African Quotes on Patience
Patience is the key which solves all problems. ~ Sudanese proverb Hurry, hurry has no blessings. ~ Swahili proverb Patience is the mother
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Ancient Proverbs
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African Proverbs on Beauty
One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem. ~Ethiopian Proverb Beautiful from
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African Love and Marriage Quotes
He who loves the vase loves also what is inside. ~ African proverb It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay
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African Quotes on Family
A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has
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Chinese Proverb Collection
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. A bit of fragrance clings to
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Enlightening Latin Phrases
Amicitiae nostrae memoriam spero sempiternam fore – Cicero “I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting.” Vestis virum reddit –
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Native American Proverbs
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Turkish proverbs
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Japanese Proverbs
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Chinese Proverbs
Related posts:Vincent van Gogh QuotesAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t
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African Proverbs
Related posts:Father and ChildTop Quotes of AristotleOur lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.In three words I
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African Quotes on Wisdom
Wisdom is wealth. ~ Swahili Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it. ~ Akan proverb The fool speaks,
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African Proverbs
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning
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If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.
No, this doesn’t mean, taking off overcoats or heavy shoes etc! This is all about letting go of all the restrictions or self-doubts
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We learn little from victory and much from defeat.
Japanese Proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of Mahatma GandhiIt is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.
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People change memories don’t.
Proverb Related posts:Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Don’t
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Time and tide wait for none.
English Proverb The processes of nature continue, no matter how much we might like them to stop. The word tide meant “time”
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Persian Proverb Related posts:I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life…Kubla
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Is Better To Be Loved Than Feared
Sierra Leonean Proverb Related posts:Mother and ChildSistersIt is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.
La Rochefoucauld Related posts:Top Quotes of SocratesWalt Disney QuotesStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningI dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.A
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We are too weak to follow our best judgement.
La Rochefoucauld Maxims Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerA danger foreseen is half-avoided.American Proverb CollectionScience Quotes CollectionBetter no law than
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A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.
English Proverb Whether everyone’s on your case, you aren’t feeling motivated, or you just feel like you suck at something, we all
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However long the night, the dawn will break.
~ African proverb Related posts:Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding…An intellectual is a person who has
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
~ African proverb Related posts:SistersTop Quotes William Arthur WardOur scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.Walt
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Judge not your beauty by the number of people who look at you, but rather by the number of people who smile at you.
~African Proverb Related posts:FamilyDarkness cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love ca…Our scientific power
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You cannot tell a hungry child that you gave him food yesterday.
~Zimbabwean Proverb Related posts:No one is free when others are oppressed.Walt Disney QuotesEverybody loves you when you’re six foot in the ground.Love is an
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The chicken that digs for food will not sleep hungry.
~Bayombe Proverb Related posts:FamilyFather and ChildDo more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more t…Failure
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It’s much easier to fall in love than to stay in love.
~ African proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesTop Quotes of SocratesQuotes of Rabindranath TagoreHe prayeth best, who loveth best All things both great and
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He who loves the vase loves also what is inside.
~ African proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byThe pen is mightier than the sword.A danger foreseen is half-avoided.If you have much, give of
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There is always a winner even in a monkey’s beauty contest.
~African Proverb Related posts:Art, Inspiration and MotivationVincent van Gogh QuotesRobert Frost QuotesBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Teachers
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It’s those ugly caterpillars that turn into beautiful butterflies after seasons.
~African Proverb Related posts:An Artist Cannot Fail it is a Success just to be one.Thomas A. Edison QuotesChoose a job you love, and
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A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character.
~Congolese Proverb Related posts:Happiness is given way too much importance these days, Why not go for greatness? Chimps are happy I …Art &
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One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.
~Ethiopian Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Learning is a treasure that
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If ten cents does not go out, it does not bring in one thousand dollars.
~ Ghana Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesThomas A. Edison QuotesWhen you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread
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You become wise when you begin to run out of money.
~ Ghana Related posts:The pen is mightier than the sword.Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Chinese Proverb CollectionDon’t
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Much wealth brings many enemies.
– Swahili Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesThomas A. Edison QuotesKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionTeachers open the door. You enter
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Dogs do not actually prefer bones to meat; it is just that no one ever gives them meat.
~ Akan Related posts:English proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Don’t
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The wealth which enslaves the owner isn’t wealth.
~ Yoruba Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesEnglish proverbs collectionBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Don’t open a shop unless
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Make some money but don’t let money make you.
~ Tanzania Related posts:Thomas A. Edison QuotesA danger foreseen is half-avoided.Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.Whoever gossips to you will
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When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.
~ Ibo proverb Related posts:FriendsQuotes by Abraham LincolnA danger foreseen is half-avoided.He who begins many things finishes but few.Samuel Taylor Coleridge QuotesAfrican Quotes
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Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family.
~ Ethiopian proverb Related posts:FriendsBest FriendsBrothersJim Morrison QuotesKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner
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Show me your friend and I will show you your character.
~ African proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesFamily and FriendsFamilyDo something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one forgets.The mediocre teacher tells;
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The friends of our friends are our friends.
~ Congolese proverb Related posts:Jim Morrison QuotesBest Quotes of PlatoDictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and
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To be without a friend is to be poor indeed.
~ Tanzanian proverb Related posts:Family and FriendsFriendsBest FriendsBrothersKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionA danger foreseen is half-avoided.Examine what is
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
~ Bondei proverb Related posts:Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Chinese Proverb CollectionBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid
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If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
African Proverb Related posts:Bargain Proverb CollectionAfter the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.African Quotes on Unity and CommunityAfrican Quotes
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Unity is strength, division is weakness.
~ Swahili proverb Related posts:Wisdom begins in wonder.Quotes by Abraham LincolnBest Quotes of PlatoHe who begins many things finishes but few.The fool speaks,
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If the cockroach wants to rule over the chicken, then it must hire the fox as a body-guard.
~ Sierra Leone proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byTop Quotes of Mahatma GandhiBut I have promises to keep, And miles to go before
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A large chair does not make a king.
~ Sudanese proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of AristotleHappiness is given way too much importance these days, Why not go for greatness? Chimps are
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An army of sheep led by a lion can defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
~ Ghanaian proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesDoing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.Happiness is given way too much
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There can be no peace without understanding.
~Senegalese proverb Related posts:Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.Top Quotes of Oscar WildeThe Rime of the Ancient
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Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.
~Kenyan proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of Mahatma GandhiThe time is always right to do what’s right.Those who deny freedom to others deserve it
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A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning.
~Kenyan proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesLines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour.
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If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom.
~ African proverb Related posts:Top Quotes William Arthur WardKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Don’t open a shop unless you like to
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Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.
~ Guinean proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byQuotes by Abraham LincolnChinese Proverb CollectionTo know the road ahead, ask those coming back.Irish Proverb CollectionAfrican
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens.
~ Ethiopian proverb Related posts:Wisdom begins in wonder.Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Be not afraid of growing slowly, be
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Traveling is learning.
~Kenyan Proverb Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesBest Steve Jobs QuotesEnglish proverbs collectionBargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.Irish Proverb CollectionBetter no law
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Wealth, if you use it, comes to an end; learning, if you use it, increases.
~ Swahili proverb Related posts:Quotes by Abraham LincolnBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Give a man a fish
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By crawling a child learns to stand.
African Proverbs Related posts:Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.English proverbs collectionDon’t open a shop
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After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.
Italian Proverb Related posts:Do something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one forgets.No one is free when others are oppressed.Weak seek
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He who begins many things finishes but few.
German Proverb Related posts:Do something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one forgets.The mediocre teacher tells; The good teacher explains; The
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Better no law than laws not enforced.
Italian Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesKnowledge will give you power, but character respect.Do something right no one remembers, do something wrong no one
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The man who counts the bits of food he swallows is never satisfied.
~African Proverb Related posts:FamilyDoing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care:
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A patient man will eat ripe fruit.
~ African proverb Related posts:Top Quotes of Mahatma GandhiBill Gates QuotesMark Twain QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.Teachers open the door. You
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Pretend you are dead and you will see who really loves you.
~ African proverb Related posts:Jim Morrison QuotesEnglish proverbs collectionKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionWhen you have only two pennies
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Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:The fool speaks, the wise man listens.Make some money but don’t let money make you.A patient man will eat ripe
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He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesBill Gates QuotesCharles Darwin QuotesChinese Proverb CollectionDon’t open a shop unless you like to smile.When you have only
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:There comes a time when silence is betrayal.Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningWorthless people live only to eat and
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Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
‒Chinese Proverb Related posts:Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.Thomas A. Edison QuotesElbert Hubbard
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The pen is mightier than the sword.
English proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesMost Popular Socrates QuotesArt, Inspiration and MotivationAn intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than
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Italian Proverb Collection
A wise man cares not for that which he cannot have. After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.
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Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Spanish Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesTop Quotes of Mahatma GandhiTop Quotes William Arthur WardAlbert Einstein QuotesLines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey,
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Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.
~ Hungarian Proverb Related posts:Thomas A. Edison QuotesBest Steve Jobs QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.Teachers open the door. You enter by
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Make your bargain before beginning to plow.
Arab Proverb Related posts:Thomas A. Edison QuotesBest Steve Jobs QuotesChinese Proverb CollectionBe not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.Chinese
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If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.
Arab Proverb Related posts:Most Popular Socrates QuotesNo one is free when others are oppressed.Quotes by Abraham LincolnQuotes of BuddhaJohn Lennon QuotesEducation is the
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Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Arab Proverb Related posts:Quotes to live byItalian Proverb CollectionScience Quotes CollectionHe who begins many things finishes but few.Knowledge without wisdom is like water
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Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Bill Gates QuotesTop Quotes of Steve JobsEnglish proverbs collectionKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionTo know the
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Love has to be shown by deeds not words.
~ Swahili proverb Related posts:Jim Morrison QuotesThe pen is mightier than the sword.A danger foreseen is half-avoided.Examine what is said, not him who
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Bargain Proverb Collection
Bargain like a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman. ~ Hungarian Proverb Life is the greatest bargain – we get it for nothing.
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English proverbs collection
“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” When someone has done something bad to you, trying to get revenge will only make things worse.
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A danger foreseen is half-avoided.
Cheyenne Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesTrue Wisdom exists in knowing that you know nothing.Quotes by Abraham LincolnPopular Quotes of ConfuciusTeachers open the door.
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesSistersTop Quotes William Arthur WardArt, Inspiration and MotivationThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerLines Composed a Few Miles above
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To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:Albert Einstein QuotesTeachers open the door. You enter by yourself.He who begins many things finishes but few.African Quotes on WisdomAfrican
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Chinese Proverb Collection
Don’t open a shop unless you like to smile. Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. Give a man a
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Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
English proverb If you have an enemy, pretend to be friends with them instead of openly fighting with them. That way you
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Because he lost his reputation, he lost a kingdom.
~ Ethiopian proverb Related posts:Chinese Proverb CollectionDon’t open a shop unless you like to smile.A danger foreseen is half-avoided.Make your bargain before beginning
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African Quotes on Learning
Learning expands great souls. ~ Namibian proverb To get lost is to learn the way. ~ African proverb By crawling a child learns
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Irish Proverb Collection
A diplomat must always think twice before he says nothing. A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied. A hair on the head
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Native American Quotes
Related posts:Family and FriendsQuotes by Abraham LincolnBest Quotes of PlatoChinese Proverb CollectionWhoever gossips to you will gossip about you.A man who dares to
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Japanese Proverbs
Related posts:An Artist Cannot Fail it is a Success just to be one.By three methods we may learn wisdom: First,
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Turkish proverbs
Related posts:BrothersMohammad (PBUH) QuotesBy three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, …Choose a job you
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Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
Hebrew Proverb Related posts:Top Quotes William Arthur WardWisdom begins in wonder.In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it
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African Proverbs on Friendship
To be without a friend is to be poor indeed. ~ Tanzanian proverb Hold a true friend with both hands. ~ African proverb
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African Quotes on Unity and Community
Unity is strength, division is weakness. ~ Swahili proverb Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable. ~ Bondei proverb It takes a village to
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Random Provebs
Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesMost Popular Aristotle QuotesI cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.You must not lose faith in humanity.
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A tree wont fall with a single blow.
Turkish Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.Chinese Proverb
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African proverbs on Peace and Leadership
Peace is costly but it is worth the expense. ~Kenyan proverb War has no eyes ~ Swahili saying When a king has good
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American Proverb Collection
A clear conscience is a good pillow. A contented mind is a continual feast. A good son makes a good husband. A harvest
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Dig the well before you’re thirsty.
Chinese Proverb Related posts:English proverbs collectionThe pen is mightier than the sword.Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.Learning is a treasure that
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Ask advice only of your equals. Danish Proverb Anger is the only thing to put off until tomorrow. Czech Proverb The big thieves
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African Proverbs on Money, Wealth, Riches and Poverty
Make some money but don’t let money make you. ~ Tanzania It is no shame at all to work for money. ~ Africa
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African Quotes on Food
As porridge benefits those who heat and eat it, so does a child benefit those that rear it. ~Amharic Proverb The forest not
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Brothers love each other when they are equally rich.
~ African proverb Related posts:FriendsBest FriendsMother and ChildEnglish proverbs collectionKeep your friends close and your enemies closer.Chinese Proverb CollectionWhen you have only two
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If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success.
~ Ute proverb Related posts:Best FriendsBrothersSistersDepth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintanceLearning is a treasure that will follow its owner
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Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.
Japanese Proverbs Related posts:Donald Winnicott QuotesThe real friendship is like fluorescence, it shines better when everything has darkened.Quotes of Rabindranath TagoreLines Composed a
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Proverb Collection
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