🗣️ Proverbs

मराठी (Marathi) हिंदी (Hindi) English

"What goes around comes around."

💬 Meaning

The way you treat others will eventually come back to affect you, whether for good or bad.

✏️ Usage Example

He was always mean to his subordinates, and now that he's looking for a job, nobody will help him; what goes around comes around.

"Talk is cheap."

💬 Meaning

It is easy to make promises or boast, but it is much harder to actually follow through with actions.

✏️ Usage Example

He says he's going to start a charity, but talk is cheap; I'll believe it when I see it.

"He who pays the piper calls the tune."

💬 Meaning

The person who provides the funding for an enterprise has the right to control how it is run.

✏️ Usage Example

The investors want to change the marketing strategy, and since they are the ones paying the piper, they call the tune.

"Don't cut off your nose to spite your face."

💬 Meaning

Do not take an action to seek revenge or express anger that ends up hurting yourself more than the other person.

✏️ Usage Example

Quitting your job just because you're mad at your coworker is like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

"Constant dripping wears away the stone."

💬 Meaning

Small, persistent efforts can eventually overcome major obstacles or achieve significant results.

✏️ Usage Example

He wouldn't agree at first, but she kept asking every day until he said yes; constant dripping wears away the stone.

"Civility costs nothing."

💬 Meaning

It does not require any effort or money to be polite and respectful to others.

✏️ Usage Example

There's no reason to be rude to the waiter; civility costs nothing.

"One man's meat is another man's poison."

💬 Meaning

What one person likes or finds beneficial, another person may dislike or find harmful.

✏️ Usage Example

I love the thrill of public speaking, but my brother hates it; one man's meat is another man's poison.

"Youth is wasted on the young."

💬 Meaning

Young people have health and time but lack the wisdom and experience to fully appreciate or utilize them.

✏️ Usage Example

Now that I'm older and wiser, I have no energy left; youth is wasted on the young.

"Cowards die many times before their deaths."

💬 Meaning

People who are constantly afraid suffer the imaginary pain of death many times, while brave people only face it once.

✏️ Usage Example

He worries so much about every possible danger; truly, cowards die many times before their deaths.

"A change is as good as a rest."

💬 Meaning

Changing your routine or doing something different can be as refreshing as taking a break.

✏️ Usage Example

I spent the weekend gardening instead of working on my book; a change is as good as a rest.

"A problem shared is a problem halved."

💬 Meaning

Talking about your problems with someone else makes them feel less burdensome and easier to deal with.

✏️ Usage Example

Tell me what's bothering you; after all, a problem shared is a problem halved.

"There's more than one way to skin a cat."

💬 Meaning

There are multiple methods available to achieve a specific goal or solve a problem.

✏️ Usage Example

If the front door is locked, we'll try the window; there's more than one way to skin a cat.