Teachings from around the world to live your life by
Words of advice can be inspiring, there are lessons that I take with me everywhere. Here are twenty inspiring proverbs from around the world to live your life by, and have stood the test of time. As the Germans say - “A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs”.
“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Mexico
“Drop by drop, you break the rock” – Italy
“Fall seven times, stand up eight” – Japan
“A beautiful thing is never perfect” – Egypt
“Wherever life plants you bloom with grace” – France
“When the sun rises, it rises for everyone” – Cuba
“Laughter is a language everyone understands” – Chad
“Adversity brings knowledge, and knowledge is wisdom” – Wales
“There is no shame in not knowing, the shame is not finding out” – Russia
“Do not push the river, it will flow by itself” – Poland
“Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.” – India
“The axe forgets what the tree remembers” – Africa
“your feet will take you where your heart is” – Ireland
“A tiger doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep” – China
“Better alone than in bad company” – Spain
“Shared Joy is a double joy, shared sorrow is half a sorrow” – Sweden
“The pen is mightier than the sword” – England
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” – USA
“Even a small star shines in the darkness” – Denmark
“What you don’t know is greater than you” – Haiti
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