Peribahasa (Proverbs)

Peribahasa (Proverbs) :

1. Better late than never.

    (Lebih baik terlambat daripada tidak sama sekali.)

2. Bending without breaking.
    (Mengalah bukan berarti kalah.)

3. A good book is a great friend.

    (Buku yang bermanfaat merupakan teman yang baik.)

4. Out of sight near by heart.

    (Jauh di mata dekat di hati.)

5. No one too old to learn.

    (Belajar tidak memandang usia.)

6. Action speak louder than words.

    (banyak bekerja sedikit bicara.)

7. Desperate people has no standpoint.

    (Orang yang putus asa tidak mempunyai pendirian.)

8. Full coin, full case.

    (Banyak uang banyak masalah.)

9. Think first, than action.

    (Berfikir matang terlebih dahulu baru bertindak.)

10. United we stand, divided we fall.

      (Bersatu kita teguh bercerai kita runtuh.)

11. Unused advantage are no advantages.

      (Kepandaian yang tidak bermanfaat adalah sis-sia.)

12. Blood is thicker than water.

      (Ikatan darah atau persaudaraan lebih kuat dari segala-galanya.)

13. Succes never comes to the indolence's.

      (Keberhasilan tidak akan pernah datang pada orang yang malas.)

14. Failure is not misfortune.

     (Suatu kegagalan bukanlah berarti suatu kesialan.)

15. Wiseman is the one who always speak a little.

      (Orang bijak adalah orang yang tidak banyak bicara.)

16. Better forgiven than resentment.

     (Lebih baik memaafkan daripada mendendam.)

17. All the world is a stage.

     (Dunia ini adalah sebuah panggung sandiwara.)

18. Money is the servant of some people.

     (Kebanyakan orang diperbudak oleh uang.)

19. Knowledge knows no borders.

     (Pengetahuan itu tidak pernah mengenal batas.)

20. Do not go too far in small.

     (Masalah yang kecil jangan diperbesar.)

21. East or west, home is best.

     (Hujan emas di negara orang, lebih baik hujan batu di negeri sendiri.)

22. Where there is a will. there is away.

      (Dimana ada kemauan pasti akan ada jalan keluar.)

23. Pride is the beginning of destruction.

      (Kesombongan adalah awal dari sebuah kehancuran.)

24. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the air. 

      (Seekor burung yang ada di genggaman tangan lebih baik daripada dua burung yang terbang di udara.)

25. A new broom sweeps clean.

     (Sapu baru itu menyapu selalu bersih.)

26. Strike the iron while it is hot.

      (Tempalah baja pada saat panas niscaya akan bertambah kuat.)

27. Water and fire are good friend when it is a little.

      (Air dan api selagi kecil adalah kawan yang baik.)

28. If you are going to a good turn, do it now, but if you are going to do a mean turn, wait till tomorrow.

      (Jika anda ingin berbuat baik lakukan sekarang juga, akan tetapi jika anda ingin berbuat keji tunggulah 

       sampai esok hari.)

29. The brave man is man who speak the truth if it is as well.

      (Seorang pemberani adalah seorang yang berani mengatakan benar jika itu adalah benar.)

30. Silent is gold.

      (Diam itu emas.)

31. A man becomes learned by asking questions.

     (Semakin banyak bertanya seseorang akan menjadi pintar.)

32. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

     (Teman dalam duka adalah teman sejati.)

33. Laziness is the key to beggary.

     (Kemalasan adalah kunci kemelaratan.)

34. Science is organised body of principle supported by fact.

     (Ilmu adalah rangkaian keterangan yang didukung oleh data.)

35. Love is the key of every good nature in human live.

     (Cinta adalah kunci alami dalam kehidupan manusia.)

The proverbs                                                                The meaning 

A bad tree does not yield good apples.	If the source is bad, the results will also be bad
A bad workman blames his tools.	Unsuccessful people do not take responsibility for their failures.
A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.	Don't throw away your security on a gamble.
A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.	When trust is lost the relationship will never fully recover.
A burden of one's own choice is not felt.	Things we choose to do, do not seem difficult.
A burnt child dreads the fire.	People avoid repeating bad experiences.
A cat has nine lives.	Cats are remarkably resilient.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.	Every member of a group is important to its success.
A change is as good as a rest.	A change in routine can be as refreshing as a break or a holiday.
A dry March, a wet April and a cool May fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.	When the weather is dry in March, wet in April and cool in May, farmers will have a rich harvest
A fault confessed is half redressed.	When you admit fault, you are on your way to repairing the damage you caused.
A flower blooms more than once.	Opportunities lost may well come again.
A fool and his money are (soon) easily parted.	A greedy person is easy to cheat.
A fool at forty is a fool forever.	A person who hasn't matured by the age of 40 will never mature.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.	Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend.
A friend to all is a friend to none. A friend's eye is a good mirror.	A person who is friendly to everyone has no real friends. We can trust our friends to tell us the truth.
A good example is the best sermon.	What you do is more convincing than what you say.
A good beginning makes a good end.	Prepare carefully and you will be successful.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.	You sleep well when you have nothing to be guilty about.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.	When you have done wrong, you feel guilty even if nobody else knows,
A hungry belly has no ears.	Feed the hungry if you want them to listen to you.
A hungry wolf is fixed to no place.	Nobody is safe from people who are desperate.

A leopard cannot change its spots.	People don't change.
A lie begets a lie.	Telling one lie leads to more lying.
A little fire is quickly trodden out.	Handle problems while they are small..
A loaded wagon makes no noise.	Wealthy people do not talk about their money.
A loveless life is living death.	Without love, we are not really alive.
A man can die but once.	Do not fear death.
A man is as old as he feels himself to be.	Psychological age is more important than chronological age.
A man is known by the company he keeps.	A person's character is judged by his or her friends.
A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.	Don't be fooled by fine clothes; the person wearing them has not changed.
A new broom sweeps clean.	A new leader eliminates people who don't cooperate with him.
A problem shared is a problem halved.	Problems see less worrisome when you discuss them with someone sympathetic.
A rising tide lifts all boats.	When conditions improve, everyone benefits.
A rolling stone gathers no moss	People who avoid ties remain independent.
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.	A dishonest or immoral person influences everyone for the worse.
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.	In order to improve, we must challenge obstacles.
A stitch in time saves nine.	If you deal with a problem at an early stage, you will prevent it from getting worse.
A stumble may prevent a fall.	Making a small mistake may open your eyes to greater dangers.
A swallow does not make the summer.	One good sign does not mean that everything is all right.
A watched pot never boils.	If you wait anxiously for something to happen, it seems to take a long time.
A young idler, an old beggar.	Work when you are young if you want to have money when you're old.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder	When you can't be with someone you love, your love grows.
Accidents will happen	Some misfortunes are inevitable.
Actions speak louder than words	What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do.
Advice is cheap	Some people's advice is worthless.
Advice is least heeded when most needed.	When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the advice given.
Advisors run no risks.	It's easy to give advice when you won't have to suffer the consequences.
All cats are grey in the dark.	Don't be overly influenced by surface beauty.
All days are short to industry and long to idleness.	When you are focused on a job, time passes quickly, but time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do.
All good things come to those who wait.	If you are patient you will be rewarded.
All that glitters is not gold.	Appearances can be deceptive.
All is fair in love and war.	People can be ruthless in pursuit of what they want.
All's well that ends well.	When a solution is achieved, the tactics used to get it no longer matter.
All things grow with time -  except grief.	With the passage of time, grief may lessen.
All things are difficult before they are easy.	It's not easy to learn something new.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.	Everybody needs a balance of work and relaxation.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.	A small preventative treatment wards off serious problems.
An empty purse frightens away friends.	When one's financial situation deteriorates, friends tend to disappear.
An Englishman's home is his castle	An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop	Keep busy and you will avoid temptation.
An onion a day keeps everyone away.	A humorous version of "an apple a day keeps the doctor away"...Onions smell bad, so if you eat one people will avoid you.
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.	Don't make jokes at other people's expense.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.	A little prudence now will keep small problems from becoming large ones.
Anger is the one thing made better by delay.	Let your anger cool a bit before speaking or acting.
Any time means no time.	If you want to get things done, you must be specific.
April showers bring May flowers.	Something bad or unpleasant today may bring good things in the future.
As you sow, so shall you reap.	You have to accept the consequences of your actions.
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.	Don't pry about things that are none of your business.

PROVERB   ^_^

         A friend in need is a friend indeed.

*Teman sejati adalah orang yang ada saat merasa dibutuhkan

         An Apple a day keeps the doctors away.

*Sebuah apel dalam satu hari akan membuat tetap sehat/menjauh dari dokter

         A fruitless life is useless life.

*Hidup tak berarti tanpa berbuat sesuatu yang bermanfaaat

         A good example is the best sermon.

*Contoh yang baik adalah nasehat yang baik

         A good book as a great friend.

*Buku yang bermanfaat adalah teman yang hebat

         A little better than none.

*Sedikit lebih baik daripada tidak sama sekali

         A man is known by the companion he keeps.

*Seseorang bisa dikenal jiwanya berdasarkan dengan siapa ia bergaul

         A slader is more dangerous than murder.

*Fitnah lebih kejam daripada pembunuhan

         A pot can not call a kettle black.

*Jangan menghina orang lain kalau anda sendiri tidak ingin dihina

         A man without ambition is like a brd without wing.

*Seseorang yang tidak punya cita – cita bagaikan burung tak bersayap

         A stumble may prevent a fall.

*Tersandung dapat menghindari kejatuhan

         A puff of wind and popular praise weigh the same.

*Tiupan angin dan pujian popular bernilai sama

         A tree is known by its fruit.

*Seseorang dinilai dari karyanya

         Be what you want to be.

*Jadilah apa yang kau inginkan

         Bending without breaking.

*Mengalah bukan berarti kalah

         Better forgiven than resentment.

*Lebih baik memaafkan dari pada berlaku dendam

         Better late than never.

*Lebih baik terlambat daripada tidak sama sekali

         Better lose the saddle than the horse.

*Lebih baik berhenti dan menerima kehilangan kecil daripada diteruskan dan beresiko kehilangan semua

         Birds of a feather flock together.

*Orang – orang yang setipe biasanya terlihat bersama

         Blood is thicker than water.

*Hubungan keluarga lebih kuat daripada hubungan dengan orang lain

         Blood will out.

*Latar belakang atau pendidikan seseoranh pasti akan terllihat

         By learning to obey we know to command.

*Dengan memahami untuk patuh kita tahu bagaimana untuk memerintah

         Cut your coat according to your cloth.

*Sesuaikan pengeluaran andan dengan penghasilan

         Charity begins at home.

*Tugas pertama seseorang adalah membantu dan menjaga keluarganya

         Children and fools tell the truth.

*Anak – anak dan orang bodoh biasanya mengatakan hal yang sebenarnya

         Cleanliness is next to godliness.

*Tubuh yang bersih sama pentingnya dengan jiwa yang murni

         Clear moon, frost soon.

*Jika cuacanya cerah, ada kemungkinan akan turun hujan es

         Clothes don’t make he man.

*Penampilan bisa menipu

         Constant occupation prevents temptation.

*Bekerja dapat menghindari godaan

         Do not put your eggs in one basket.

*Jangan menempatkan semua resiko dalam satu tempat saja

         Despise another, despise yourself.

*Menghina orang lain berarti menghina diri sendiri

         Destroy something’s easier than to construct.

*Menghancurkan lebih mudah daripada membangun

         Don’t go too far in small.

*Masalah kevil jangan dibesar – besarkan

         Don’t put off till tomorrow what you can to today.

*Janganlah tunda sampai besik apa yang bisa anda lakukan hari ini

         Dream the impossible to reach the stars.

*Gantungkan cita – citamu setinggi bintang di langit

         Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

*Kerja keras akan membuahkan hasil terbaik

         Discretion is the better part of valour.

*Tidaklah berguna mengambil resiko yang tidak perlu

         Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than thos of the body.

*Penyakit dalam jiwa lebih berbahaya daripada penyakit fisik

         Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

*Jangan terlalu percaya diri sebelum suatu hal terjadi

         Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

*Jangan melakukan sesuatu yang hanya akan merugikan diri sendiri

         Don’t judge a book by its cover.

*Jangan menilai sesuatu dari apa yang terlihat

         Experience is the best teacher.

*Pengalaman adalah guru terbaik

         Early bird gets worm.

*Tuhan akan memberikan rezeki kepada makhluknya yang lebih dahulu bangun

         Easy come, easy go.

*Mudah datang, mudah pergi

         Easier said than done.

*Melakukan sesuatu yang disarankan secara lisan gak semudah kedengarannya

         Easy to promise but hard to perform.

*Mudah berjanji tetapi sulit untuk menepatinya

         Economy is the easy chair of old age.

*Hemat pangkal kaya

         Empty case has louder sound.

*Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya

         Enough is good as a feast.

*Sederhana lebih baik daripada berlebihan

         Every man is thr architect of his own fortune.

*nasib seseorang berada di tangan seseorang itu sendiri

         Every path has its puddle.

*Suatu proses akan selalu ada kesulitan

         Every why has a wherefore.

*Selalu ada penjelasan dari semua masalah

         Experience is the father of wisdom.

*Pengalaman memunculkn kebijaksanaan

         Failure is not misfortune.

*Kegagalan bukan berarti suatu kemalangan

         Fall one time and stand up two times.

*Tak kenal menyerah sebelum berhasil

         Haste makes waste.

*Sesuatu yang dilakukan terburu – buru tak akan menghasilkan sesuatu yang baik

         Health is the greatest wealth.

*Kesehatan adalah kekayaan terbesar

         Idleness is the root all evils.

*Pengangguran adalah akar dari semua kejahatan

         Impossible is nothing.

*Tidak ada yang tidak mungkin

         If you pay eanuts, you get monkeys.

*Mutu yang didapat sesuai dengan harga yang dibayar

         Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.

*Pengetahuan saat muda adalah kebijaksanaan di masa tua

         It is always darest before the dawn.

*Setelah kesulitan pasti ada jalan keluar

         Ignorance is bliss.

*Apa  yang tidak diketahui tak akan menyebabkan kekhawatiran atau kesedihan

         Laziness is the key to beggary.

*Kemalasan adalah kunci kemmiskinan

         Leaving after having fun.

*Habis manis sepah dibuang

         Life is no bed of roses.

*Hidup ini bukanlah kesenangan belaka

         Lost time never found.

*Waktu yang hilang tidak bisa ditemukan lagi

         Many a true word is spoken in jest.

*Banyak kebenaran yang terucap dalam candaan

         More haste, less speed.

*Kerjakan sesuatu dengan cepat, bukan terburu – buru

         Many little makes a mikle.

*Belajar itu tidak memandang usia

         Memory is the treasure of the mind.

*Pikiran atau ide biasanya banyak muncul dari kenangan

         Never say die.

*Teruslah berusaha

         Nature is the true law.

*Alam adalah hukum yang sebenarnya

         United we stand, divided we fall.

*Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh

         Success never come to the indolence.

*Sukses tidak akan datang keada orang yang malas

         Where there is a will, there is a way.

*Ketika ada kemauan, ada jalan keluar

         To Err is Human, To Forgive is Divine

*Manusia bersifat khilaf, Tuhan bersifat pemaaf

         To talk without thinking is to shoot without aiming.

*Berbicara tanpa berfikir seperti menembak tanpa membidik

1. A fruitless life is useless life

Arti:

Hidup tidak berarti tanpa berbuat sesuatu yang bermanfaat.

2. A good book as a great friend

Arti:

Buku yang bermanfaat adalah teman yang hebat.

3. A little better than none

Arti:

Sedikit lebih baik daripada tidak sama sekali

4. A man without ambition is like a bird without wing

Arti:

Seseorang yang tidak punya cita-cita, seperti burung tak bersayap

5. A tree is known by its fruit

Arti:

Seseorang dinilai dari karyanya

6. Be what you want to be

Arti:

Jadilah apa yang kamu inginkan

7. Bending without breaking

Arti:

Mengalah bukan berarti kalah

8. Better forgiven than resentment

Arti:

Lebih baik memaafkan daripada berlaku dendam

9. Better lose the saddle than the horse

Arti:

Lebih baik baik berhenti dan kehilangan hal kecil, daripada dilanjutkan dan beresiko kehilangan semua.

10. By learning to obey we know to command

Arti:

Dengan belajar untuk patuh, kita mengetahui bagaimana untuk memerintah.

Easy come, easy go.
Mudah datang, mudah pergi.
=> Ketika kita mendapatkan uang secara mudah, kemudian habis dalam waktu cepat.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.
Potong mantel Anda sesuai dengan pakaian Anda.
=> Sesuaikan pengeluaran Anda dengan penghasilan Anda.

Many hands make light work.
Bayak tangan membuat pekerjaan ringan.
=> Sesuatu yang dikerjakan secara bersama-sama akan terasa lebih ringan.
Two heads are better than one.
Dua kepala lebih baik daripada satu.
=> Ketika dua orang saling bekerja sama, mereka muncul dengan ide lebih baik.

There’s no time like the present.
Tidak ada waktu seperti sekarang.
=> Ketika Anda perlu melakukan sesuatu, jangan menunggu nanti.

Actions speak louder than words.
Tindakan berbicara lebih keras daripada kata-kata.
=> Hanya mengatakan bahwa Anda akan melakukan sesuatu tidak begitu berarti. Melakukannya lebih sulit dan lebih berarti.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.
Dua kesalahan tidak membuat kebenaran.
=> Ketika seseorang telah melakukan sesuatu yang tidak baik kepada Anda, mencoba membalas dendam hanya akan memperburuk keadaan.

Make hay while the sun shines.
Buatlah (tumpukan) jerami ketika matahari bersinar.
=> Kerjakan sesuatu ketika watunya memungkinkan.

When in Rome, do as the Romans.
Ketika di Roma, bertindaklah seperti orang-orang Roma.
=> Bertindak seperti orang-orang di sekitar kita bertindak.

No man is an island
Tidak ada seseorang di sebuah pulau.
=> Kita tidak dapat hidup sendiri. Setiap orang butuh bantuan dari orang lain.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
Berharap untuk yang terbaik, tetapi persiapkan diri untuk yang terburuk.
=> Hal-hal burung mungkin terjadi, jadi bersiaplah.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Jaga agar teman Anda dekat dan musuh Anda lebih dekat.
=> Jika Anda memiliki musuh, berpura-pura berteman dengan mereka, bukannya berkelahi secara terbuka dengan mereka agar Anda dapat memperhatikannya dengan hati-hati dan mencari tahu apa yang mereka rencanakan.

Advisers run no risks.
Penasihat tidak menanggung risiko.
=> Memberi nasihat itu mudah, tapi sulit untuk melakukannya.

Discretion is the better part of valor.
Kebijaksanaan lebih baik daripada keberanian.
=> Berhati-hati lebih baik daripada sekadar berani.

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
Tidak ada hal seperti makan siang gratis.
=> Hal yang ditawarkan gratis seringkali memiliki biaya tersembunyi.

You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.
Anda tidak dapat membuat telur dadar tanpa memecah beberapa telur.
=> Ketika Anda mencoba melakukan sesuatu yang besar, mungkin ada beberapa orang yang kesal. Tak perlu khawatir dengan orang-orang, fokus pada hasil yang baik.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Jangan menaruh semua telur Anda dalam satu keranjang.
=> Jika Anda punya rencana, Anda perlu punya rencana cadangan.

It never rains but it pours.
Tak pernah hujan tapi mengalir (airnya).
=> Mendapat musibah yang bertubi-tubi.