FinelySaid - List of sayings

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.

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

Tags : Wisdom

Categories : Middle eastern wisdom

3.

Proverb

A good neighbor is better than a distant brother.

Original text : ܩܪܝܒܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܚܐ ܪܚܝܩܐ.

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

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։

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།

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.

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।

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.

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

21.

Proverb

Tibetan

Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but practice is the key to it.

Tags : Tibetean

Categories : Asian wisdom

22.

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

23.

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

24.

Proverb

Tibetan

Wherever you have friends, that's your country; wherever you receive love, that's your home.

Tags : Tibetean

Categories : Asian wisdom

25.

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.")

Tags : Planning , Vision , Wisdom

Categories : Learning , Life lessons , Middle eastern wisdom , Wisdom

26. 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.

Tags : Dream , Goals , Oral tradition

Categories : Asian wisdom , Life lessons , Wisdom

27.

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.

Tags : Independence , Life lessons , Long-term solutions , Personal growth , Self-sufficiency , Skills , Sustainability

Categories : Education , Wisdom

28.

Proverb

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

Tags : American , Conservation , Sustainability

Categories : Environment , Nature inspired , Philosophy

29.

Proverb

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Tags : Long-term success , Partnership , Shared goals , Support , Synergy , Teamwork , Togetherness , Unity

Categories : African wisdom , Motivational , Teamwork and collaboration

30. Lao Tzu

Proverb

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Original text : 千里之行，始於足下 (Qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià),

Tags : Courage , Inspirational , Motivational , New beginnings

Categories : Philosophy , Self-improvement