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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. 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
4. 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
5.
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
6.
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
7.
Aphorism
English
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
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Tags : Motivational
Categories : Self-awareness , Self-improvement , Wisdom
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14.
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
15. Aristotle , Greece
Quote
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
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Tags : Introspection , Knowledge , Mindfulness , Personal growth , Reflection , Wisdom
Categories : Philosophy , Self-awareness
16.
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
17.
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
18. 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
19. 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
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.
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
22. 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
23. Buddha
Quote
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Tags : Buddhism , Peace , Reflection
Categories : Philosophy , Religious wisdom
24.
Proverb
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
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Tags : Long-term success , Partnership , Shared goals , Support , Synergy , Teamwork , Togetherness , Unity
Categories : African wisdom , Motivational , Teamwork and collaboration

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