Proverbios en inglés

PROVERBS IN ENGLISH

1. Between the devil and the deep sea: To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma.
2. Where there's a will there's a way: When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.
3. A burnt child dreads (fear) fire: A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime.
4. First come,first served: The first in line will be attended to first.
5. A friend in need is a friend indeed: A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend.
6. Discretion is the better part of valor: If you say discretion is the better part of valor, you mean that avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do.
7. A hungry man is an angry man: A person whodoes not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage.
8. Empty vessels (vase, recipient) make the most noise: Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss.
9. A man is as old as he feels: A person's age is immaterial - it is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old.
10.Great talkers are little doers: Those people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work.
11. An idle (inactive) brain is the devil's workshop: One who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts.
12. An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit (humor): It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever.
13. Faint (weak) heart never wonfair lady: To succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants.
14. A penny saved is a penny gained: By being thrifty one will be able to save up.
15. A rolling stone gathers no moss (pantano, musgo): A person who never settles in one place or who often changes his job will not succeed in life; one who is always changing his mind will never get anything done.
16. As you sow(plant), so you shall reap (harvest): One will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of his earlier actions or inactions.
17. Barking dogs seldom bite: Those who make loud threats seldom carry them out.
18. Better late than never: To do something that is right, profitable, or good a little late is still better than not doing it at all. 
19. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush: Something thatone already has is better than going after something seemingly more worthwhile that one may not be able to get.
20. Birds of a feather flock together. People of the same sort of character or belief always go together.
21. Call a spade (shovel, scoop) a spade: If you say that someone “calls a spade a spade”, you mean that they speak frankly and directly, often about embarrassing or unpleasantsubjects; an informal expression.
22. Charity begins at home: A person's first obligation should be to help the member of his own family before he can begin thinking of talking about helping others.
23. Dead men tell no lies: (often used as an argument for killing someone whose knowledge of a secret may cause one loss or get into serious trouble.)
24. A great talker is a great liar: A smooth andpersuasive talker may be a good liar.
25. Every cloud has a silver lining (inside layer): If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it. If you talk about silver lining you are talking about something positive that comes out of a sad or unpleasant situation.
26. All that glitters is not gold: Do not be deceived by thingsor offers that appear to be attractive.
27. Eat to live, but do not live to eat: Man was created for a divine purpose and he has a destiny with his Creator - he was not born just to enjoy food.
28. Don't put all your eggs in one basket: One should not risk everything he has in a single venture.
29. Every dog has its day: Everyone will get a period of success or satisfaction during his...