Английские пословицы и поговорки

[DAS]

  Hear! Hear!

Unfortunately, there is plenty of hypocrisy nowadays and the skill of detecting people possessing such detrimental quality is crucial in order to keep them at bay.

[Ann]

All are not friends that speak us fair 

Meaning: Someone says nice things about you doesn't mean that they are your friend or that they even like you

  Hear! Hear!

[DAS]

All hat and no cattle 


Meaning: All talk and appearance and little or no substance

[DAS]

All are not friends that speak us fair 

Meaning: Someone says nice things about you doesn't mean that they are your friend or that they even like you

[DAS]

     

Not anymore!

Unfortunately so. Some people who have recently lost their reputation seem not to care about that.

[Ann]

A good name is the best of all treasures 


Meaning: Your good reputation is worth more than money

     

Not anymore!

[DAS]

Advisers run no risks 

Meaning: It is easy to give advice, but hard to act

[DAS]

A friend's eye is a good mirror 

Meaning: A real friend will tell you the truth

[DAS]

A good name is the best of all treasures 


Meaning: Your good reputation is worth more than money

[Ann]

A fool at forty is a fool forever 

Meaning: If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will

Unfortunately!

[DAS]

A good mind possesses a kingdom 

Meaning: Material assets are fleeting, but intellectual assets will basically stay with you for the rest of your life

[DAS]

Fall seven times and stand up eight

Meaning: Never give up.

Great motto for life!

[asdfg]

Fall seven times and stand up eight

Meaning: Never give up.

[DAS]

A drowning man will clutch at a straw   

Meaning: in desperate situation people use any chance, even if it is hopeless, to get themselves out of it

[DAS]

A fool at forty is a fool forever 

Meaning: If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will