Clothes don’t 

make the man.

 

Appearances can 

be deceiving. 

 

Diamond cuts 

diamond. 

 

Refers to two 

people equally 

matched in wit or 

cunning

. 

 If you chase 

two rabbits, 

you will not 

catch 

either one. 

 

If you try to do two 

things at the same 

time, you won't 

succeed in doing 

either of them. 

 

A new broom 

sweeps clean.

 

 A newly-

appointed person 

makes changes 

energetically.

 

PICTURE 

PROVERB

INTERPRETATION

 

Learn to walk 

before you 

run. 

 

 Don't rush into 

doing something 

until you know 

how to do it

. 

 

 

? 

= 

 

 

 

1 

2 

 

 

An unusual event 

is not likely to 

occur again in 

exactly the same 

circumstances

. 

 

Lightning 

never strikes 

in the same 

place twice. 

 
 

No man is an 

island. 

 

We all need other 

people. 

 

 
 

The die is cast. 

 

 

A decision has 

been made and it's 

impossible to 

change it.

 

 

Don’t make a 

mountain out 

of a molehill. 

 

Do not make a big 

fuss or issue over 

something minor 

or small

. 

 

Too many 

cooks spoil 

the broth. 

Too many people 

doing the same 

thing at the same 

time will not be 

successful

. 

Like rats 

deserting / 

leaving a 

sinking ship. 

Some people run 

away when things 

get bad, and they 

don’t care about 

helping others. 

1 

2 

 

= 

 

 

= 

 

 

INTERPRETATION

PICTURE 

PROVERB

 

A new broom 

sweeps clean.

 

 

 

 

 

Clothes don’t 

make the man.

 

 

 

Diamond cuts 

diamond. 

 

 

 If you chase 

two rabbits, 

you will not 

catch 

either one. 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn to walk 

before you 

run. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lightning 

never strikes 

in the same 

place twice. 

 
 

No man is an 

island. 

 

 

 
 

The die is cast. 

 

 

 

Don’t make a 

mountain out 

of a molehill. 

 

 

 

 

Too many 

cooks spoil 

the broth. 

 

 

 

Like rats 

deserting / 

leaving a 

sinking ship. 

 

 

      

     

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

     

     

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=

 

1 

2 

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

= 

 

? 

= 

 

If you try to do two 

things at the same 

time, you won't 

succeed in doing 

either of them. 

 

 A newly-

appointed person 

makes changes 

energetically.

 

 

 Don't rush into 

doing something 

until you know 

how to do it

. 

 

An unusual event 

is not likely to 

occur again in 

exactly the same 

circumstances

. 

 

A decision has 

been made and it's 

impossible to 

change it.

 

 

Appearances can 

be deceiving. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We all need other 

people. 

 

Too many people 

doing the same 

thing at the same 

time will not be 

successful

. 

 

Refers to two 

people equally 

matched in wit or 

cunning

. 

Some people run 

away when things 

get bad, and they 

don’t care about 

helping others. 

 

Do not make a big 

fuss or issue over 

something minor 

or small

.