Burmese Proverb Quotes or Myanmar Proverb in English
Seven days is the length of a guest's life.
A stitch in time saves nine. |
If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to. |
Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh. |
Collect the water while it rains. |
A diligent person will soon prosper. |
Harrow before the cow. |
One can't die if he's brave. Even when he die his name lasts forever. |
Sparrows who mimic peacocks are likely to break a thigh. |
You can be a king, if you are brave. |
Anyone can fancy his bed as a palace. |
If you trust before you try, You will repent before you die. |
Do use a needle in time, or you might need an axe later. |
A stupid act entails doing the work twice over. |
If you like what you are doing, nothing is too far and no job is too hard. The person who makes an error should be taught, and not made fun of. A good character is more valuable than gold. Myanmar Proverb in English |
If there are too many teachers or leaders with different ideas, the follower will not do nothing and learn nothing.
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You can even be a God, if you try. |
It's dress in a man, bindings in baskets' edge. |
Don't be a sling bag. |
One sesame seed won't make oil. |
There's only 2 ways: go cracy, or go extraordinary. |
Two may become enemies, when their ideas are the same. |
Sparrows who mimic peacocks are likely to break a thigh. |
Fisherman near fisherman. Hunter near hunter. |
No child was ever born without having been conceived. |
Regrets always come later. |
Bone in chicken, relatives in man. |
A ship-load of fish gets spoiled, because of 1 spoiled fish. |
Seek wisdom like a begger. |
Calling out for mother, only when you stumble. |
No matter how much care is taken, someone will always be misled. |
If you take big paces you leave big spaces. |
Wisdom is in the books. |
The child who is given everything he asks for usually won't succeed in life. |
The excessively kind-hearted person becomes a slave. |
Seven days is the length of a guest's life. * |
Wise man's anger never comes out. |
A genuine ruby wont sink and disappear in mud. |
It's like catching 2 eels at a time. |
You can pull back your leg, but not your committed word. |
Be deligent when there's time. |
A good character is real beauty that never fades. |
Only with a new ruler do you realize the value of the old. |
Unmistakable lawyer. Immortal medicineman. |
Strength is defeated by a strong strategy. Every road leads somewhere. |
Don't use up your arrows before you go to battle. |
Before the bending arm straighten, or before the straighten arm bends. |
You can stop speaking to someone, but you cannot stop being related. |
Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty. |
Alertness and courage are life's shield. |
Mango among fruits, pork among meats, tea among leaves. |
The anger of the prudent never shows. |
Using up the arrows, before getting into battle. |
Forgetting the cow, when going out to plough. |
Old cows like young grass. |
The voluntary obedience of people depends on who is commanding them. |
A hero only appears once the tiger is dead. |
Excessive talk is sure to include errors. |
You fail if you're afraid. Or brave, you may become a king. |
Even if the truth is buried for centuries, it will eventually come out and thrive. |
Parents are the first teachers of the children. Myanmar Proverb in English |
Water can wear away even the hardest rock. |
Many people count other people's faults and ignore their own. |
Beware of a man's shadow and a bee's sting. |
Fidelity in a king, promise in men. |
The blind person never fears ghosts. |
An unmarried woman is not honored, even if she has 10 brothers. |
If you really want honesty, then don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to. |
When it rains, collect the water. |
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