HOMEWORK PROVERBS

Hi girls.

The homework for next class is to match the English proverb with the Spanish  equivalent.

You will have a grade for that.

Think about your favorite proverb. Be ready to explain how and when to use it. Also think why we have proverbs in our cultures. Be ready to discuss this topic in class.

Example:

Two heads are better than one. ( Cuatro ojos ven mas que dos).

That means: team work is better than working alone.

 Proverbs in English

1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

2. it's the early bird that catches the worm

3. Rome wasn't built in a day

4. think before you speak

5. as you sow, so shall you reap

6. the cure is worse than the disease?

7. love is blind

8. better late than never

9. time is money

10. better safe than sorry

11. it’s no use crying over spilt milk

12. if you want a thing done well, do it yourself?

13. the end justifies the means

14. you can lead or take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

15. two heads are better than one

16. all that glitters is not gold

17. no cows, no cares

18.  absence makes the heart grow fonder.

19. every cloud has a silver lining

20. Easy come easy go

Proverbs in Spanish

1. A lo hecho pecho

2. lo que por agua viene por agua se va

3. Donde hay fuego cenizas quedan

4. el fin justifica los medios

5. No todo lo que brilla es oro

6. el que nada debe nada teme

7.  puedes darle un consejo a alguien, pero no puedes obligarlo a que lo siga

8. cuatro ojos ven más que dos

9. más vale prevenir que curar;

10. No hay mal que por bien no venga

11. El amor es ciego

12. más vale tarde que nunca

13. el tiempo es oro

14. el remedio es peor que la enfermedad

15. antes de hablar pensar

16. Roma no se construyó en un dia

17. a quien madruga Dios lo ayuda.

18. más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando

19. lo que siembres cosecharás

20. Las cosas importantes no se delegan