An Idle Brain is the Devil’s Workshop. Evil thoughts enter out brain easily when we remain idle. When a man has nothing to do all sorts of evil ideas come to his mind. This will turn the man into a Devil. The mind of a man cannot remain vacant for a long time unless it is occupied with fruitful … [Read more...]

This proverb, 'Nothing succeeds like success', means that we need to aim for success if we want to succeed. The implicit meaning is that there is no definitive recipe for success. If we want to succeed we cannot follow a given pattern. What we need to do is to work at being successful. This proverb … [Read more...]

This proverb relies on the multiple meanings of 'tough' and 'to get going'. The proverb means that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people will get to work. 'When the going gets tough' means when the situation becomes hard. But 'get going' and 'tough' mean slightly different things in … [Read more...]

"Birds of a feather flock together" means that similar people, or people with similar interests will tend to gravitate towards each other. Do birds of a feather flock together? This is an interesting question, and there are arguments on both sides. Let us look, therefore at both sides of the … [Read more...]

Origin: This phrase possibly originates in posters used during World War II in Britain that said 'Keep Calm And Carry On'. Many variations of the original phrase have been created since that time. Meaning: This saying has a bipartite meaning. Firstly, it means that we should stay calm, and thus, … [Read more...]