Wisdom Proverbs Quotes

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There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.
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Libba Bray (The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3))
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The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom...You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.
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William Blake (Proverbs of Hell)
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Benjamin Franklin
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When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
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Anonymous (The Holy Bible: King James Version)
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If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired.
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Askhari Johnson Hodari (Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs)
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Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.
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Michael Crichton (Eaters of the Dead)
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It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.
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E.A. Bucchianeri (Brushstrokes of a Gadfly (Gadfly Saga, #1))
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Politeness is the first thing people lose once they get the power.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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You need mountains, long staircases don't make good hikers.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Lady Wisdom will be your close friend; and Brother Knowledge will be your pleasant companion.
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Anonymous (The Holy Bible: King James Version)
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All worries are less with wine.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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A mother gives you a life, a mother-in-law gives you her life.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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The job of feets is walking, but their hobby is dancing.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Great losses are great lessons.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
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Cherokee Proverb
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If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.
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E.A. Bucchianeri (Brushstrokes of a Gadfly (Gadfly Saga, #1))
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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.
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African Proverb
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Wise is the one who flavors the future with some salt from the past. Becoming dust is no threat to the phoenix born from the ash.
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Curtis Tyrone Jones
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Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.
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Maori proverb
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Anger gets you into trouble, ego keeps you in trouble.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Seeing the mud around a lotus is pessimism, seeing a lotus in the mud is optimism.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Be a worthy worker and work will come.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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I hate wise men because they are lazy, cowardly, and prudent. To the philosophers' equanimity, which makes them indifferent to both pleasure and pain, I prefer devouring passions. The sage knows neither the tragedy of passion, nor the fear of death, nor risk and enthusiasm, nor barbaric, grotesque, or sublime heroism. He talks in proverbs and gives advice. He does not live, feel, desire, wait for anything. He levels down all the incongruities of life and then suffers the consequences. So much more complex is the man who suffers from limitless anxiety. The wise man's life is empty and sterile, for it is free from contradiction and despair. An existence full of irreconcilable contradictions is so much richer and creative. The wise man's resignation springs from inner void, not inner fire. I would rather die of fire than of void.
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Emil M. Cioran (On the Heights of Despair)
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Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Only Fools despise wisdom and discipline." Proverbs 1:7 NLT
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Eddie Johnson
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Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Hunger gives flavour to the food.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.
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Jean de la Fontaine
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Music shouldn't be just a tune, it should be a touch.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...
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Idries Shah (The Commanding Self)
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The proverb says that 'The answer to a fool is silence'. Observation, however, indicates that almost any other answer will have the same effect in the long run.
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Idries Shah (Reflections)
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No, you cannot stop the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can stop them from building nests in your hair.
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D.B. Patterson
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Arrogant men with knowledge make more noise from their mouth than making a sense from their mind.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Respect cannot be inherited, respect is the result of right actions.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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In your name, the family name is at last because it's the family name that lasts.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Some people when they see cheese, chocolate or cake they don't think of calories.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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The decision is your own voice, an opinion is the echo of someone else's voice.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Life doesn't offers charity, it offers chance.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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A farmer is a magician who produces money from the mud.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Some of us can live without a society but not without a family.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Mixing old wine with new wine is stupidity, but mixing old wisdom with new wisdom is maturity.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Networking isn't how many people you know, it's how many people know you.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Marriage is not kick-boxing, it's salsa dancing.
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Amit Kalantri
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It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.
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Apache Proverb
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One conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study in a public school.
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D.B. Patterson
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If you can't impress them with your argument, impress them with your actions.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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During your struggle society is not a bunch of flowers, it is a bunch of cactus.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Health is hearty, health is harmony, health is happiness.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Regrets over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow are twin thieves that rob us of the moment.
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Suzanne Woods Fisher (Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple Life)
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War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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A slip of the foot may injure your body, but a slip of the tongue will injure your bond.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Fail soon so that you can succeed sooner.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.
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Idries Shah (Knowing How to Know : A Practical Philosophy in the Sufi Tradition)
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Music is the fastest motivator in the world.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Travelling shouldn't be just a tour, it should be a tale.
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Amit Kalantri
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If you don't find a good teacher, find a good book.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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With right fashion, every female would be a flame.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Travelling the road will tell you more about the road than the google will tell you about the road.
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Amit Kalantri
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Today it is cheaper to start a business than tomorrow.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Parents expect only two things from their children, obedience in their childhood and respect in their adulthood.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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If she says goodbye, someone else will say hi.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana (The Use and Misuse of Children)
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Show me a ten-foot wall and I'll show you an eleven-foot ladder
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Peter Bevelin (All I Want To Know Is Where I'm Going To Die So I'll Never Go There)
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Fashion doesn't make you perfect, but it makes you pretty.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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It's time to shop high heels if your fiance kisses you on the forehead.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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During a conversation, listening is as powerful as loving.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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If thinking should precede acting, then acting must succeed thinking.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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People carry on whole conversations in proverbs. But they are not LIVING the proverbs.
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Idries Shah
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No surgeon can treat the wounds of the tongue.
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Idries Shah
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There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse.
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Idries Shah (Caravan of Dreams)
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When you speak, always remember that God is one of your listeners.
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Suzanne Woods Fisher (Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple Life)
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By living a life based on wisdom and truth, one can discover the divinity of the soul, its union to the universe, the supreme peace and contentment which comes from satisfying the inner drive for self discovery.
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Muata Ashby (Ancient Egyptian Proverbs)
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Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.
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Hopi Proverb
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An unwise advisor cannot hope to advise wisely.
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T.A. Miles (Six Celestial Swords)
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The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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In modern times couples are more concerned about loyalty than love.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Remember the proverb: 'A sign is enough for the alert, but a thousand counsels are not enough for the negligent.
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Idries Shah (Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way)
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Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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Anonymous
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Cain and Abel were not brothers, not twins. They were...two sides of the same person, good and evil warring against its own inclinations. The same struggle was borne out in every person, over and over, from the very most beginning of time, and you could only answer for yourself which brother would win.
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Afia Atakora (Conjure Women)
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The darkness is needed for the light to shine
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Lailah Gifty Akita (Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind)
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Before you worry about the beauty of your body, worry about the health of your body.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Faster is fatal, slower is safe.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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He who sacrifices his respect for love basically burns his body to obtain the light.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Cowards say it can't be done, critics say it shouldn't have been done, creator say well done.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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Good becomes better by playing against better, but better doesn't become the best by playing against good.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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The mistakes of the world are warning message for you.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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In the business people with expertise, experience and evidence will make more profitable decisions than people with instinct, intuition and imagination.
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Amit Kalantri (Wealth of Words)
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For peace read books, for success read books and take actions.
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Amit Kalantri
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A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
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Anonymous
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As the Chinese proverb goes, 'Real gold does not fear the test of fire.
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Chin-Ning Chu (The Art of War for Women: Sun Tzu's Ancient Strategies and Wisdom for Winning at Work)
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One lie will keep out forty truths.
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Idries Shah (The Dermis Probe)
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There’s a Chinese proverb that says β€œWisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you & embracing those that strengthen you” Your mind is like a Ferrari (Or your favorite car) it is Awesome!...but if you put sand on the gas tank it won’t run. Don’t put sand (negativity) on your mind. Think positive, encouraging, uplifting thoughts, & the negative will soon evaporate.
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Pablo
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An intelligent enemy,' he would say, stroking his beard as if it were a bristly pet, 'rather than a foolish friend.' Or, 'He learnt the language of pigeons, and forgot his own.' Or, the favourite of Jan Fishan Khan: 'Nothing is what it seems.
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Tahir Shah (Sorcerer's Apprentice)
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An old Celtic proverb boldly places death right at the center of life. β€˜Death is the middle of a long life,’ they used to say. Ancient people did things like that; they put death at the center instead of casting it out of sight and leaving such an important subject until the last possible moment. Of course, they lived close to nature and couldn’t help but see how the forest grew from fallen trees and how death seemed to replenish life from fallen members. Only the unwise and the overly fearful think that death is the blind enemy of life.
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Michael Meade
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When God brought the first man his spouse, he brought him not just a lover but the friend his heart had been seeking. Proverbs 2:17 speaks of one's spouse as your "'allup," a unique word that the lexicons define as your "special confidant" or "best friend." In an age where women were often seen as the husband's property, and marriages were mainly business deals and transactions seeking to increase the family's social status and security, it was startling for the Bible to describe a spouse in this way. But in today's society, with its emphasis on romance and sex, it is just as radical to insist that your spouse should be your best friend, though for a different reason. In tribal societies, romance doesn't matter as much as social status, and in individualistic Western societies, romance and great sex matter far more than anything else. The Bible, however, without ignoring the importance of romance, puts great emphasis on marriage as companionship.
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Timothy J. Keller (The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God)
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It is by now proverbial that every proverb has its opposite. For every Time is money there is a Stop and smell the roses. When someone says You never stand in the same river twice someone else has already replied There is nothing new under the sun. In the mind's arithmetic, 1 plus -1 equals 2. Truths are not quantities but scripts: Become for a moment the mind in which this is true.
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James Richardson (Interglacial: New and Selected Poems & Aphorisms)
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As we actually taste the flavor of what he's teaching, we begin to see that it's not proverbs for daily living, or ways of being virtuous. He's proposing a total meltdown and recasting of human consciousness, bursting through the tiny acorn-selfhood that we arrived on the planet with into the oak tree of our fully realized personhood. He pushes us toward it, teases us, taunts us, encourages us, and ultimately walks us there.
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Cynthia Bourgeault (The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind)
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May Hegel's philosophy of absolute nonsense - three-fourths cash and one-fourth crazy fancies - continue to pass for unfathomable wisdom without anyone suggesting as an appropriate motto for his writings Shakespeare's words: "Such stuff as madmen tongue and brain not," or, as an emblematical vignette, the cuttle-fish with its ink-bag, creating a cloud of darkness around it to prevent people from seeing what it is, with the device: mea caligine tutus. - May each day bring us, as hitherto, new systems adapted for University purposes, entirely made up of words and phrases and in a learned jargon besides, which allows people to talk whole days without saying anything; and may these delights never be disturbed by the Arabian proverb: "I hear the clappering of the mill, but I see no flour." - For all this is in accordance with the age and must have its course.
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Arthur Schopenhauer (Essays of Schopenhauer)
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I really feel sorry for the many men who are surrounded by people who flatter them all the time. In Chinese we have a golden proverb: "The true friend is the one who shows you how to bow down. Because you cannot enter the cave of treasures without bowing at the opening. And the true enemy is the one who flatters you. Because you cannot enter the cave of treasures standing tall with pride." At the end of the day, it is those that flatter you who keep you away from the true treasures in your life. In the culture we all live in today, we are taught to surround ourselves by people "who believe in us". That is true to some extent. But in reality, there are many times when the people around us ought to slap us in the face because we are being idiots. This seems to be particularly prevalent amongst men. In their quest to build a kingdom, they surround themselves with peasants. But this is not how to build a kingdom. In order to build a kingdom, surround yourself with knights. True friends who will protect you, even if it means protecting you from your own wayward self.
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