Proverbs - anonymous
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it
Do not equate yourself and your true value as a person with the measure of your performance
Worry less about what people think of you and more about what you think of them
I've never met a person I didn't like, just a few I didn't respect
The more I know, the more I know that I don't know
The wise man thinks himself a fool and the fool thinks himself wise
You can only love or hate about someone else what you love or hate about yourself
Happiness does not consist of having what we want. Happiness is achieved by wanting what we have
I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet
Love is an endless act of forgiveness
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind
When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die
We're richer when we give, and poorer when we keep
The more you know, the less you need to show
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging
Patience will achieve more than force
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other
Harsh words bring no reward. Respectful words bring honor to all.
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.
Overcome an angry person by restraining your anger
Treat everyone you meet as though they're the most important person you'll meet that day
Live for today, dream of tomorrow, learn from yesterday
People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you make them feel
An angry person is seldom reasonable, a reasonable person is seldom angry
When you do a job, do it properly or do not do it at all
Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred
Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
Don't wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.
There are two types of people who will tell you that you can't make a difference in this world. Those who are afraid to try, and those who are afraid that you will succeed.
No one on his deathbed ever said that he wished he had spent more time at his work or on his business. So don' forget to smell the roses. Be sure to notice the sunrises and little children's smiles.
Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk
When you lose, don't lose the lesson
Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality
Be gentle with the earth
Once a year, go someplace you've never been before
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other
War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace
Peace is not found in treaties, but in the hearts of men.
The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles my own.
If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you look at it
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll be among the stars
An egotist is not one who thinks big of himself, but little of others
Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching.
If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.