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The document provides a list of over 100 English translations of common Thai proverbs. It begins with context about the document and what Thai proverbs are. Then, it lists the Thai proverbs with their English equivalent translations. Some common themes expressed in the proverbs include wisdom, relationships, work, and life lessons.

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Thai Proverbs
Preface This report is a partial fulfillment of the course of English, which is mainly taught by Ms. Jirapong Kongrak. It particularly aims at enhancing students English proficiency and being one of the teaching materials for those who are interested. Last but not least, it is hoped to be advantageous for both teachers and students to use in authentic classrooms. This report is a part of English Subject and Thai Subject. The topic is Thai Proverbs. This report has made up for everyone who might be interested to read about the important places of each country in the world. If there is any mistake in this report, please accept my apology at this stage.
proverbs by various sites such as www.thai- language.com and www.into- asia.com/thai_language/phrases/prove rbs . Now its time to learn about Thai Proverbs. Lets go !!
What is Thai Proverbs? Thai Proverbs is a word were spoken . Such as idioms or proverbs, but there is a great body and Thai Proverbs admonition to teach.
In English we can say As you sow, so you shall reap.
In English we can say What goes around comes around.
In English we can say The dull die fast; the smart die slow.
In English we can say People are the same world round; they are deserving of equal respect.
In English we can say Never do things by halves.
In English we can say Save some water for use during the dry season.
In English we can say An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
In English we can say Two's company, three's a crowd.
In English we can say Doing something is better than getting nothing done.
In English we can say The walls have ears.
In English we can say Set a beggar on horseback, and hell ride to the devil.
In English we can say To play second fiddle.
In English we can say Conscience makes cowards of us all.
In English we can say Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
In English we can say We only appreciate the worth of salt when the soup is tasteless.
In English we can say Fine feathers make fine birds; the tailor makes the man.
In English we can say Long absent, soon forgotten.
In English we can say To be as diligent as an ant.
In English we can say "A bad penny always comes back."
In English we can say "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
In English we can say "All are not thieves that dogs bark at."
In English we can say "All that glitters is not gold."
In English we can say "Burn your house to frighten away the mice."
In English we can say "A new broom sweeps clean."
In English we can say "When in Rome do as the Romans do."
In English we can say "To go into one ear and come out of the other."
In English we can say "Jealousy burns!"
In English we can say "Two heads are better than one."
In English we can say "Keep not ill men company lest you increase the number."
In English we can say "Where theres a will, theres a way."
In English we can say "Health is better than wealth."
In English we can say "Love is blind."
In English we can say "We haven't finished with the cows, and here come the buffaloes."
In English we can say "The worth of a person is according to his 'patronage.'"
In English we can say "A leaf screening the eye."
In English we can say "A word and a stone let go cannot be called back."
In English we can say "One misfortune after another; when it rains it pours."
In English we can say "Finders keepers; losers weepers."
In English we can say "To search for a needle in a haystack."
In English we can say "All good things come to an end."
In English we can say "Hard work pays."
In English we can say "East, west, home is best."
In English we can say "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."
In English we can say "Like master, like man."
In English we can say "The bull must be taken by the horns."
In English we can say "to be careless; to be over confident; to be impertinent; to be officious; to be too bold or daring."
In English we can say "Seven times bad, seven times good."
In English we can say "What is done by night appears by day."
In English we can say "Talent is born, not made."
In English we can say "Never trust a sleeping dog."
In English we can say "The leopard cannot change his spots. "
In English we can say "Haste makes waste."
In English we can say "To invite the fox into the hen house'
In English we can say "You cannot make a silk velvet purse out of a sows ear."
In English we can say "One man sows, and another reaps."
In English we can say "Like father, like son."
In English we can say "Honesty is the best policy."
In English we can say "to anticipate someone's words or actions."
In English we can say "Like mother, like daughter."
In English we can say "Look before you leap."
In English we can say "Look at the direction of the winds."
In English we can say "Do as thy elders do."
In English we can say "All is unstable, not lasting, uncertain and transitory."
In English we can say "Give him an inch, and hell take a yard."
In English we can say "You cant make an omelet without breaking eggs."
In English we can say "God helps those who help themselves."
In English we can say "Alls well that ends well."
In English we can say "It takes two to make a quarrel."
In English we can say "A kiss after a kick!"
In English we can say "To talk to a brick wall. or "Water off a duck's back."
In English we can say chalk and cheese."
In English we can say "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
In English we can say "Gluttony kills more than the sword."
In English we can say "To make ducks and drakes of ones money."
In English we can say "To beat the dog before the lion."
In English we can say "Strike while the iron is hot."
In English we can say "What goes around comes around."
In English we can say "Drown not thyself to save a drowning man."
In English we can say "Penny wise and pound foolish."
In English we can say "Give the clown your finger, and he will take your hand."
In English we can say "Moderation in all things."
In English we can say "Evil be to him who evil thinks."
In English we can say "He that sows good seed shall reap good corn."
In English we can say "As you make your bed, so you must lie on it."
In English we can say "Forgive and forget."
In English we can say "Every problem has a solution."
In English we can say "Cut your coat according to your cloth."
In English we can say "Everyone to his taste."
In English we can say "All women are beautiful when the lights go down."
In English we can say "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
In English we can say "Hoist your sail when the wind is fair."
In English we can say "Better bend than break."
In English we can say "If you don't have a lot of water, don't try putting out a fire."
In English we can say "Still waters run deep."
In English we can say "Everything is dependent on something else."
In English we can say "When the water rises the fish eat the ants; when the water falls the ants eat the fish."
In English we can say "It's easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar."
In English we can say "When the right time comes, the truth will out."
In English we can say "Cut your coat according to your clothes."
In English we can say "Think twice, then speak, the old proverb doth say; yet fools their bolts will quickly shoot away."
In English we can say "Next to God, the parents."
In English we can say "History repeats itself."
In English we can say "A miss is as good as a mile."
In English we can say "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel."
In English we can say "Big fish eat little fish."
In English we can say "Marry in haste and repent at leisure."
In English we can say "Cut your coat according to your cloth."
In English we can say "Your wit as your weapon."
In English we can say "Go abroad and youll hear news of home."
In English we can say "A honey tongue, a heart of gall."
In English we can say "He has honey in the mouth and a razor at the girdle."
In English we can say "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."
In English we can say "Better to be a lover of an old man, than the slave of a youth."
In English we can say "Save a stranger from the sea, and hell turn your enemy."
In English we can say "You can't judge a book by its cover."
In English we can say "The burnt child dreads the fire."
In English we can say "It doesnt rain but it pours."
In English we can say "Life is not fair."
In English we can say "Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see."
In English we can say "Better the foot slip than the tongue."
In English we can say "Turning uncertainty into opportunity."
In English we can say "To beat around the bush."
In English we can say "To talk a mile a minute."
In English we can say "Speech is silver; silence is golden."
In English we can say "Diamond cuts diamond."
In English we can say "Remember man and keep in mind: a faithful friend is hard to find."
In English we can say "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
In English we can say "Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see."
In English we can say "A drowning man will clutch at a straw."
In English we can say "There'll be rainbow after rain"
In English we can say "Dont wash your dirty linen in public."
In English we can say "Like a dog in the manger."
In English we can say "Set a beggar on horseback, and hell ride to the devil."
In English we can say "Too many cooks spoil the broth."
In English we can say "A full purse never lacks friends."
In English we can say "Money talks."
In English we can say "A golden key opens every door."
In English we can say "Marry in haste and repent at leisure."
In English we can say "Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves."
In English we can say "Lend a hand or get out of the way."
In English we can say "Love makes the world go 'round."
In English we can say "Boy!"
In English we can say "Flying termites fly into the fire."
In English we can say "When the cats away, the mice will play."
In English we can say "By hook or by crook."
In English we can say "In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty."
In English we can say "It is never too old to learn."
In English we can say "Theres no smoke without fire."
In English we can say "Don't look for fleas on others to get them on your own head."
In English we can say "Its never too late to mend."
In English we can say "Don't hit a man when he is down."
In English we can say "You never know what you can do till you try."
In English we can say "Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. "
In English we can say "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
In English we can say "Better bend than break."
In English we can say "You cannot make a silk velvet purse out of a sows ear."
In English we can say "To kill two birds with one stone."
In English we can say "The mosquito is more dangerous than the tiger."
In English we can say "Union is strength."
In English we can say "To cry ones eyes out."
In English we can say "Time will tell."
In English we can say "Love me, love my dog."
In English we can say "Love me little, love me long."
In English we can say "Spare the rod, and spoil the child."
In English we can say "No joy without annoy."
In English we can say "If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind."
In English we can say "A bad shearer never had a good sickle."
In English we can say ""Use your wisdom and skills to study and conquer the enemy, and the victory will always be yours."
In English we can say "A jack of all trades, master of none."
In English we can say "To dread the past mistake."
In English we can say "A jack of all trade is the master of none."
In English we can say "Homer sometimes nods."
In English we can say "Familiarity breeds contempt."
In English we can say "Refuse a wife with one fault, and take one with two."
In English we can say "Blood is thicker than water."
In English we can say "Catch not the shadow and lose the substance."
In English we can say "Bulls and bears make money while pigs get slaughtered."
In English we can say "Tomorrow is another day."
In English we can say "You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink."
In English we can say "Conscience makes cowards of us all."
In English we can say "It is too late to shut the stable-door when the steed is stolen."
In English we can say "The pot calls the kettle black."
In English we can say "Time heals all wounds."
In English we can say "Time is money."
In English we can say "A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse."
In English we can say "Disaster situations make heroes out of ordinary people."
In English we can say "Serves you right!"
In English we can say "A dog in the manger."
In English we can say "Beauty without grace is violet without smell."
In English we can say "Two heads are better than one."
In English we can say "Teach ones grandma to suck eggs."
In English we can say "The fairest rose is at last withered."
In English we can say "Out of sight, out of mind."
In English we can say "Union is strength."
In English we can say "Its a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock."
In English we can say "Manners make the man."
In English we can say "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
In English we can say "Seeing is believing."
In English we can say "Experience is the mother of wisdom."
In English we can say "Experience is the mother of wisdom."
In English we can say "Water off a duck's back."
In English we can say "Homer sometimes nods ,The wisest man may fall."
In English we can say "The way to a mans heart is through his stomach."
In English we can say "Butcher the donkey after it has finished its job at the mill"
In English we can say "Penny wise and pound foolish."
In English we can say "Give up the little pieces to capture the large."
In English we can say "You cannot make a silk velvet purse out of a sows ear."
In English we can say "Time will tell."
In English we can say "Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off."
In English we can say "Like cures like."
In English we can say "A genius is born, not made."
In English we can say "Out of the frying-pan and into the fire. Or "Out of the frying pan and into the fire."
In English we can say "A picture is worth a thousand words."
In English we can say "Self-praise is no recommendation."
In English we can say "His bark is worse than his bite."
In English we can say "A barking dog never bites"
In English we can say "Dont poke your nose into other mens affairs."
In English we can say "back against the sky; face against the land/soil/paddy field"
In English we can say "Fine words butter no parsnips."
In English we can say "If it is sweet, savor it; it its bitter, swallow it."
In English we can say "Light not a candle to the sun."
In English we can say "To keep up with the Joneses."
In English we can say "To see the straw in the others eye but not the girder in ones own eye."
In English we can say "Heartbroken but still alive!"
In English we can say "The grapes are sour (sour grapes)."
In English we can say "Defer consumption today for a better life tomorrow."
In English we can say "You cant have your cake and eat it, too."
In English we can say "Early ripe, early rotten."
In English we can say "To cross the bridge when you come to it."
In English we can say "Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today. "
In English we can say "Don't turn over the rubbish to look for a centipede."
In English we can say "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."
In English we can say "Don't look for fleas on others to get them on your own head. "
In English we can say "The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)."
In English we can say "To throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel."
In English we can say "To empathize or put yourself in somebody' place (or position or shoes)."
In English we can say "To carry (or take) coals to Newcastle."
In English we can say "Put another mans child in your bosom, and hell creep out at your elbow."
In English we can say "To turn a blind eye." Or "To turn a deaf ear."
In English we can say "Do not rely on others outside of oneself and ones family."
In English we can say "The early bird gets the worm."
Its over. Now lets us introduce First. ourselves. My name is Ratiporn Bangrak. Im study in Matthayom 6/6 and my number is 25
Second. My name is Onnicha Suwanopas. Im study in Matthayom 6/6 and my number is 32
Last one. My name is Kwannapa Ananrat. Im study in Matthayom 6/6 and my number is 36
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