Proverbs

Proverbs from all over the world

Do not look where you fell

2017-04-19 / Proverbs, Wisdom / fall, look, slip / Leave a Comment

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped. ~ African proverb

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Hope is the poor mans bread

2017-04-20 / Hope, Proverbs / bread, hope, poor man / Leave a Comment

Hope is the poor man’s bread. ~ English Proverb

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Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today

2017-05-01 / Proverbs / today, yesterday / Leave a Comment

Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. ~ Cherokee Proverb

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If you want happiness for an hour

2017-05-02 / Happiness, Inspiration, Proverbs / fishing, fortune, happiness, help, inherit, lifetime, nap / Leave a Comment

If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap. If you want happiness for a day – go fishing. If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime – help someone else. ~ Chinese Proverb

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Fear less hope more

2017-05-03 / Proverbs / breath, chew, eat, fear, good things, hope, less, more, say, talk, whine / Leave a Comment

Fear less, hope more. Eat less, chew more. Whine less, breathe more. Talk less, say more. Love more and all good things will be yours. ~ Swedish Proverb

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