10/7/2008 · Kategori:
Ingilizce Atasözleri
English Proverbs: R - Z
Rome was not built in a day.
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Silence is golden.
Something is better than nothing.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Speak when you are spoken to.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.
The best of friends must part.
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
The early bird catches the worm.
The well fed does not understand the lean.
The work praises the man.
There is no need like the lack of a friend.
There is no strength without unity.
They who love most are least valued.
Time is a great story teller.
To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.
Tomorrow never comes.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Variety is the spice of life.
Virtue is its own reward.
Walk straight, my son - as the old crab said to the young crab. (Irish)
We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry. (Scottish)
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak. (Irish)
When fire is applied to a stone it cracks. (Irish)
When in doubt, do nothing.
Where the tongue slips, it speaks the truth. (Irish)
Where there is no trust there is no love.
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.
You can't take it with you when you die.
You can't tell a book by its cover.
You cannot have it both ways.
You don't get something for nothing.
You must live with a person to know a person. If you want to know me come and live with me. (Irish)
Young men may die, old men must.
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. (Irish)
