Bengali Proverbs

Bengali proverbs distill life in the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta and a long literary heritage. They prize wit, compassion, and practical sense, echoing monsoons, river journeys, and the reformist spirit of the 19th century.

Those who talk a lot start lying. (Bengali Proverb)
Sleep is half of health. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
As the master is away the workers take rest. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
A handful of love is better than an oven full of bread. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Pity without help does little good. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Good remains are nice to have. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Unless a man is simple, he cannot recognize God, the simple one. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
It is good for somebody as well as bad for someone else. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
It is more becoming to have a large nose than two small ones. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Many people, bad assistance. (Bengali Proverb)
My son, too old is the earth don't make fun of it. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Once you are tired, you still can go far. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Patient without any pain, the dog is lame when it wants to. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Putting importance to an irrelevant and unnecessary occasion. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Someone else's pain is easy to carry. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
Sorrow, nobody dies about it. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
The dog does not catch further that its leash. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
The drunk ones will sober up, but the mad ones will not clever up. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
The more cowherds there are, the worse the cows are looked after. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
The one who does not make you happy when he arrives makes you happy when he leaves. (Bengali Proverb)
The one who does not risk anything does not gain nor lose. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
There is no household without domestic fight. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
There is no man nor thing without his defect, and often they have two or three of them. View proverb
Bengali Proverb
There is no winter for who has remained in his mother's womb. View proverb
Bengali Proverb