wisdom-quote

If you tend to a flower, it will bloom, no matter how many weeds surround it.

Learn from roses; even when trampled they give off perfume, not despair.

It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree__ greatest strength lies.

There are three things that a beggar and a rich person share every day: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Never set fire to a bridge while you are still crossing it.

The early bird gets the first worm, but the wisest bird gets the fastest one.

If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.

One who fishes in shallow waters limits the kind of fish he can catch.

Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.

Learn what you can, teach what you know, live how you ought.

A small sharp axe can cut down more trees than a big dull one.

A rough diamond is still worth more than a polished pebble.

If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests.

Be happy when you work, thankful when you earn, cautious when you spend, shrewd when you save, and charitable when you give.

It is in vain to chase two birds at the same time, even if you have a thousand legs.

Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper.

The greater the number of fish a river bears the greater the number of fishermen that patronize it.

A beautiful gift does not decrease in value because it is wrapped in ugly paper.