Continuing with the concluding part of my yesterday’s blog on English PROVERBS. Here are the balance proverbs:
26 If it is not broken, do not fix it- Do not try to improve something that already works fairly well. You will probably end up causing new problems.
27 Practice makes perfect– You have to practice a skill a lot to become good at it.
28 Too many cooks spoil the broth- When there are too many people trying to lead and give their opinions, it is confusing and leads to bad results. Jobs and projects should have one or two strong leaders.
29 Easy come, easy go- When you make money quickly, like by winning, it is easy to spend it or lose it quickly as well.
30 Do not bite the hand that feeds you– If someone is paying you or helping you out, you have to be careful not to make them angry or say bad things about them.
31 All good things must come to an end – You can not keep having good luck or fun forever, eventually, it will stop.
32- If you can not beat them, join them– When you try to change someone’s behavior and it does not work, you might have to change instead. For example, if you are trying to get your classmates to focus on studying but they want to party, maybe you should just party with them.
33 One man’s trash is another man’s treasure-Different people have different ideas about what is valuable.
34 There is no time like the present time– If you need to do something, do not wait until later. Do it now.
35 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder– Different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.
36 Necessity is the mother of invention– When you are really in need, you think of creative solutions to your problems.
37 A penny saved is a penny earned– Save your money.
38 Familiarity breeds contempt- When you are around someone for too long, you get tired of them and annoyed by them.
39 You can not judge a book by its cover- Things sometimes look different than they really are. A restaurant that looks old and small might have amazing food, for example.
40 Good things come to those who wait– Be patient.
41 Do not put all your eggs in one basket- Have a backup plan. Do not risk all of your money or time on one plan.
42 Two heads are better than one– When two people cooperate with each other, they come up with better ideas.
43 The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill– People tend to want whatever they do not have.
44 Do unto others as you would have them do unto you– Do not do mean things to people.
45 A chain is only as strong as its weakest link– If one member of a team does not perform well, the whole team fails.
46 Honesty is the best policy– Do not lie.
47 Absence makes the heart grow fonder– Sometimes it is good to be away from your partner because it makes you want to see each other again.
48 You can lead a horse to water, but you can not make him drink– If you try to help someone, but they do not like your advice or offers, give up. You can not force someone to accept your help.
49 Do not count your chickens before they hatch- Your plans might not work out, so do not start thinking about what you will do after you succeed. Wait until you have already succeeded, and then you can think about what to do next.
50 If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself – Do not trust other people to do important things for you. You have to do things yourself to control the quality of the results.
Hope you enjoyed going through these old proverbs of the English language.
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Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
12th October 2022