4 Jan 2015

Famous Hindu Proverbs in English



1.A man becomes like those whose society he loves.

2.A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.. Hindu Proverb. A man in this world without learning is as a beast of the field.

3.Among the blind, the squint rules.. Hindu Proverb. Among the blind, the squint rules.

4.Anger has no eyes.. Hindu Proverb. Anger has no eyes.

5.Can the monkey know the taste of ginger?. Hindu Proverb. Can the monkey know the taste of ginger?

6.Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground.. Hindu Proverb. Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground.

7.Dig a well every day to drink water every day.. Hindu Proverb. Dig a well every day to drink water every day.

8.Dig your well before you're thirsty.. Hindu Proverb. Dig your well before you're thirsty.

9.Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong.. Hindu Proverb. Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong.

10.He who does kind deeds becomes rich.. Hindu Proverb. He who does kind deeds becomes rich.

11.Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore.. Hindu Proverb. Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore.

12.Help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore.. Hindu Proverb. Help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore.

13.It is a cart if it travels well, else it is but timber.. Hindu Proverb. It is a cart if it travels well, else it is but timber.

14.It is better to walk than to run; it is better to stand than to walk; it is better to sit than to stand; it is better to lie than to sit.. Hindu Proverb. It is better to walk than to run; it is better to stand than to walk; it is better to sit than to stand; it is better to lie than to sit.

15.Kill a cow to donate shoes.. Hindu Proverb. Kill a cow to donate shoes.

16.Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all mortal creatures exist depending upon one another.. Hindu Proverb. Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all mortal creatures exist depending upon one another.

17.Many dogs kill a hare, no matter how many turns it makes.. Hindu Proverb. Many dogs kill a hare, no matter how many turns it makes.

18.Of what use is the veil if you are going to dance.. Hindu Proverb. Of what use is the veil if you are going to dance.

19.Saints fly only in the eyes of their disciples.. Hindu Proverb. Saints fly only in the eyes of their disciples.

20.Sleep after selling horses and elephants.. Hindu Proverb. Sleep after selling horses and elephants.

21.There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.. Hindu Proverb. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

22.These three take crooked ways: carts, boats, and musicians.. Hindu Proverb. These three take crooked ways: carts, boats, and musicians.

23.They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.. Hindu Proverb. They who give have all things; they who withhold have nothing.

24.Those who give have all things; those who withhold have nothing.. Hindu Proverb. Those who give have all things; those who withhold have nothing.

25.To give quickly is a great virtue.. Hindu Proverb. To give quickly is a great virtue.

26.True happiness consists in making others happy.. Hindu Proverb. True happiness consists in making others happy.

27.Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges.. Hindu Proverb. Wash your hands in the flowing Ganges.

28.Waste makes want.. Hindu Proverb. Waste makes want.

29.Waste not want not.. Hindu Proverb. Waste not want not.

30.When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height.. Hindu Proverb. When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height.

31.When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.. Hindu Proverb. When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.

32.Whose stick, his buffalo.. Hindu Proverb. Whose stick, his buffalo.








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