Indian proverbs

• andhon ke beech mein kaana raaja
  • Translation: Among the blind people, a one-eyed person is the king.

• A thief thinks everybody steals.(Translation)

I

• It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children.(Translation)

D

• Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings (Translation)

J

• jal mein rehkar magar se bair karna theek nahin
  • Translation: Living in water and being an enemy of the crocodile is not good.
  • English Equivalent: It is hard to live in Rome and strive against the Pope.

• jo garajte hain woh baraste nahi
  • Translation: Clounds that thunder seldom rain
  • Meaning: Those who make the most threats seldom do anything
  • English Equivalent: Barking dogs seldom bite

L

• Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. (Translation)

N

• naach na jaane aangan tedha
  • Translation: A person who doesn't know how to dance blames the on the dance floor.
  • Meaning: A person without skill trying to blame failure on others/other things
  • English equivalent: A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

P

• Pratyakshya ko praman ki aavashykta nahi
  • Translation: Facts don't require proof to stand correct

S

• Sau sunar ki, ek lauhar ki
  • Translation: A single blow of a blacksmith is equal to a hundred blows of a goldsmith
  • Meaning: generally used to demonstrate the power of a strong person to a weak one

• Sau Sau choohe kakhe billi haj ko chali
  • Translation: After eating a hundred mice the cat is on its way to a religious life
  • Meaning: Used for a person who is trying to cover his/her mistakes by suddenly doing something exactly opposite from what he did before.

T

• To the mediocre, mediocrity appears great (Translation)
• To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak (Translation)

Y

• Your only enemy is your own self and your only friend is your own self. (Translation)

W

• When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world will cry and you will rejoice. (Translation)