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1. Egypt
Proverb
Arabic
He who laughs the most is the one who has the least worries.
Original text : من يضحك أكثر هو الذي لديه أقل هموم.
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Tags : Wisdom
Categories : Middle eastern wisdom
2. Lebanon
Proverb
Arabic
Time and patience change the mulberry leaf to silk.
Original text : الزمن والصبر يحولان ورقة التوت إلى حرير
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Tags : Wisdom
Categories : Middle eastern wisdom
3.
Proverb
A good neighbor is better than a distant brother.
Original text : ܩܪܝܒܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܚܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ.
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Categories : Middle eastern wisdom
4. Israel
Proverb
Hebrew
The tree is known by its fruit.
Original text : העץ נכר בפריו.
Categories : Middle eastern wisdom
5. Iran
Proverb
Persian
A bad wound heals but a bad word doesn't.
Original text : زخم بد جای می‌گیرد، اما سخن بد نه
Categories : Middle eastern wisdom , Wisdom
6.
Proverb
Arabic
The tongue has no bone but it breaks bones.
Original text : اللسان لا عظم فيه ولكنه يكسر العظام
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Categories : Middle eastern wisdom
7. Kyrgyzstan
Proverb
Kirghiz
A guest comes with ten blessings.
Original text : Конок он бата менен келет.
Categories : Wisdom
8. Paraguay
Proverb
Guarani
The river always finds its way.
Original text : Ysyry oime pyhare.
Categories : Wisdom
9. Armenia
Proverb
Armenian
The wolf can change its hair, but not its nature.
Original text : Գայլը մազը փոխում է, բայց բնությունը ոչ։
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Tags : Vision , War
Categories : Wisdom
10. Mongolia
Proverb
Mongolian
A fast horse does not need a whip.
Original text : Хурдан морь ташуур хэрэггүй.
Tags : Inspiration
Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons
11. Bhutan
Proverb
Dzongkha
The mouth speaks from the abundance of the heart.
Original text : སྙིང་གི་ལོངས་སྤྱོད་ལས་ཁ་སྨྲ་བར་འགྱུར།
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Tags : Life lessons
Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons
12. Lao People's Democratic Republic
Proverb
Lao
The rice plant grows in mud, but it does not smell of mud.
Original text : ຂ້າງຂ້າງເຕີບສົ່ງໃນໂຄລ ແຕ່ບໍ່ເຕີບສົ່ງກິນກິນຂອງໂຄລ.
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Categories : Asian wisdom , Motivational , Wisdom
13. India
Proverb
Hindi
Greed leads to ruin.
Original text : लोभ बर्बादी की ओर ले जाता है।
Tags : Indian , Wisdom
Categories : Asian wisdom , Education
14. India
Proverb
Hindi
The pitcher goes so often to the well that it gets broken at last.
Original text : घड़ा इतनी बार कुएं पर जाता है कि अंत में टूट जाता है।
Tags : Indian
Categories : Asian wisdom
15. India
Proverb
Hindi
Unity is strength.
Original text : एकता में बल है।
Categories : Asian wisdom
16. India
Proverb
Hindi
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Original text : अंडा फूटने से पहले ही मुर्गियों की गिनती न करो।
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Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons
17. India
Proverb
Hindi
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
Original text : बिल्ली के न होने पर चूहे खेलते हैं।
Tags : Cat , Introspection , Life lessons
Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons
18. Ethiopia
Proverb
Amharic
Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
Tags : Inspirational , Life lessons , Motivation
Categories : African wisdom
19.
Proverb
Only a fool tests the depth of a river with both feet.
Tags : Adaptability , Life lessons , Wisdom
Categories : African wisdom
20. Buddha , India
Saying
Pali
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Original text : Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ; averena ca sammanti, esa dhammo sanantano.
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Tags : Mindfulness , Religious text , Buddhism
Categories : Religious wisdom
21. Buddha , India
Saying
Pali
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
Original text : Rūpam śūnyatā śūnyatāiva rūpam.
Tags : Mindfulness , Religious text , Wisdom , Buddhism
Categories : Religious wisdom
22. Buddha , India
Saying
Pali
Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought.
Original text : Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā, manosetthā manomayā.
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Tags : Knowledge , Mindfulness , Religious text , Wisdom , Buddhism
Categories : Asian wisdom , Religious wisdom
23.
Proverb
Tibetan
The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.
Tags : Tibetean
Categories : Asian wisdom
24.
Proverb
Tibetan
Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but practice is the key to it.
Tags : Tibetean
Categories : Asian wisdom
25.
Proverb
Tibetan
If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.
Tags : Tibetean
Categories : Asian wisdom
26.
Proverb
Tibetan
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
Tags : Tibetean
Categories : Asian wisdom
27.
Proverb
Tibetan
Wherever you have friends, that's your country; wherever you receive love, that's your home.
Tags : Tibetean
Categories : Asian wisdom
28. Voltaire , France , 1759
Quote
French
Let us cultivate our garden.
Original text : Il faut cultiver notre jardin.
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Tags : Inspiration , Light
Categories : Philosophy , Self-improvement
29. Søren Kierkegaard , Denmark , 1843
Quote
Danish
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Original text : Livet kan kun forstås baglæns, men det skal leves forlæns.
Tags : Personal growth , Vision , Wisdom
Categories : European wisdom , Life lessons , Self-awareness
30. Albert Einstein , Germany
Quote
German
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Original text : Versuche nicht, ein Mann von Erfolg zu werden, sondern ein Mann von Wert.
Tags : Courage , Growth , Introspection , Life lessons
Categories : Inspirational , Leadership , Life lessons
31.
Quote
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, while others build windmills.
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Tags : Adaptability , Resilience
Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons , Philosophy
32.
Aphorism
English
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
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Tags : Motivational
Categories : Self-awareness , Self-improvement , Wisdom
33. Rumi
Quote
Persian
Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in new form.
Original text : "غم مخور، آنچه از دست می‌دهی، به شکلی دیگر باز خواهد گشت."
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Tags : Courage , Hope , Hopeful , Inspiration , Motivation , New beginnings , Overcoming challenges , Peace
Categories : Life lessons , Philosophy , Wisdom
34. Confucius (kong Fuzi)
Quote
Chinese
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Original text : "不怕慢，就怕站。" ("Bù pà màn, jiù pà zhàn.")
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Tags : Courage , Dream , Goals , Growth , Inspiration , Motivation , Overcoming challenges , Persistence , Productivity , Resilience , Success , Vision
Categories : Inspirational , Motivational , Work
35.
Proverb
Arabic
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
Original text : "أضعف القلم خير من أقوى الذاكرة." ("Adh'afu al-qalam khayrun min aqwā al-dhākira.")
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Tags : Planning , Vision , Wisdom
Categories : Learning , Life lessons , Middle eastern wisdom , Wisdom
36. Philippines
Proverb
Tagalog
A person who does not remember where they came from will never reach their destination.
Original text : Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan.
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Tags : Dream , Goals , Oral tradition
Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons , Wisdom
37. Japan
Quote
Japanese
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Original text : (七転び八起き, Nanakorobi yaoki)
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Tags : Persistence , Resilience , Inspiration , Life lessons , Motivation , Overcoming challenges
Categories : Asian wisdom , Philosophy , Inspirational , Motivational
38.
Quote
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
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Tags : Health , Happiness , Inspiration , Motivation , Personal growth , Resilience , Wisdom , Wealth
Categories : Health & wellness , Inspirational , Motivational
39.
Quote
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
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Tags : Goals , Planning , Productivity , Vision , Work
Categories : Inspirational , Leadership , Motivational
40. John The Apostle
Quote
Greek
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Original text : καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ φαίνει, καὶ ἡ σκοτία αὐτὴ οὐ κατέλαβεν. (KAI HĒ ALĒTHEIA EN TĒ SKOTIA PHAINEI, KAI HĒ SKOTIA AUTĒ OU KATELABEN.)
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Tags : Darkness , Gospel , Light
Categories : Life lessons , Religious wisdom , Wisdom

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