"Might is right."
💬 Meaning
The idea that those who have power can determine what is considered just or correct.
✏️ Usage Example
The dictator rewritten the laws to suit his needs, operating under the principle that might is right.
Proverbs
"Marry in haste, repent at leisure."
💬 Meaning
If you rush into a marriage without thinking, you may spend the rest of your life regretting it.
✏️ Usage Example
They married after knowing each other for only two weeks; I fear they will marry in haste and repent at leisure.
"Man does not live by bread alone."
💬 Meaning
People have spiritual and emotional needs that are just as important as physical needs like food.
✏️ Usage Example
The artist was poor but happy, reminding us that man does not live by bread alone.
"Love me, love my dog."
💬 Meaning
If you love someone, you must accept everything about them, including their faults or associates.
✏️ Usage Example
If we're going to get married, you have to accept my difficult family; love me, love my dog.
"Little strokes fell great oaks."
💬 Meaning
Small, persistent efforts can eventually achieve great results or overcome major obstacles.
✏️ Usage Example
He wrote his novel one page a day for three years; little strokes fell great oaks.
"Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs."
💬 Meaning
Do not destroy something that is a source of regular profit or benefit out of greed or short-sightedness.
✏️ Usage Example
By overtaxing the successful business, the city might kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
"It is never too late to mend."
💬 Meaning
It is always possible to change one's behavior or improve a situation, no matter how much time has passed.
✏️ Usage Example
He decided to go back to school at sixty, proving it is never too late to mend.
"It is easy to be wise after the event."
💬 Meaning
It is easy to see what should have been done once a situation has already happened.
✏️ Usage Example
Everyone says we should have sold the house last year, but it's easy to be wise after the event.
"It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest."
💬 Meaning
A person who speaks poorly of their own family, home, or country is dishonorable.
✏️ Usage Example
He constantly complains about his own company to outsiders, but it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
"It is a long lane that has no turning."
💬 Meaning
Eventually, a long period of misfortune or trouble will come to an end.
✏️ Usage Example
We've had a rough year, but things have to improve eventually; it is a long lane that has no turning.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
💬 Meaning
One should persist in their efforts even after experiencing failure.
✏️ Usage Example
I failed my driving test three times, but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
"Health is better than wealth."
💬 Meaning
Being physically and mentally healthy is more valuable than having a lot of money.
✏️ Usage Example
He worked himself to exhaustion to make millions, only to realize that health is better than wealth.