We live in a society rich in vocabulary and also, in proverbs! Sayings are those phrases or sentences that pass from generation to generation and that, furthermore, they have a meaning that helps us understand life a little better.
Moreover, we can say that proverbs are a form of popular expression that makes our culture even richer. It is wisdom that is transmitted between people. Expressions are passed down from father to son… used to reflect on some things in life and learn to act correctly.
Interesting sayings with their meaning
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Do not miss all the proverbs that we have prepared for you to know:
- Like father Like Son. This saying refers to the fact that a father and his son or a mother and her daughter have many similarities, usually in character or way of being.
- To foolish words, deaf ears. It means that the things they say to you for no reason or rude are better not to listen to.
- Out of sight, out of mind. This saying means that if you don't see something in particular, you don't suffer for it.
- Every cloud has a silver lining. This saying is often used when experiencing complicated experiences, to reflect on the good side of things. We try to have an optimistic thought of the most difficult experiences. That is, from everything bad, you can learn.
- There is no worse blind man than the one who does not want to see. Even if we have a clear truth before our eyes, if our perspective is obstructed by the heart we will not be able to see what reason shows us. It may be because it is difficult for us to see it, it hurts or simply because we do not want to realize it.
- Who sleeps a lot, learns little. This saying is used for those children who sleep late, and refers to the fact that if you spend your life sleeping, you lose time to continue learning. Although the reality is that the body needs to rest and sleep the necessary hours for a good learning to take place, so what matters is being able to sleep what the body needs.
- At home blacksmith, wooden knife. This saying means that people who work in a specific trade or profession, in their private life, do not apply the rules or advice that they usually offer to other people. For example, a cleaning person whose home is messy or dirty, a bricklayer who does not finish the work on his house, etc.
- Whoever doesn't want broth is given two cups. It is a saying that talks about the things that people try to avoid but in the end, although they try to avoid it, it ends up happening more than they had thought.
- Who does not run ... it's becaus it's flying. This saying is often used to increase enthusiasm when some kind of opportunity is happening around us and we don't want them to slip away. Therefore, we are aware that if we are not first, someone else will come in our place and then take away that opportunity that could have been ours.
- To bad weather, good face. This means that when difficult times occur, we can face them with a good attitude. Because it is not the things that happen to us, but rather we must be aware of what we do with the things that happen to us. It is our attitude that can improve or worsen circumstances.
- Who laughs last, laughs best. This saying alludes to the fact that it will be time that shows who was right in a specific matter, exposing the wrong person but determined to be right.
- Whoever takes a lot of space, the less he tightens up. This saying means that people who try to undertake and do many things at the same time will generally not end up doing anything well... even if they try to prove otherwise.
- Loose lips sink ships. When this saying is alluded to, it means that on many occasions it is better to be silent and not say some thoughts in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts.
- There is no evil that lasts a hundred years, nor a body that resists it. This means that even if we have to experience adversity, bad times always happen even if it is difficult for us to cross the road. Time and waiting will show us that we are capable of resisting... and if they do not pass, the body will not resist it because there will come a time when we are no longer in this world and we will not have to continue suffering.
- A good listener, few words are enough. This saying means that a person who knows how to listen correctly with few words that another person uses to express himself will be more than enough. If a person explains himself clearly, the receiver will also easily understand him. It is not necessary to go around many times to transmit a message.
- Raise crows and they will gouge out your eyes. It refers to the education that parents give to their children. If some parents transmit to their children a bad education or command, then when their children grow up they will repeat those evil behaviors towards those from whom they learned them.
- Get famous and go to sleep. Reference is made with these words that even when a person defines himself as a good or bad person, he will be remembered for that. The attitude you have towards life will be what remains engraved in people's memory.
- Better safe than sorry. It is important to be smart and take precautions in life to avoid problems or greater evils in the future.
It's better to prevent than to cure. A saying similar to the previous one with the same meaning. - Throw the stone and hide the hand. People who are not always aware that they are doing wrong can have miserable actions and then cover it up so that other people do not realize their miserable actions.
- The thief believes that everyone is of the same condition. People who act badly believe that others will act the same way. Even the flaws they see and point out in others are actually flaws that define them but hide it.
- To the evil of many, consolation of all. This saying means that if there is a problem that many people suffer from, by sharing the suffering, they get along better. Over time, the proverb was modified and it was said "to bad of much, consolation of fools" as a reference that one should not take comfort from the evil of others, but the reality that this modified proverb does not allude to reality.
You may already know some of these proverbs or others may have been new to you, but in any case, they all provide great cultural wealth!