English : Accidents will happen.

Mizo : Kan nunah beisei loh thil tamtak rawn thleng thin hi a pawmdan kan thiam
tur a ni.

E : Actions speak louder than words.

M : Kan nungchang hian kan tawngkam aiin thu a sawi ring zawk.
E : Advice is least heeded when most needed.
M : Buaina a sosan laitak chuan tumah thurawn pek theih an ni tawh thin lo.

E : All cats are grey in the dark.

M : Mihring te hian kawng chi khat khatah hming kan chher hma chu tuma hriat kan
hlawh ngai lo.

E : All good things come to those who wait.

M : Dawhtheihna, nghah hram hramna chuan hlawhtlinna rah an seng thin.

E : All that glitters is not gold.

M : Pawnlam landan ngawt chu inbumna a ni thin.

E : All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.

M : Hna thawk lo tan chhun ni a rei duh bik.

E : All is fair in love and war

M : Indona leh Inngaihzawn lai chuan kan thiltih engkim hi a sawirem dan kawng,
chhuanlam sawi tur a awm thin.

E : All things are difficult before they are easy.

M : Thil engkim hi hriat chian leh thiam hma chuan harsa angina an lang vek a, t
hiam hnua erawh awlsam tak an ni lawi.

E : All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

M : Mi tute tan pawh nileng leh zankhuain hna a thawh theih loh, mihring hian ch
awlh chang kan mamawh theuh a ni.

E : An apple a day keeps the doctor away.*

M : Nitin apple pumkhat ei hian hriselna a siam tha.
Thil tenaua fimkhur hi buaina liantak pumpelhna a ni.

E : An empty purse frightens away friends.

M : Sum tellovin thiante nen a inpawlhlim tak tak theih loh.

E : An Englishman's home is his castle.

M : Sap pa in chu zalen taka private thil engkim a tih theihna leh hahdam taka c
hawlhna hmun a ni.

E : An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

M : Hunawl neih ngah lutuk chu thlemna huntha hawnsakna a ni.
E : An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
M : Harsatna thleng thei laka inven lawkna hi harsatna thlen hnua chinfel aiin a
tha zawk.

E : April showers bring May flowers.

M : April thlaa ruahsur chuan May thlaah pangpar a parchhuahtir thin.

E : A bad workman blames his tools.

M : Mi thatchhia chuan a hnathawhna hmanrua a sawisel thin.

E : A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.

M : Thil thazawk beisei vanga I neihsa I hloh dawn ai chuan, I neih ngaiteah kha
n lungawi la a tha zawk.

E : A broken friendship may be soldered but will never be sound.

M : Friendships chu siamthat leh theih nimahse, tunhma ang taktak in a inkawm th
eih tawh thin lo.
E : A cat has nine lives.
M : Zawte chuan an kea him takin an din theih avangin accident tamtak pawh an tu
ar tlang thei, an hnuk a fei.

E : A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

M :Mipui chakna chu member tinte chak leh chak loah a innghat.

E : A fault confessed is half redressed.

M : Sual inpuanna hi inngaihdamna bulintanna chu a ni.

E : A fool and his money are soon (easily) parted.

M : Mi a chuan engmah ngaituah lemloin sum a hmang thin.
E : A fool at forty is a fool forever.
M : Kum 40 thlen tawh pawha la puitling lo chu,at hlenna a ni.
E :A friend in need is a friend indeed.
M : Harsatna I tawh hun pawha tanpui thintu che kha thian diktak chu a ni.

E :A friend to all is a friend to none.

M : Mi zawng zawng thiana siam tumtu chuan thian pakhat pawh a nei lo vang.

E :A good example is the best sermon.

M : Entawntlak nungchang hi sermon tha ber a ni.

E : A good beginning makes a good end.

M : Bultan that chu tluang taka zawh felna a ni.

E : A good conscience is a soft pillow.

M : Rilru fim tak I put chuan tui takin I mu thei ang.

E : A leopard cannot change its spots.

M : Mi thalo tan that leh tak tak a theih tawh lo.
E : A loaded wagon makes no noise.
M : Mi hausa tak tak chin chuan sum thuhla an sawi ngai lo.

E : A loveless life is a living death.

M : Hmangaihna tlachham mi chu nung chunga thi an ni.

E : A man can die but once.

M: Mitin tan vawikhat thih ruat a ni.

E : A man is as old as he feels himself to be.

M : Kum upa leh naupang thuah chuan mahnia kan inngaih dan dan angin kan wm thin
.

E : A man is known by the company he keeps.

M : Kan thiankawm a zirin miten mi engang nge ka nih tih min hre thin.

E : A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.

M : Engang khawpin thawmhnaw manto leh tha inbel mah ila kan taksa chu saruak ve
k kan ni.
E : A new broom sweeps clean.
M : Hna thar chelhtu chuan tha takin hna a thawk thin.

E : A rising tide lifts all boats.

M : Mi zawng zawng tana thiltha sawi chhuak thin ang che.

E : A rolling stone gathers no moss.

M : Dinhmun nghet neilova insawn tam lutuk chu tuma rinloh hlawhna leh thian tha
neih lohna a ni.

E : A rotten apple spoils the barrel.

M : Mi diklo pakhatin pawlho, hnam pum a tihmingche thei.

E : A stitch in time saves nine.

M : Buaina azualkai hmaa thubuai chinfel hi, buaina a zualkai hnua buai chiam ai
in a tha zawk.
E : A stumble may prevent a fall.
M : Thilsual tenau I tih palh hunah, a te tham em mai a pawi lo ve ti mai lovin
insiamtha la, thil puitling pawh I tisual loh phah ang.

E : A tree is known by its fruit.

M : Mihring chu an thiltih atanga teh an ni thin.

E : A watched pot never boils

M : Nghakhlel lutuka thil I thlir chuan I rinaiin a rei zel ang.

E : A young idler, an old beggar.

M : Hna I thawh loh chuan I tar hunah sum I nei lo vang.
E: As you sow, so shall you reap
M : Tupawhin mahni tuhrah kan seng thin.

E : Bad news travels fast.

M : Chanhin lawmawm lo hi a thang chak bik. Eg. Damlohna, Accident etc

E : Beauty is only skin deep.

M : Pawnlam mawina, hmelthatna aiin nungchang tha a pawimawh zawke.

E : Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

M : Mawi leh mawi lo chu a thlirtua zir a ni.

E : Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.

M : Hmeiche tan mawina chu finna a ni a, Finna chu mipa mawina a ni thung.

E : Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

M :Thu I sawi hmain ngun takin chik hmasa thin rawh.

E : Better be alone than in bad company.

M : I thiankawm firmkhur rawh. Thian thalo kawm aiin mahnia awm a tha zawk.

E : Better flatter a fool than fight him.

M :Mi a te nena inhnialbuai aichuan ngawih chuh a tha zawk.

E :Better late than never.

M : Engmah tih loh aichhuan, tlai mahse tih hram a tha.

E : Better lose the saddle than the horse.

M : A tawpa kan thil neih zawng zawng kan hloh dawn ai chuan, tlem kan hloh laia
chawlhsan a tha zawk.

E :Better untaught than ill-taught

M : Zirtirna diklo dawn aiin zirtirna dawnloh pawh a tha zawk.

E : Birds of a feather flock together.

M : Mize inmil te chu an khawsaho tlangpui thin.

E :Blood is thicker than water

M : Chhungkaw inlaichinna chu mi hrang inlaichinna aiin a nghet zawk.

E : Blood will out.

M : Engti kawng pawhin thiamna leh background chu thup bo theih an ni lo..

E : Charity begins at home.

M :Rawngbawlna chu mahni inchuhngkhur atang a intan thin.

E : Children and fools tell the truth.

M : Naupang leh mi phutkhat deuh ten thudik an sawi thin.

E : Cleanliness is next to godliness.

M : Taksa thianghlimna chu thlarau thianghlimna bul a ni.

E : Clothes don't make the man.

M : Pawnlam landan ngawt chuan mihring nihna a lanfiahtir lo.

E : Diamond cuts diamond.

M : Mi phakar chuan a phakar pui a hmachhawn thin.

E : Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

M : Thawhrimna chuan hlawhtlinna a thlen thin.

E : Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
M : Taksaa natna vei aiin thlarau natna vei a hlauawm zawk.

E : Laughter is the best medicine.

M : Nuih hi hriselna tha ber a ni.

E : Learn to walk before you run.

M : Hmanhmawh thut thutin engmah ti suh.

E : Learning is a treasure that will follow its ownereverywhere.

M : Thiamna chu kumkhuaa I rohlu a ni.

E : Least said soonest mended.

M : Tawng tlem hi buaina tamtak pumpelhna a ni

E : Let bygones be bygones.

M :Hun liam hnua buaina te chu inngaidam tawn a theihnghilh hmiah a tha.

E : Liars need good memories.

M : Bum hmang chuan hriatrengna thatak an mamawh.

E : Like father, like son.

M : Fapa chuan pa an chhun chawk thin.
E : Look before you leap.
M : Action I lak hmain, I thil tih vangin eng thilpawi nge thleng thei tih en hm
asa thin rawh.
E : Love is blind.
M : Hmangaihna chu a mit a del. Hmangaihtu chuan hmangaih te tlinlohna leh tlakc
hhamna pawh a ngaithiam thei thin.
E : Man is the head of the family; woman is the neck that turns the head.
M : Mipa chu inchhung khurah lu ber a ni a, hmeichhia chu hngawng, lu her tirtu
chu a ni.
E : Man proposes, God disposes.
M : Pathian chuan kan duhdan leh tha tih dan nilovin, Ama tha tih dan angin kan
tawngtaina te min chhang a, kan chungah engkim a thlentir thin.

E : Manners make the man.

M : Kan nungchang leh chetzia hian kan nihna a lanchiantir.

E : Many hands make light work.

M : In puih dial dial hi samkhai taka hna thawh zawhna a ni.

E : Marry in haste, repent at leisure.

M : Awlsam taka nupui pasal I neih mai chuan, I damchhungin tlangval khamlo, nul
at khamlo in I hun I hmang ang.

E : Memory is the treasure of the mind.

M : Hriatna hi kan rilru rohlu chu a ni.

E : Men make houses, women make homes.

M : Mipa ten in an sa a, hmeichhia ten chenna an siam thung.

E : Money begets money.

M : I neih sum chuan sum tamtak a neih belh tir ang che.

E :Money is the root of all evil.

M : Sum chu sual tinreng intanna leh buaina bul intanna a ni.

E : Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today

M : Vawiina I tih theih thil chu naktuka tih atan khek ngai suh ang che.

E : Never say die.

M : Beidawng ngai reng reng suh.

E : Nobody is perfect.
M : Tumah famkim kan awm lo.

E : No man can serve two masters.

M : Zirtirna kawng hnih zui kawp a theih loh. Lal pahnih rawng bawl kawp theih a
ni lo.

E : No man is an island.
M : Mi tupawh midang mamawh lo kana wm lo.

E : No news is good news.

M : Chanchin hriat tur awm lo pawh hi chanchin lawmawm a ni. Chanchin thalo a aw
m chuan hriat loh a theih thin lo.
E : No smoke without fire.
M : Ti ti khawchanga sawi sep sep atam chuan, a dik nalai pawh a awm ve thin.
E : No wind, no waves.
M : Pan lovah tho a fu lo.

E : Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

M : I insenral ngam loh chuan a hlawkna pawh I tel lo vang.

E : One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

M : Sikula zirtirtu za chuang aiin pa te hi fate tan an pawimawh zawk.

E : One today is worth two tomorrow.

M : Hmalam hunah neih atana I beisei thil aiin vawina I thil neih kha a hlu zawk
.

E : One man's meat is another man's poison

M : Duhdan leh duhzawng a inang fo thei lo.

E : One man's trash is another man's treasure.

M : MI pakhat tana thil tangkailo pawh midang tan thil hlu tak a ni thei.

E : Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
M : Thian dik tak chauhin thudik a hrilh ang che.
E : Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
M : Hamthatna, remchanna, vanneihna I tawnin hmang thiam rawh.

E : Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings

M : Naupangte hian fing takin thu an sawi duh chawk thin.

E : Penny wise, pound foolish.

M : Sum tlemte hman chhuahna tura fimkhur hle si, sum tam tham hman chhuahna tur
a fimkhur lawi si lo an awm.

E : People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

M : Tummah kan famkimloh avangin insawisel tawn tur kan wm lo.

E : Practice makes perfect.

M : I thiltihna kawng tinrengah thiam tak tak I duh chuan ti chhunzawm zel rawh.

E : Practise what you preach

M : Midang hnenah ti tura I fuih thin ngei kha ti ve rawh.

E : Prevention is better than cure.

M : Tuam dama siamthat leh ai chuan harsatna thlenthei thil laka invenlawk hi a
tha zawk.
E : Pride comes before a fall.
M : In tifing lutukin mahni chauh inring tawk lutuk suh,I atzia lanchhuahtir tur
thil I tawng dawn si a.
E : Rome was not built in a day.
M :Thil pakhat puitling taka ti tur chuan hun tamtak sen a ngai thin, hmanhmawh
thawt thawtin thil ti suh.
E : Save me from my friends.
M : Hmelma aia hlauhawm thiante an awm.

E : Saying is one thing, doing is another.

M : Mihringte hian kan sawi ang vekin kan awm kher thin lo.

E : Spare the rod and spoil the child

M : Naupangin thil sual an tiha I hrem loh chuan a nungchang I khawlohtir tihna
a ni.

E : Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me
M : In sualbuaina chuan ka taksaah natna hial a thlen thei a, mahse thuthalo mai
mai chuan min tina thei lo.
E : Still waters run deep.
M : Mi zawiawi, tawng bawrh bawrh lo te chuan finna leh hriatna an ngah chawk th
in.

E : Stolen fruit is the sweetest.

M : Mihringte hian tih phal loh thil te hi tih kan chak vber fo thin.

E : Tall oaks grow from little acorns.

M : Thil tetak te a bultanna hian thil lian tak a hringchhuak thin.
E : The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
M : Naupang chuan an nu leh pate nun an zir tlangpui thin.

E : The best advice is found on the pillow.

M : Tui taka kan mut hian kan buaina chinfeldan kawng tha tak te kan hrechhuak f
o thin.

E : The early bird catches the worm.

M : Hlawhtlin I duh chuan, I tihtur kha ti vat rawh.

E : The end justifies the means.

M : Kan thiltih that leh that loh chu a rahchhuak atang a lang.

E : The first step is the hardest.

M : Thil azawngah bultanna hi a harsa ber fo thin.

E : The more you have, the more you want.

M : Mihring thinlung hian duhtawk leh chintawk a nei lo.

E : The pen is mightier than the sword

M :Thu leh hla hian indona leh hriamhrei aiin thil a tithei zawk.
E : The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
M : Thil tha leh thalo hre tur chuan mahni ngeia tih chhin a ngai.

E : The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

M :Thil tum neih ringawt hi a tawk mai lo, a taka tih ngei a ngai a ni.

E : The tongue wounds more than a lance.

M : Hmuhsitna leh insawichhiatna tawngkam hian hliam aiin mihring nun a tina the
i zawk.
E : The truth is in the wine.
M : Zu hian kan rilrua awm te huaisen tak leh zalen takin min sawichhuahtir thin
.

E : There is a black sheep in every flock.

M : Inpawlhona leh thil tihhonaah midang ang lo, mi pirpak an awm duh chawk thin
.

E : There is safety in numbers

M : Mahnia awm aiin midang nena awmkhawm a him zawk

E : Time and tide wait for no man.

M : Hun leh tuilianin mihringte min nghak lo. Tihtur I neih chu ti thuai rawh.

E : Time has wings.

M : Hun hi hriatloh karin a ral zung zung thin.

E : Time is money.
M : Hun hi a hlut em avangin awmzia nei taka hman tur a ni.

E : To err is human, to forgive divine.

M : Tihpalh leh tihsual hi mihring miziaa tel hrim hrim a nih avangin kan inngai
dam tawn tur a ni.

E : Two wrongs don't make a right

M : Min an tinat avang mai chea va tihnat let kher kha thil dik ber a ni lo.

E : Union is strength.
M : Tanrual chu chakna.

E : Walls have ears.

M : Fimkhur rawh. I thusawi kha a la thangchhuak dawn si a.

E : Waste not, want not.

M : Holam taka I khawral loh chuan I mamawh hun apiangah I tlachham lo vang.
E : What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
M : I hriatloh thil chuan a tina thei lo che..

E : When the cat's away, the mice play.

M : Thuneitute awm loh hlanin hnathawktute chu duh duhin an khawsa thin.

E : When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

M : I thlenna leh tlawhna ram mi te nunphung leh awmdan mila awm zel tum rawh.

E : When poverty come in the door, love goes out the window.
M : Retheihna chuan hmangaihna a umbo thin.

E : Where there's life there's hope.

M : Tungchhova kal beiseina neilo an awm lo.

E : Where there's a will, there's a way.

M : Duhna leh tumna a awm chhung chuan kawng pawh a awm zel thin.

E : Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.

M : Awlsam taka mi thu zawm dun duntu chu bumin a awm thuai ang.

E : Wisdom is better than strength.

M : Finna chu chakna aiin a tha zawk.
E : Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
M : Thil tenaua huphurh leh rilruhahna chuan hringnunah harsatna a lian zualtir
thin.

E : You are never too old to learn.

M : Inzirnan tlailuat a awm thei lo.
E : You never know what you can do until you try.
M : I tilthen zawng hre chiang tur chuan..i tui zawng thil pakhat khat kha ti ch
hin ve phawt rawh.
E : You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
M : Min puih angbawkin ka pui ve ang che.
If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition.

If you want to know your future, look into your present action.

It is not the wind that is moving; it is not the flag that is moving;

it is mind that is moving.

There are no holy places and no holy people,

only holy moments, only moments of wisdom