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1. 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
2. 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
3.
Proverb
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
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Tags : Independence , Life lessons , Long-term solutions , Personal growth , Self-sufficiency , Skills , Sustainability
Categories : Education , Wisdom
4. 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
5.
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
6. 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
7.
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
8. 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
9. 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
10. Ralph Waldo Emerson , United States
Quote
English
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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Tags : Career fulfillment , Courage , Dream , Goals , Great work , Growth , Inspiration , Knowledge , Leadership , Life lessons , Motivation
Categories : Career , Education , Inspirational , Motivational

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