Provérbios em Inglês 5

Life is just a bowl of cherries Life is full of happiness and pleasure Like a bull in a china shop A clumsy or tactless person Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted Once a mistake has been made or an error committed, it's too late to take precautions to prevent it from happening. The longest day must have an end All difficult jobs or situations also have an end. Losers weepers, finders keepers If someone loses something, he weeps -- but if someone finds it, he keeps it. Love me, love my dog If we want a person's friendship we must accept him totally, faults and all. Many hands make light work Many people sharing a job or tasks make easier work of it. The mountain labors and brings forth a mouse To work hard and long on a project that turns out to be pretty useless. Opportunity only knocks once Seize an opportunity when it occurs for it may never happen again. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure It is even better to be cautious and prevent a misfortune or an accident from happening. Possession is nine points of the law In disputes over property ownership, the person in possession of something is sometimes said to have nine-tenths a chance of winning it in a legal argument Promises are like pie crust Most promises cannot be kept Put a quart into a pint pot Doing something that's impossible The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike No matter how good or bad a person, he must still face the everyday problems that confront us all. The sins of the fathers will be visited upon the children People will be punished for the wrongs committed by their parents, forefathers, or those who have preceded them. Someone's bark is worse than his bite People sometimes bark but in time we learn they're not always as frightening as they seem. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak To do something unworthy just because it gives you the pleasure A stitch in time saves nine By taking immediate action we can prevent a fault, damage or trouble from getting worse A straw will show which way the wind blows A small incident can reveal an important event Teach an old dog new tricks It is impossible to change someone's ways or habits, especially if he is old and resists change That's where the shoe pinches That's the source or cause of a problem or an annoyance There are none so blind as those that will not see People ,who never admit they might be wrong, refuse to listen to the opinions or ideas of anyone There are none so deaf as those who will not hear People sometimes hear only what they want to hear There's more than one way to skin a cat There is more than one way of getting a job done The thin end of the wedge That something can appear to be small and of no particular importance - yet it can turn out to be the beginning of a major problem. A thing of beauty is a joy forever It means that though something beautiful may not last, the happy memory of it will live forever. Time heals old wounds The passing of time helps us to forget things that have caused us pain or made us unhappy. The truth will out Truth about something will eventually be discovered or made known Turn up like a bad penny Something or someone disliked just won't go away Two wrongs do not make a right If a person does something to harm or offend us, that's wrong. If we do something to harm them back, that's wrong too. Uneasy is the head that wears the crown Notable or important people are often concerned about losing their positions. Waste not, want not If we're careful and waste nothing we'll never go without things we need. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach Most men love to eat so feed your husband well and he will always love you. Wear out one's welcome One is no longer welcome, usually because he has become a nuisance When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window As soon as a happily married couple begin having financial problems and the bills pile up their love will disappear. Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl If we associate with bad companions we, too, will become bad You pays your money and you takes your chances A humorous way of saying that we sometimes must trust in luck when buying something. Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them If you are rich and successful, you will attract many friends, but if you should suffer hardship or have misfortune ( adversity ), your friends will quickly depart.