Selected foreign folk proverbs 1 1. Sit for a while after dinner and walk a mile after dinner. Have a rest after lunch and take a walk after dinner.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
3. Bed is a medicine. Have a good sleep, such as taking medicine.
Early to bed and early to rise. Early to bed and early to rise makes you smart, healthy and rich.
5. Empty sacks can't stand upright. An empty powder bag can't stand straight.
[Note] indicates that people mainly eat food.
6. The ending makes everyone equal. Everyone is equal before death.
7. A healthy spirit resides in a healthy body. Good health, refreshed.
8. Less labor, more health. Moderate labor is painless without illness.
9. Medicine is not for survival. You can't save lives by medicine.
10. Find comfort where you are in pain.
Where there is pain, go to the doctor. (or: heart disease still needs a cardiologist. )
Selected foreign folk proverbs 2 1. Actions speak louder than words. Facts speak plainer than words.
[Note] Similarly:
Actions, not words.
Draw cakes to satisfy hunger. Good words are useless.
He who talks big acts least. He who talks the most does the least.
A little help is worth a lot of sympathy. A little practical help is better than a lot of verbal pity.
2. All your geese are swans. The cowhide is blown, and hope is gone.
Don't ask me questions, I'll tell you there are no lies. Don't ask questions if you don't want to be cheated.
4. Bad news travels fast. Bad news has wings.
5. Asking directions is better than astronomy. It is better to ask questions than to get lost in silence.
This sentence warns us to ask if we don't understand and avoid unnecessary trouble.
6. Simplicity is the soul of wisdom. Words are concise.
7. It is easier said than done. It's easier said than done.
8. Throw it dirty enough, and some will insist. Repeated slander will make people believe it.
[Note] Similar proverbs include:
Give the dog a bad name and hang it. Impose a bad name on others and ruin one's life.
Give a lie a 24-hour starting point, and you will never catch up with it.
24 hours without rumors, rumors become facts.
Similarly, there is a proverb in China: Nothing blows into the ears of ordinary people, and the boundless Yellow River cannot be washed away.
9. He who defends himself is accusing himself. Broken glass.
10. An unclean person cannot have a pure heart.
1 1. If the hat fits, put it on. If this hat suits you, put it on!
If you think I'm talking about you, think I'm talking about you.
12. Commitment is one thing, and performance is another.
Making a promise is one thing, and keeping it is another.
13. No one knows except the questioner. Ask more and learn more.
14. It is not good to chatter on worn strings. The same tune is repeated, and the sound is unpleasant.
[attention] means to talk about a boring topic all the time.
15. One lie makes many lies. Once you lie, you can't stop.
16. Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.
17. Silence indicates agreement. Silence is recognition.
[Note] Similar proverbs include:
No answer is an answer.
18. Misunderstanding and crime are sins. Do or not do too much.
Selected foreign folk proverbs 3 1. Beggars can't be choosers. Beggars can't be choosers.
[Note] A similar proverb is:
Don't be picky about gifts. Don't look at your mouth when someone gives you a horse.
He who knows nothing is happy, because he will never be disappointed.
He who expects nothing is the happiest, because he will never be disappointed.
Similar proverbs are:
There are many mistakes when the cup and lips are twisted together. You will miss the cup when you reach your mouth.
China proverb? Are you satisfied with Changle? The meaning is similar to this sentence.
Better wear out shoes than bed sheets.
4. Worry is harmful to health. Sorrow is the enemy of health.
5. Worry kills the cat. Care killed a cat.
6. Cleanliness is next to piety. Love of cleanliness is second only to worship of God.
7. Comfort is better than pride. I would rather be comfortable than vain.
8. Satisfaction is an eternal fear. A contented mind is perpetual feast.
9. Politeness costs nothing. Courtesy is reciprocal, courtesy is reciprocal, and it costs nothing.
[Note] Another form of this sentence is:
Nothing is cheaper than Civic. Polite and generous, free.
Don't give up halfway Don't bother yourself.
1 1. Do not exceed a constant. Don't be in debt.
[Note] Another form of this proverb is:
Don't pass the sheriff.
In the past, debt collection was one of the duties of the British police. If you don't pay the due amount, the creditor will call the police and the debtor may be arrested and imprisoned.
12. An eavesdropper will never hear a good word about himself.
The ears (eavesdroppers) of the partition wall will never hear praise.
This proverb warns people not to be too curious.
Similar proverbs include:
The fish that bites every bait will soon be caught. The fish in my mouth took the bait this morning.
A person who peeks through a hole may see something that bothers him. Peeking in the hole, I only see trouble.
Too much curiosity has lost heaven. Too curious to lose the Garden of Eden.
Admitting a mistake is equal to correcting half. Admitting a mistake is half corrected.
[Note] See another proverb:
Open conflict is good for the soul. If you admit your mistake, you will feel at ease.
There is a similar proverb in China: It is not wrong to know mistakes and not to correct them, but it is wrong to know mistakes and not to correct them. If you get lost, you will find your way back.
14. Gluttony kills more people than sword. Gluttony kills more people than swords.
A similar China proverb: binge drinking hurts the body, and overeating hurts the stomach.
15. People who spend money like water are rich. He who is content is rich.
China proverb? Greedy words are near poverty? With this English proverb, it can be described as a combination of Chinese and western.
16. Don't cut it too high, lest the fragments fall into your eyes.
Don't hold the axe too high, lest the sawdust fall into your eyes.
This proverb warns people not to be ambitious, but to be aware of their limitations.
Contrary proverb: a coward will never win a beauty. Cowards can't win the hearts of beautiful women.
17. Only two people can form a square. Two people quarreled.
18. Don't let the sun set in your anger. Don't get angry before sunset.
19. Make full use of the bad harvest. Take adversity in stride.
20. Make full use of bad jobs. Let it be.
Let nature take its course
2 1. Never ask for trouble until trouble troubles you.
22. Only those who wear shoes know where the shoes pinch. Where does the foot hurt, but ask the one who wears shoes.
Far from eye, far from heart. Out of sight, out of mind.
Contrary proverb: separation makes the heart closer. I met you late, but I was doubly lovesick.
24. Self-protection is the first law of nature. Self-protection is the first law of nature.
This proverb is often used to defend a person's selfish behavior.
25. What cannot be cured must be made up. Be patient, be patient.
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