100 very popular short sayings (and what they mean)
Sayings are a popular form of expression whose strength lies in the fact that they are used to transmit their wisdom verbally.
In cultures around the world and for hundreds of years these expressions have been transmitted from parents to children, making these one of the easiest ways to communicate to our relatives. They are often used to transmit practical knowledge, to teach children about how to do certain things or how to act at certain times.
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Great short sayings (and what they mean)
Who has not ever heard their father or grandfather recite a saying to them? Many of us are sure that more than one saying has not remained forever in our minds and we have tried to apply it to our daily lives.
In today's article we will see a list with the 100 most popular short sayings and the meaning of these, so that you can discover them and absorb the wisdom they contain.
1. Like father Like Son.
A saying that tells us about the similarity between two relatives, usually father and son or mother and daughter.
2. To bad weather, good face.
A saying that tells us that in the face of adversity we must have a positive attitude.
3. To cry to the valley.
Let them tell their sorrows to another.
4. Not all that glitters is gold.
Something that seems very good may not be if it is known in depth.
5. Money calls money.
Having some initial capital will make us more likely to generate more wealth.
6. The third time lucky.
We must not give up in our attempts to persevere.
7. Better safe than sorry.
Taking precautions is a smart way to avoid greater evils.
8. The early bird God helps.
Being workers in our day to day will lead us to meet our objectives.
9. He throws the stone and hides his hand.
This saying refers to those people who are not aware of their bad acts, or who act in a miserable way and then hide to avoid being caught.
10. The habit do not do the monk.
Our way of dressing or our appearance does not represent who we really are.
11. Better late than never.
It is better to have reached a purpose later than planned than never to have.
12. He breeds fame and go to sleep.
It refers to the fact that if on one occasion we have acted in one way, society will believe that we will always act in the same way.
13. God squeezes but does not drown.
Life tests us but we are able to get ahead.
14. Whoever takes a lot of space, the less he tightens up.
Those who perform many tasks at the same time do not do any of them correctly.
15. Asking one arrives in Rome.
Asking for help when we don't know something will give us the tools to achieve our goal.
16. One swallow does not make a summer.
A person will not achieve anything if those around him do not help him. Or he can also express that the exception does not make the norm.
17. Much ado About Nothing.
It refers to those who talk a lot about their coming actions... but they never do.
18. The much you have, the much you worth.
He wants to indicate to us that the value of a person is equal to what he or she possesses.
19. Where is Vicente going? Where people go.
Proverb that refers to those who let themselves be carried away by others.
20. He who waits despairs.
When we expect something that we do not know if it will happen we get very nervous.
21. There is no evil that lasts a hundred years.
Any problem ends up being solved with the passage of time.
22. Warned war does not kill soldiers.
He wants us to indicate that if we are warned in advance of something we cannot be caught by surprise.
23. He who does not should not fear it.
Who has not done something wrong need not be afraid of any reprimand.
24. If I've seen you, I don't remember.
What was once talked about has just come to nothing.
25. Every cloud has a silver lining.
One way or another there is always a positive side to almost everything.
26. Wanting is power.
He who really wants something, he gets it.
27. Better skill than strength.
Intelligence is superior to brute force, it will make us achieve our objectives.
28. Full belly happy heart.
He who has the basic needs covered does not need anything else.
29. Little by little it goes away.
With time and work we will reach our objectives.
30. Politeness, does not remove the brave.
Being polite does not mean that we are not ready for everything. We can even be bold and take on great struggles despite being polite and kind.
31. With you, bread and onion.
It refers to the fact that we will be with this person through thick and thin.
32. It is never late if happiness is good.
When something is positive, even if it takes a while, it is always welcome.
33. Who has mouth is wrong.
We all make mistakes, we are people.
34. Do good and do not look at who.
Performing positive acts is always the right thing to do, regardless of who benefits.
35. The big fish eats the little one.
The powerful always can with the weak, it is natural selection.
36. A dead king, put king.
When there is a vacancy, he is quickly filled by the next one in the hierarchy.
37. One shall say the syn, but not the synner's name.
When you talk about something badly done but you don't want to say the author.
38. Today for you tomorrow for me.
What we do today will benefit us tomorrow.
39. The one who searches, finds.
He who shows interest in something ends up doing it.
40. He drop by drop, the sea runs out.
With the passing of time, any goal can be reached.
41. The time is gold.
We should not waste our time on things that are not worth it.
42. Who sings, the evil frightens him.
Showing ourselves happy will make us more receptive to the happiness of others.
43. He who kills iron, dies iron.
He who today performs a bad action against someone, tomorrow they can do it to him.
44. By the mouth dies the fish.
Talking too much can harm us in our personal relationships.
45. The exception makes the rule.
Whenever something happens over and over again, at some point it has to happen differently.
46. One nail pulls out another nail.
It refers to the fact that in personal relationships, a new relationship can help us overcome a previous bad relationship.
47. Saying sayings is telling truths.
It indicates that within the sayings there is a well of wisdom. As we are checking in the article you are reading.
48. The intention is what counts.
Whether something goes right or wrong, if it was done in good faith, it was well done and it is commendable.
49. More clearly a rooster does not crow.
Something that is clearly evident, cannot be interpreted otherwise.
50. Bad life, bad death.
When we carry out bad acts in a sustained way, we will pay the price in the end.
51. To bread, bread, and to wine, wine.
It refers to the fact that we must be more direct and not beat around the bush in a conversation. Things, clear.
52. Kill fleas with bullets.
Doing something very exaggerated for a very small or laughable purpose.
53. Water that you should not drink, let it run.
That which does not interest us should not worry us.
54. Each thief judges by his condition.
It is said that he who performs bad arts thinks that others will also carry them out and makes his judgments based on that perverse scale of values.
55. Shrimp that falls asleep, it carries current.
If we relax and don't pay attention, we can lose opportunities.
56. You can take your horse to the river, but you cannot force it to drink water.
It refers to the fact that we can give our advice to a relative, but it depends on this to follow it or not.
57. With an empty belly, neither shows joy.
When we have pressing needs they occupy our mind and it is difficult for us to relax.
58. No matter how much you get up early, it doesn't wake up earlier.
As much as we worry about something, if it has to happen, it will happen.
59. The tongue is the punishment of the body.
Talking too much can take its toll on us, we should not be loud.
60. Each stick that holds your candle.
It refers that each one of us must look after our interests.
61. God save me from the still water, for I free myself from the brave.
One who has a calm and quiet demeanor may not be trustworthy at times.
62. The man like the bear, the uglier the more beautiful.
A tough man also has a beauty for certain people.
63. He who has a straw tail, let him not get close to the candle.
He who is free from sin casts the first stone, is the same metaphor in both cases.
64. The avarice breaks the bag.
Being too greedy can lead us to lose everything we achieve.
65. Evil of many, consolation of fools.
Looking at the problems of others will not help us solve our own.
66. Love with love is paid.
Behave to others as they did to us, to be grateful.
67. What does not kill you, get you fat.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger, especially this saying refers to food, but it can be applied to anything else.
68. Faces we see, hearts we do not know.
We never know the thoughts of others and the feelings that they move.
69. The married, wants home.
Those who are married do not want to share a house with other people.
70. The music soothes the beasts.
Music is something that affects all living beings and has the power to calm even animals.
71. There is no bad fifth.
The power of our perseverance will make us realize our goal.
72. Tomorrow will be another day.
Tomorrow may be better; we must be positive.
73. How you live, you die.
The way we have lived our life will be the way we die.
74. Out of sight, out of mind.
What we are not aware of cannot hurt us emotionally.
75. Think wrong and be right.
Putting yourself in the worst situation makes us prepared for everything that may happen. And, unfortunately, it is easy for that hypothesis to be the one that ends up happening.
76. From the fallen tree everyone makes firewood.
When someone makes a mistake or is defeated, it is when people take the opportunity to misbehave.
77. Eye by eye, tooth by tooth.
The law of the check, the one who pays it.
78. Weed never dies.
He who perhaps does not lead a life of righteousness and morality sometimes lives longer than the person who does.
79. Whoever bites, eat garlic.
Anyone who is angry about something is a sign that the issue is important to them.
80. There is no Rose without spines.
There is nothing in the world that does not have a negative aspect, everything has something that may not be entirely good.
81. Much grace, cause slight.
Someone who is too outgoing may not like others.
82. For sample, a button.
It refers to the fact that with a small example of something we can come to imagine the rest.
83. Cheap is expensive.
That for which we sometimes pay little money can have problems that in the long run bring us a greater outlay.
84. He who excuses himself, accuses himself.
He who gives explanations without apparent need is usually because he really needs to give them.
85. The poet is born, not made.
There are faculties that are innate to us, that we do not learn: we are born with them.
86. Scabies with pleasure does not itch.
An evil that is willingly accepted does not bother us.
87. New cage, dead bird.
Making certain last minute changes can lead to a worse outcome.
88. To another dog with that bone.
It means that we are not going to be fooled by crude tricks.
89. Bad eyes are darling.
A saying that refers to the fact that when someone treats us badly, it can mean an unproven appreciation.
90. In the blacksmith's house, a wooden knife.
He tells us that we should not take anything for granted no matter how obvious it may seem, especially that because a person performs a certain job he does not have to do it in his own home.
91. Who sleeps a lot, learns little.
Passivity leads us not to progress or grow as people.
92. If the river makes a noise its because water is running.
Sometimes, you have to trust the beginning, even if it is to start investigating.
93. There is no shortcut without work.
The most important goals are achieved through effort.
94. The one who went to Seville lost his chair.
You have to know how to appreciate what you have in order not to miss opportunities.
95. Shoemaker, to your shoes.
Each one must assume what is the domain of what he knows.
96. Big donkey, walk or not.
It is important not to be impressed by superfluous details and to value what we really need, what is adjusted to what we really want.
97. Although the cute silk dress, cute stays.
Forms cannot hide the true nature of things.
98. It never rains to everyone's liking.
There is no single criterion for what is good and what is not. It must be assumed that any initiative will receive negative criticism.
99. Loose lips sink ships.
Sometimes taking a humble stance and not wanting attention is the wisest option.
100. Who have a friend, have a treasure.
Friendship is much more than a set of good times in the company of someone.
