Wise Sayings


“A crane standing amidst a flock of chickens.”

“Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.”

“A flea on the top of a bald head.”

“Giving your son a skill is better than giving him one thousand pieces of gold.”

” Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens”

“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”

” Learn without thinking begets ignorance. Think without learning is dangerous.”

I like this one by Mao Zedong, ” Women can hold up half the sky”

” An inch of time is an inch of gold. But an inch of gold can’t buy an inch of time.”

“A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles. ”

“A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy. ”

“A good dog does not block the road. “

“A man is great by deeds, not by birth. ”

“Let not a single day pass without your learning a verse, half a verse, or a fourth of it, or even one letter of it; nor without attending to charity, study and other pious activity.”

“Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth. ”

“A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.”

“Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. ”

“He who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.”

“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction. ”

“We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. “

“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.”

“Christmas ain’t over ’til the fat angel sings”

“The Tassel is Worth the Hassle”

“Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ”

“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”

“It’s not enough to succeed. Others must fail. ”

“Life is Too Important to Take Seriously”

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”

“Sarcasm helps keep you from telling people what you really think of them.”

“So, rather than appear foolish afterward, I renounce seeming clever now.”

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