكد قبل أن تندم

Birds of feather flock together

الطيور التى من نفس الفصيله تطير معاً (الطيور على أشكالها تقع)

Blood is thicker than water

الدم أكثر كثافه من الماء (الدم عمره ما يبقى ميه)

By their fruit ye shall know them

انما تعرف الشجره من ثمارها (الجواب بيبان من عنوانه)







Call no man happy until he is dead

لا تصف الرجل بالسعاده حتى يموت

Care killed the cat

الهم قتل الهره

Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance

لا تتمسك بالظاهر وتترك الجوهر

Charity begins at home

الإحسان يبدأ من البيت (الأقربون أولى بالمعروف)

Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year

اذا جاء عيد الميلاد فامرح والعب فإنه يأتى مره فى العام

Cleanliness is next to godliness

النظافه أقرب الى الله (النظافه من الإيمان)

Constant dropping wears away a stone

نقاط الماء المستمره فى السقوط تبرى الحجر (خذ من التل يختل)

Corruption of the best becomes the worst

أسوأ الفساد فساد الأفضل

Cowards die often

الجبناء يموتون كثيراً

[ola4]

شكرا thesniper_88على مشاركتك الكريمة جدا بس
المطلوب مثل واحد فقط علشان نترك المجال لمشاركة الجميع
و أيضا لأكثر من مشاركة لكل واحد

my proverb for today is
Don't bite the hand that feeds you

[RHOOOBH]

hi all
and thanks ola4 for this amazing topic
my proverb is
Never too old to learn

[ola4]

thank you for sharing us with a proverb
hope to see u again

my proverb is

First come, first served

[amino2313]

kakà say:my proverb is : when there is a WILL,there is a WAY




si tu veux,tu peux

[aalienx]

hi everybody
i want to participate with a proverb too
throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel
a sprat is a small fish it's a kind of a hook
and mackerel is a big fish
the meaning is that we should sacrifice small and humble things in order to get something bigger and better.

[hsn36e]

Thank you very much

[bessoworld]

thanx about this great idea

[ola4]

Thank you very much

thank you for leaving a comment
we hope that you share us with a proverb

A woman's work is never done

[ola4]

thanx about this great idea

thnx for leaving a comment
we hope you share with a proverb too

Ask no questions and hear no lies

[آسيهي]

Use soft words and hard arguments.

[sniper 6002]

بارك الله فيك

[آسيهي]

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner

[ola4]

thx آسيهي

The last straw breaks the camel's back

[آسيهي]

You Are Welcome my supervisor Ola4
Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it

[ola4]

A man is as old as he feels

[mr_elsayed]

"He how desires the top must set up many nights"
"من طلب العلا سهر الليالي"

Sorry, I didn't read all your nice proverbs soforgive me if it's repeated.

[janumaya]

Happiness is the only thing that increases when it is shared with others

[ola4]

thx janumaya for sharing us

A good beginning makes a good ending

[بسملة دعبس]

موضوع ممتاز

[آسيهي]

My proverb for today
A stumble may prevent a fall

[ola4]

A man is known by his friends.

[آسيهي]

Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it

[ola4]

After a storm comes a calm.

[آسيهي]

Use soft words and hard arguments

[manjulok]

When the cats away, the mice will play"

[ola4]

thx manjulok for sharing with us

All good things must come to an end

[آسيهي]

maybe this is old
east or west, home is the best

[ola4]

A woman's work is never done

[آسيهي]

However long the night, the dawn will break

[ola4]

A man is as old as he feels

[آسيهي]

Examine what is said, not him who speaks

[ola4]

Barking dogs seldom bite

[آسيهي]

Chinese proverb
Do not employ handsome servants.

[Herr.Matter]

If man does not know what port he is sailing to , no wind is favourable

let them hate us as long as they fear us - roman proverb

Alle wollen in den Himmel , aber niemand will sterben - german one and it means : all want to go to heaven but no one want to die

[آسيهي]

whoever you are , you destiny is grave

[ola4]

We must take the bad with the good

[آسيهي]

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner

[walidelmadawy]

What soberness conceals, Drunkenness reveals

[walidelmadawy]

god pless u sis keep on the god work
my favorite quote is:

He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool - shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple - teach him. He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep - wake him. He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise - follow him

i've learned many stuff from
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/proverb/

[walidelmadawy]

it's an honnor to participate

[ola4]

Fire is a good servant but a bad master

[آسيهي]

Danger and delight grow on one stalk

[ola4]

Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

[آسيهي]

a full cup must be carried steadly

[ola4]

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

[آسيهي]

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it

[ola4]

A guilty concience needs no accuser

[آسيهي]

Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present

[ola4]

Beggars can't be choosers

[آسيهي]

Don't fall before you'r pushed

[ola4]

An idle brain is the devil's workshop

[آسيهي]

A man is as old as he feels himself to be

[ola4]

Charity begins at home

[آسيهي]

Give neither advice nor salt, until you are asked for it

[ola4]

Eat to live, but do not live to eat

[آسيهي]

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still

[ola4]

A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands

[آسيهي]

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet

[ola4]

Advice when most needed is least heeded

[آسيهي]

A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison

[ola4]

Make hay while the sun shines

[آسيهي]

A big tree attracts the woodsman's axe

[آسيهي]

He that plants trees loves others besides himself

[ola4]

A Picture paints a thousand words (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/14000.html)

[آسيهي]

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

[ola4]

The early bird catches the worm (http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/127000.html)

[آسيهي]

Better late than never

[آسيهي]

east or west , home is the best

[moroccan_eagle]

I am bigger than anything that can happen to me. All these things, sorrow, misfortune, and suffering, are outside my door and i have the key

[آسيهي]

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle

[moroccan_eagle]

if you kep yor mind sufficiently open people will throw rubish into it

[ola4]

All good things come to those who wait

[آسيهي]

A burnt child dreads the fire

[ola4]

fear of death is worse than death itself

[آسيهي]

Does life stop when a pen is out of ink

[ola4]

Don't cross your bridges before you get to them

[آسيهي]

A big tree attracts the woodsman's axe

[ola4]

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork

[آسيهي]

A burnt child dreads the fire

[ola4]

let the dead bury their dead

[آسيهي]

A closed mouth catches no flies

[ola4]

where there is no trust there is no love

[آسيهي]

A fool and his money are soon parted

[آسيهي]

A miss by an inch is a miss by a mile
Meaning: A miss is a miss regardless the distance

[ola4]

you don't get something for nothing

[آسيهي]

A constant guest never welcomes

[ola4]

true love never grows old

[آسيهي]

A bean in liberty is better than a comfit in prison

[ola4]

better safe than sorry

[آسيهي]

A bad workman always blames his tools

[ola4]

better die with honor than live with shame

[آسيهي]

A stitch in time saves nine

[mohamedeltiar]

welcome

Here is a proverb for success

While some people dream of success , Others wake up and work at it.

[آسيهي]

Always care about your flowers and your friends. Otherwise they'll fade, and soon your house will be empty

[آسيهي]

Does life stop when a pen is out of ink

[mohamedeltiar]

Early to bed and early to rise , makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

[mohamedeltiar]

Easier said, than done

[ola4]

do not go near the water until you learn how to swim

[آسيهي]

A man is known by the company he keeps

[ola4]

don't wash your dirty linen in public

[آسيهي]

the healdhead doesn't need turban

[YACINE-TOUTA]

in the hour of adversity be not without hope,for crystal rain falls from black clouds

[ola4]

finders keepers, losers weepers

[آسيهي]

A loaded wagon makes no noise

[ola4]

April showers bring May flowers

[آسيهي]

A penny saved is a penny earned

[ola4]

he that knows nothing, doubts nothing

[آسيهي]

A burnt child dreads the fire

[ola4]

love makes the world go round

[آسيهي]

A dull pencil is greater than the sharpest memory

[ola4]

keep your mouth shut and your ears open

[آسيهي]

Failure is the stepping stone for success

[ola4]

make hay while the sun shines

[آسيهي]

A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison

[ola4]

never speak ill of the dead

[آسيهي]

Prevention is better than cure

[ola4]

Great talkers are little doers

[آسيهي]

Out of sight... Out of mind

[ola4]

every bird loves to hear himself sing

[h-pain]

Thanks for your proverbs
me too I want to participate with my favourite proverb
Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel
A sprat is a small fish, a mackerel is a very big fish
The meaning: Sacrifice those small humble things in order to get bigger and most valuable ones.

[آسيهي]

Thanks for your proverbs
me too I want to participate with my favourite proverb
Throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel
A sprat is a small fish, a mackerel is a very big fish
The meaning: Sacrifice those small humble things in order to get bigger and most valuable ones.

You are welcome brother to your humble home

A banker is someone who lends you an umbrella when the sun is shining, and who asks for it back when it starts to rain

[ola4]

experience is the mother of wisdom

[آسيهي]

Try to not obey bad people

[ola4]

give credit where credit is due

[آسيهي]

east or west home is the best

[ola4]

he that plants a tree plants for prosperity

[آسيهي]

The lier's house burned no body believed him

[ola4]

ask no questions and hear no lies

[آسيهي]

Out of sight... Out of mind

[ola4]

a bad penny always turns up

[آسيهي]

Be tolerant and cultivate your garden

[ola4]

a new broom sweeps clean

[noosaa]

impossible is nothing

[آسيهي]

diamond cuts diamond

[ola4]

Lend your money and lose your friend

[آسيهي]

sleep with no faltes die with no sins

[ola4]

business before pleasure

[آسيهي]

A fool and his money are soon parted

[noosaa]

never try to be a man of value

[آسيهي]

diamond cuts diamond

[hamadahj]

thnxxxx ola

[sam_brk]

thank you so much miss

[آسيهي]

A stitch in time saves nine

[آسيهي]

Does life stop when a pen is out of ink

[آسيهي]

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

[آسيهي]

Never Fish In Troubled Water

[آسيهي]

candle lights others and consumes itself

[آسيهي]

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

[آسيهي]

necessity is the mother of invention

[آسيهي]

Honesty is the best policy

[eldahawe]

بارك الله فيك وجعله فى ميزان حساناتك

[آسيهي]

A friend in need is a friend indeed

[سارة113]

My proverb is: east west home is best

[shidi]

I don't know weither it is already montioned or not but here is my participation:
birds of feather flock together

[shidi]

charity begins at home

[shidi]

do good and cast it into the sea

[shidi]

to err is human

[shidi]

every tide has its ebb

All the best

[سارة113]

hi,my proverb is:practic makes perfect.

[سارة113]

hi,my proverb is:practice makes perfect.

[سارة113]

sorry I ment practice makes perfect

[سارة113]

hi,my proverb will be in frech if you do not mind:[.
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