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Proverbs
Binoy:
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
কোথাও দুর্বলতা রাখতে নেই।
One weak part will render the whole weak.
Example: No matter how confident the team is, it is as strong as its weakest link – its defence.
Binoy:
Actions speak louder than words.
কথা নয়, কাজে প্রমাণ।
Actions are a better reflection of one’s character because it’s easy to say things, but difficult to act on them and follow through.
Example: Julie always says she’ll donate to the school, and she never does, so I doubt she will this year. Actions speak louder than words, after all.
Binoy:
A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
ডুবন্ত মানুষ খড়কুটো পেলেও আঁকড়ে ধরে।
When someone is in a difficult situation, s/he will take any available opportunity to improve it.
Example: After trying all reliable medicines, he is now visiting quacks to get a cure for his baldness. A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Binoy:
Adversity and loss make a man wise.
বিপদ ও লোকসান মানুষকে জ্ঞানী করে।
We gain wisdom faster in difficult times than in prosperous times.
Example: After losing money in my investments, I know which investments to avoid. It is rightly said adversity and loss make a man wise.
Binoy:
A fool and his money are soon parted.
বোকার হাতে অর্থ থাকে না।
Foolish people do not know how to hold on to their money.
Example: She gave up her entire estate on the basis of a verbal promise. A fool and his money are indeed easily parted.
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