أمثال و حكم إنكليزية

[اقتصادي]

"Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light."

- Jennie Jerome Churchill -

"It is good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."

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"What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal."

[اقتصادي]

"To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say, you too can be the President of the United States."

- George W. Bush in his commencement address at Yale in 2001

"Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink."

- Lady Astor to Winston Churchill

"Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it."

- Churchill's reply to Lady Astor

[اقتصادي]

"If you marry for money, you will earn every penny."

- Dr. Phil McGraw -

"I feel for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."

-Frank Sinatra

"Do the kinds of things that come from your heart. When you do you won't be dissatisfied, you won't be envious, you won't be longing for someone else's things. On the contrary, you'll be overwhelmed with what comes back."

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- Morrie Schwartz -

[اقتصادي]

Be & Be
Be strong enough to face the world each day.
كن قويا بما يكفي لمواجهة العالم كل يوم

Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.
وكن ضعيف بما يكفيلتعلم أنك لا تقدر أن تعمل كل شئ

Be generous to those who need your help.
كن كريما مع أولئك الذين يحتاجون للمساعدة

Be frugal with what you need yourself.
وكن مقتصدا فيما تحتاجه لنفسك

Be wise enough to know that you do not know everything.
كن حكيما بما يكفي لتعلم انك لا تعلم كل شئ

Be faithful enough to believe in miracles.
كن مؤمنا بما يكفي لتصدقبالمعجزات

Be willing to share your joys.
كن على استعداد ليشاطركالآخرين أفراحك

Be willing to share the sorrows of others.
وكن علىاستعداد لتشاطر الآخرين أحزانهم

Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
كن قائدا حينما ترى طريقا ضله الآخرون

Be a follower when you are shrouded in the midst of uncertainty.
وكن تابعا حينما تتيه في غياهبالشك

Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
كن الأولتهنئة لخصمك الذي ينجح

Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails..
وكن الأخير في نقد (نقد سلبي) زميل فشل

Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not stumble.
كن متأكدا أين ستكون خطوتك القادمة, كي لا تتعثر

Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.
وكن متأكدا من غايتك النهائية, فلعلك تسلك الطريق الخطأ

Be loving to those who love you.
كن محبا لأولئك الذين يحبونك

Be loving to those who do not love you, because they may change.
وكن محبا لأولئك الذينلا يحبونك أيضا, فقد يتغيرون

[myfreedom]

تلبيةً لطلب بعض الأعضاء في المنتدى: سنقدم اليوم هذا الموضوع الجديد عن الأمثال الإنكليزية، و حسب الترتيب الأبجدي للأحرف الإنكليزية. ساعطي المثل و تحته الشرح. و بعد بعض الأمثال ما يقابلها باللغة العربية على قدر ما أعرفه من أمثال عربية. اليوم سنبدأ بحرف

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder
When you are away from someone you love, you love them even more
البعيد عن العين بعيد عن القلب
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Actions speak louder than words
What a person actually does is more important than what they say they will do
بالفعل و ليس بالأقوال
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Advice is least heeded when most needed
When a problem is serious, people often do not follow the advice given
كانت النصيحة بجمل
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All that glitters is not gold
Appearances can be deceptive
ليس كل ما يلمع ذهباً
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All things are difficult before they are easy
With practice things become easier

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Everybody needs a certain amount of relaxation. It is not good to work all the time
ساعة إلك و ساعة لربك
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
It is easier to prevent something from happening than to repair the damage or cure the disease later
الوقاية خير من قنطار علاج
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A bad tree does not yield good apples
A bad parent does not raise good children
الشجرة التي لا تظلل كعبها قطعها حلال
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A bird in hand is worth two in a bush
It's better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching for something better
عصفور بالإيد و لا عشرة على الشجرة
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A fool at forty is a fool forever
If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will

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A friend in need is a friend indeed
Someone who helps you when you are in trouble is a real friend
الصديق وقت الضيق
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A friend to all is a friend to none
Someone who is a friend to everyone makes none of them feel special

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A friend's eye is a good mirror
A real friend will tell you the truth
صديقك الذي يبيك و ليس الذي يضحكك
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A good conscience is a soft pillow
You sleep well when you have nothing to feel guilty about.
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A leopard cannot change its spots
It is not possible for a bad or unpleasant person to become good or pleasant
ذيل الكلب سيبقى أعوج و لو وضع في القالب
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A loaded wagon makes no noise
Really wealthy don't talk about money
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A man is known by the company he keeps
A person's character is judged by the type of people with whom they spend their time
قل لي من ترافق أقل لك من أنت
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A monkey in silk is a monkey no less
No matter how someone dresses, it's the same person underneath
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A rolling stone gathers no moss
If a person keeps moving from place to place, they gain neither friends nor possessions.
Another interpretation is that, by moving often, one avoids being tied down
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A rotten apple spoils the barrel
A dishonest or immoral person can have a bad influence on a group
تفاحة مصابة تصيب كل المجموعة
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A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner
Overcoming adversity leads to competence
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A stitch in time saves nine
It's better to deal with a problem at an early stage, to prevent it from getting worse

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A tree is known by its fruit
A man is judged by his actions
تُعرف الشجرة بثمارها
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After dinner rest a while, after supper walk a mile
you should take a rest after dinner
لعد الغدى اتهدى و بعد العشا اتمشى
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As you make your bed you must lie upon it
You should choose carefully the person you marry
عد للعشرة
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As you sow, so shall you reap
You have to accept the consequences of your actions
كما تزرع تحصد
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Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies
There are subjects I'd rather not discuss
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