Proverbs - XIV

 

• একই গোয়ালের গরু।
  Birds of the same feather.
  
• চোরে চোরে মাসতুত ভাই।
  Birds of the same feather flock together.
  
• কয়লা ধুলে ময়লা যায় না ।
  Black will take no other hue .
  An Ethiopian will never change his skin; one cannot change his nature; the leopard cannot change its spots.
• দাঁত থাকতে দাঁতের মর্যাদা জানে না।
  Blessings are not valued till they are gone.
  Men are always neglectful to their blessings.
• রক্তের টান বড় টান।
  Blood is thicker than water.
  The tie of kindred is real.
• গোবরে পদ্মফুল।
  Blossoms in the dust or Musk in a kennel.
  
• দূরের জিনিস ভালো মনে হয় ।
  Blue are the hills that are far from us .
  Distance lends enchantment to the view, grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, heard melodies are sweet but those unheard are sweeter.
• দুধ কলা দিয়ে সাপ পোষা।
  Breed up a crow, and it will pluck your eyes.
  
• মানিকের খানিক ভালো ।
  Brevity is the soul of wit .
  A few qualified things are preferable to a lot of unqualified things.
• আঁধার ঘরের মানিক।
  Bright gem in a dark cave.