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1 it is never too late to mend
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is never too late to mend
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2 better late than never
syn: it is never too late to mendкраще пізно, ніж ніколи it is never too late to mendEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > better late than never
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3 _час; своєчасність
after death the doctor all in good time better late than never better three hours too soon than a minute too late catch time by the forelock; he is bald behind don't count your chickens before they are hatched don't cross the bridges before you come to them early sow, early mow the early bird catches the worm every flow has its ebb everything is good in its season first catch your hare, then cook him first come, first served the first hundred years are the hardest he gives twice who gives quickly the golden age never was the present age an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening an inch of time is an inch of gold in the end things will mend it is a long lane that has no turning it is never too late to mend it is too late to shut the stable door when the horse is stolen lost time is never found the morning sun never lasts a day never put off till tomorrow what you can do today noiseless falls the foot of time nothing is more precious than time, yet nothing is less valued one cannot put back the clock other times, other manners place for everything and everything in its place praise a fair day at night procrastination is the thief of time punctuality is the politeness of princes punctuality is the soul of business a stitch in time saves nine strike while the iron is hot sudden power is apt to be insolent, sudden liberty saucy; that behaves best which has grown gradually there is a time and place for everything there is no crying over spilt milk times change and we with time time is a great healer time is money time will tell a watched pot never boils we mustn't waste time, for that's the stuff life's made of while the grass grows the horse starvesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _час; своєчасність
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4 live and learn
syn: it is never too late to learnвік живи – вік учись ≅ не учися розуму до старості, але до смерті it is never too late to learn it is never too late to mend
См. также в других словарях:
it is never too late to mend — See also the two adjacent proverbs (it is never too late to learn, never too old to learn). 1590 R. GREENE (title) Never too late. 1594 LODGE & GREENE Looking Glass for London I3v Amends may neuer come too late. c 1645 J. HOWELL Familiar Letters… … Proverbs new dictionary
it is never too late to learn — A later variation of the next two proverbs (it is never too late to mend, never too old to learn). 1678 R. L’ESTRANGE Seneca’s Morals II. xx. It is never too late to learn what it is always necessary to know. 1721 J. KELLY Scottish Proverbs 266… … Proverbs new dictionary
never too old to learn — See also the two preceding proverbs (it is never too late to learn, it is never too late to mend). Cf. SENECA Epistle LXXVI. iii. tamdiu discen dum est, quamdiu nescias: si proverbio credimus, quamdiu vivas, we must go on learning as long as we… … Proverbs new dictionary
never — see never is a long time never say never it is never too late to learn it is never too late to mend never too old to learn better late than never never send a boy to do a man’s … Proverbs new dictionary
late — adjective see the early man never borrows from the late man it is never too late to learn it is never too late to mend it is too late to shut the stable door after the horse has bolted adverb see better late than never … Proverbs new dictionary
mend — see it is never too late to mend when things are at the worst they begin to mend least said, soonest mended … Proverbs new dictionary
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Charles Reade — For the New Zealand town planner of the same name, see Charles Reade (town planner) Charles Reade from Who When What Book, 1900 Charles Reade (8 June 1814 – 11 April 1884) was an English novelist and dramatist, best known for The Cloister and the … Wikipedia
Reade, Charles — born June 8, 1814, near Ipsden, Oxfordshire, Eng. died April 11, 1884, London English novelist and dramatist. Though trained in law and an administrator at Oxford University, he put much of his time and resources into writing and staging his… … Universalium
Charles Reade — en Who When What Book, 1900. Nombre completo Charles Reade Nacimiento … Wikipedia Español
Charles Reade — (* 8. Juni 1814 in Ipsden/Oxfordshire, England; † 11. April 1884 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller. Reade wurde als Sohn von John Reade und dessen Frau Anne Marie Scott Waring im Ipsden House geboren. Sein Studium, das er 1835 mit dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
