Pigs Get Fed, Hogs Get Slaughtered
This proverb teaches you to be satisfied with enough because being too greedy or too ambitious will be your ruin. Just as the pig that has... Read more →
Strike while the iron is hot
The blacksmith has a piece of iron which he wishes to make into some useful article. For this purpose he puts it in a bed of burning coals,... Read more →
He that Is warm, thinks all are so
Before a glowing fire, with slippered feet, The full fed man sits on his cushioned seat; When warm and smoking, then it is he's told Of some... Read more →
Where there’s a will there’s a way
Given sufficient determination, we can accomplish what set out to do. The mountain ridges tower up to the sky, And seem all human labor to... Read more →
As the twig is bent, so shall the tree grow
The proverb means that early influences have a permanent effect on a person. As they grow up, they will act the way they where taught to act as... Read more →
Excusatio non petita accusatio manifesta
The word-for-word translation is: An excuse that has not been sought [is] an obvious accusation. It's English equivalent is: 'He who excuses... Read more →
Qui s’excuse, s’accuse
This French proverb that means the same as: He who excuses himself accuses himself. In other words, the more excuses you make for yourself, the... Read more →
You can’t please everyone
It is not possible to make everyone happy. Everything you do will be offensive, unpleasant or wrong to someone else because people are very... Read more →
What you don’t know won’t hurt you
What you do not know will not worry or harm you. The expression is most often used, to justify not giving information to somone to avoid... Read more →
A problem shared is a problem halved
Here 'shared' means to tell your problem to someone else. The process of verbally sharing what is bothering you gives you a sense of... Read more →