PROVERBS

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

If your stop telling lies about us, we shall stop telling the truth about you.

Don’t be afraid of opposition.  Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.

Jealousy arises from a lack of confidence in yourself.

It is sure to be dark if you shut your eyes.

He who blows in the dust fills his eyes with dust.

Believe in yourself no matter what you choose.

The biggest room in the world is room for improvement.

Two things indicate weakness- to be silent when it is proper to speak, and to speak when it is proper to be silent.

Smiles are fragrant flowers in the garden of optimism.

The price of excellence is discipline.  The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

Every setback offers an equivalent benefit if you took time to search for it.

A word that is spoken never does any mischief.

He who helps the guilty shares the crime.

Come slowly to the banquets of your friends, but swiftly to their misfortunes.

One who cannot laugh at one’s failure will never succeed.

Don’t believe everything you hear, nor tell all that you know.

A secret foe gives a sudden blow.

Listen to your conscience, for you may be listening to god.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Courage and not the sword win the victory.

The wealth of a country is its working people.

Just deeds are the best answer to injurious words.

Envy is an admission of inferiority.

It is better to say” thank you” , and not mean it, than to mean it and not say it.

Success finds its own way to reach the man of will.

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

People are also judged by the company they keep away from.

A great deal of talent is lost in this world for want of a little courage.

AA perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.

It is plain madness to live in want that you may die rich.

There was never a good knife made of bad steel.

He that is overcautious will accomplish little.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Happiness is contagious.  By giving, we receive.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Difficulty is, for the most part, the daughter of idleness.

Temper is a valuable possession.  Don’t lose it.

You cannot throw mud and keep your own hands clean.

One good schoolmaster is worth a thousand priests.

When money speaks, truth is silent.

In politics the choice is constantly between two evils.

Soldiers win battles and generals get the credit.

The purpose of life is a life of propose.

Honest labour bears a lovely face.

The will of the people is the best law.

A good life is the only religion.

Of all created things, the loveliest and most divine are children.

If you keep unnecessary things there will not be place for necessary things.

Success is the child of two very plain parents- punctuality and accuracy.

Activity of mind and interest in your work are the two most important things in life.

A success is achieved by those who try.  Where there is lot to gain and little to lose, try.

Nothing deflates so fast as a punctured reputation.

Not that which goes in to the mouth pollutes a man; but only that which comes out of it.