101 Proverbs that everyone should know

05/12/2026 by

There are thousands of proverbs from all over the world. These simple sayings express essential truths and exist in every language.

Most have become clichés, but they’re based on common sense and centuries of experience, and they’re no less valid for their overuse.

Here are 101 proverbs that I think everyone should know.

These proverbs can be very useful when you aim to emphasize a point. So, see how many of them you can work into your conversations today.

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101 Proverbs (1-25)

There’s no place like home

Beggars can’t be choosers

Opportunity never knocks twice at any man’s door

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

Possession is nine-tenths of the law

A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse

A volunteer is worth twenty pressed men

Adversity makes for strange bedfellows

There’s honour among thieves

There’s no fool like an old fool

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion

Don’t get mad, get even

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Give a man enough rope and he’ll hang himself

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

East, west, home is best

Every picture tells a story

Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link

A change is as good as a rest

The proof of the pudding is in the eating

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach

Faint heart never won fair lady

Fortune favours the brave

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101 Proverbs (26-50)

Give credit where credit’s due

Children and fools tell the truth

Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face

He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

Once a thief, always a thief

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty

If anything can go wrong, it will

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it

Into every life, a little rain must fall

It never rains but it pours

There are none so blind as those that will not see

There’s an exception to every rule

It’s better to travel hopefully than to arrive

The early bird catches the worm

Once bitten, twice shy

It’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease

Judge not, that ye be not judged

Least said, soonest mended

Let the buyer beware

Lightning never strikes twice in the same place

Many a true word is spoken in jest

Many are called but few are chosen

Marry in haste, repent at leisure

Necessity is the mother of invention

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101 Proverbs (51-75)

Nothing is certain but death and taxes

Oil and water don’t mix

Old soldiers never die, they just fade away

One good turn deserves another

One volunteer is worth ten pressed men

Prevention is better than cure

Procrastination is the thief of time

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Still waters run deep

Stupid is as stupid does

Talk is cheap

The apple never falls far from the tree

The customer’s always right

Revenge is a dish best served cold

The Devil finds work for idle hands

When in Rome, do as the Romans do

Where there’s muck there’s brass

You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family

You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs

The darkest hour is just before the dawn

You can’t win them all

No pain, no gain

You’ll catch more flies with sugar than you will with vinegar

Never give a sucker an even break

You reap what you sow

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101 Proverbs (76-101)

The Devil is in the details

The end justifies the means

To the victor go the spoils

The exception which proves the rule

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts

There’s no such thing as a free lunch

There’s no such thing as bad publicity

Familiarity breeds contempt

There’s nowt so queer as folk

There’s one born every minute

Time is money

There’s safety in numbers

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it

Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones

The pen is mightier than the sword

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas

Time and tide wait for no man

Tomorrow never comes

Truth is stranger than fiction

There’s many a good tune played on an old fiddle

There’s many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip

You win some, you lose some

Youth is wasted on the young

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30 great sports quotes to inspire you today

05/11/2026 by

Today I’m exploring great sports quotes.

If success is your goal, listen to successful people, as the saying goes. Sport is one area where success matters.

So listening to successful people in sports has to be a good idea, surely?

So, here are 30 great sports quotes that I hope you’ll love:

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GREAT SPORTS QUOTES (1-10)

Life is about timing. ~Carl Lewis

I’ll let the racket do the talking. ~John McEnroe

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. ~Michael Jordan

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds. ~Jesse Owens

You wouldn’t have won if we’d beaten you. ~Yogi Berra

You win some, lose some, and wreck some. ~Dale Earnhardt

Sports do not build character. They reveal it. ~Heywood Broun

Sport is imposing order on what was chaos. ~Anthony Starr

Champions keep playing until they get it right. ~Billie Jean King

You can’t win unless you learn how to lose. ~Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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GREAT SPORTS QUOTES (11-20)

Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser. ~Vince Lombardi

Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you. ~Satchel Paige

If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score? ~Vince Lombardi

The breakfast of champions is not cereal, it’s the opposition. ~Nick Seitz

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ~William Arthur Ward

One man practising sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. ~Knute Rockne

You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. ~Michael Phelps

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break. ~John Madden

If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball. ~Jack Lemmon

It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. ~Muhammad Ali

GREAT SPORTS QUOTES (21-30)

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush. Be quick, but don’t hurry. ~Earl Monroe

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. ~William James

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference. ~Robert Griffin III

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. ~Wayne Gretzky

Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. ~Dan Gable

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump, feeling bad, or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. ~Hank Aaron

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. ~Babe Ruth

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is. ~Bob Feller

The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back. ~Steve Garvey

Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. ~George Orwell

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Here’s a truly brilliant don’t quit poem to inspire you

05/05/2026 by

If you’re looking for a ‘don’t quit poem’ to inspire you, I have a brilliant one for you.

Many people aspire to success, but it can be hard to keep going.

You want success, but do you want it badly enough to pay the price?

Yes, of course. There’s always a price to be paid.

More importantly, the price must always be paid first.

That price is not necessarily paid in money. Usually, the price is paid in blood, sweat, and tears.

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How often do people quit when they would have achieved their goal with a little more effort or a few more steps?

I have no scientific data to support my conclusion, but I suspect it happens frequently. Wouldn’t you agree?

Certainly from anecdotal evidence I have, from talking to people I know, this is the case.

People start on a project or goal with enthusiasm. They think it’s all going to be easy. Then it proved to be a bit harder than they imagined, so they quit. Is that an experience to which you can relate, dear reader?

We must all accept that nothing worth having is ever easy to gain. As I said, there’s a price to be paid.

Nevertheless, people do succeed all the time. So if other people can succeed, why not you?

Decide on your goal, pursue it with determination and energy, and if it all starts to get a bit hard, just don’t quit until you get to where you want to be in life.

Don’t quit and you can succeed; quit and you won’t.

The last thing you want is to spend your life wondering what might have been. So keep going.

To inspire you when the challenge gets hard, here’s a memorable and thought-provoking poem by the late Robert Service, the so-called ‘Bard of the Yukon’. It’s called The Quitter and it’s reprinted here to inspire you today.

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5 Habits for personal transformation – be more than you are; achieve more than you think

05/02/2026 by

If you’re wondering about habits for personal transformation, this article is for you, dear reader.

Today, I offer five fundamental habits to help you shift the direction of your life in a single week.

I’m not talking about revolutionary change.

Rather than seeking dramatic, overnight success, the focus here is on small, consistent actions that will create long-term change for you.

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5 Habits for Personal Transformation

1. Design Your Day Before You Begin

  • The Problem: Most people “fall into” their day by reacting to phone notifications and emails immediately upon waking.
  • The Habit: Dedicate 10 quiet minutes each morning to planning.
  • Key Questions: Ask yourself what would make the day meaningful, identify the three most important tasks, and determine what would make you feel proud by bedtime.

2. Feed Your Mind Daily

  • The Habit: Read 10 pages of meaningful, insightful, or inspiring content every day.
  • The Compound Effect: While 10 pages seems small, it totals over 3,000 pages, or several books, per year.
  • The Result: Consistently high-quality “input” leads to more intentional thinking and better decision-making.

3. Move Your Body to Activate Your Life

  • The Habit: Engage in simple, consistent movement, such as a 20 – 30 minute walk daily.
  • The Purpose: It is less about peak fitness and more about self-respect and mental clarity.
  • The Result: Discipline in physical movement builds confidence that carries over into work and relationships.

4. Document Your Life Through Journaling

  • The Habit: Keep a journal. Keep a simple record of your experiences, focusing on what you learned and what could be improved.
  • The Value: Writing forces you to slow down and process events, turning raw experience into wisdom.
  • The Result: It makes your progress visible and helps you identify recurring patterns in your life.

5. Practice Gratitude First

  • The Habit: Before getting out of bed or checking your phone, identify three specific things you are grateful for.
  • The Psychology: Gratitude shifts your focus from what is missing to what is present. It is impossible to feel truly grateful and miserable at the same time.

Conclusion:

If things are to change, you must change. Without change, nothing changes.

You are the captain of your own ship. If you adjust your course by, say, one degree, it may seem unnoticeable, but it will lead you to a completely different destination.

Apply these habits consistently for seven days, and you will start to change direction in a meaningful way.

Continue down this path, and the results you want will eventually follow.

Your life can improve. Other people turn their lives around, and so can you, dear reader.

Believe you can and you will. Good luck!

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57 Funny Inspirational Quotes to amuse and get you thinking

05/01/2026 by

Today I am exploring funny inspirational quotes, and I’ve unearthed some gems for you, dear reader.

What could be better than quotes that will amuse and make you think?

I’ve curated these just for you, dear reader. I hope you enjoy them all.

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Funny Inspirational Quotes

  1. You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it. ~Henry Youngman
  2. Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. ~Mae West
  3. We survive by trading value. Without value to trade, we’re screwed. ~Lucius B. Wack
  4. Life is hard; it’s harder if you’re stupid. ~John Wayne
  5. Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance? ~Edward Bergen
  6. Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar. ~Drew Carey
  7. There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full. ~Henry Kissinger
  8. I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. ~Douglas Adams
  9. What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is having to look for a job the next day. ~Phyllis Diller
  10. You get out of life what you put in. True, that’s a drag, but nothing’s for free. ~Betsy Plumb
  11. If it ain’t fun, it ain’t worth it. ~Dennis Wilson
  12. By working faithfully for eight hours a day, you may eventually become a boss and work 12 hours a day. ~Robert Frost
  13. The road to success is always under construction. ~Lily Tomlin
  14. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
  15. To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone. ~Reba McEntire
  16. When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what? ~Sydney J. Harris
  17. I have noticed that even people who claim everything is predetermined and that we can do nothing to change it look before they cross the road. ~Stephen Hawking
  18. A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain. ~Graham Norton
  19. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. ~Mae West
  20. Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. ~Mark Twain
  21. What am I scared of? I’m scared of the same thing that you are: everything. ~George Costanza, Seinfeld
  22. To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. ~Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
  23. If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right. ~Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld
  24. Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work. ~Robert Orben
  25. Some people see things that are and ask, ‘Why?’ Some people dream of things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?’ Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that. ~George Carlin
  26. No man goes before his time—unless the boss leaves early. ~Groucho Marx
  27. If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock. ~Claude MacDonald
  28. The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vince Lombardi
  29. Whatever you do, always give 100% — unless you’re donating blood. ~Bill Murray
  30. Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it. ~Katharine Whitehorn
  31. Be like a postage stamp; stick to one thing until you get there. ~Josh Billings
  32. Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring. ~Steve Maraboli
  33. The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph! ~Marvin Phillips
  34. Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ~Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
  35. Why, sometimes I’ve believed six impossible things before breakfast. ~Alice in Wonderland (1951)
  36. Well, nobody’s perfect. ~Some Like It Hot (1959)
  37. I learned a long time ago that worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere. ~National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002)
  38. You want to get out of the hole? First, you’re going to have to put down the shovel. ~Incredibles 2 (2018)
  39. A laugh can be a very powerful thing. Why, sometimes in life, it’s the only weapon we have. ~Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
  40. Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. ~Elbert Hubbard
  41. Life is hard. After all, it kills you. ~Katharine Hepburn
  42. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we’d better laugh at everything; otherwise, we’re going down the tube. ~Joan Rivers
  43. True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway. ~Edna Buchanan
  44. Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. ~Oprah Winfrey
  45. When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you, saying, ‘Damn, that was fun.’ ~Groucho Marx
  46. We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits. ~William Somerset Maugham
  47. Most of us don’t need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with. ~Robert Brault
  48. Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one! ~C.S. Lewis
  49. You find out who your real friends are when you’re involved in a scandal. ~Elizabeth Taylor
  50. A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though they know that you are slightly cracked. ~Bernard Meltzer
  51. Friendship is like money—easier made than kept. ~Samuel Butler
  52. I love being married. It’s so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. ~Rita Rudner
  53. Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in. ~Richard Jeni
  54. If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question? ~Lily Tomlin
  55. All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. ~Charles M. Schulz
  56. Yes, life is hard. Didn’t your parents warn you? ~Lucius B. Wack
  57. If I’d known I’d live to this age, I’d have taken better care of myself. ~Author Unknown
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33 funny quotes about age sure to amuse you

04/29/2026 by

Today I’m exploring some funny quotes about age.

If you’re like me, age might bother you a little bit.

The years go by so quickly, don’t they? Life goes by in the blink of an eye, or so it seems.

We all want to make the most of our time, of course. However, life usually gets in the way, doesn’t it? As John Lennon once said, “Life’s what happens while you’re busy making other plans.”

When we’re young, we have time and energy but no money and few skills.

As we get older, we have the demands of work and family eating up the time we have. And while we have some money, it mostly goes into paying bills.

Then in old age, we have some money, if we’ve been lucky, and we have fewer demands on our time, but we have no energy, and our bodies start to let us down.

Life can be like a cruel joke at times. However done right, life can be fun too. Well, I think so anyway.

Live life while you can, and don’t put anything off until someday because someday never comes. There are seven days in every week, and someday isn’t one of them. If you want to do it, then do it now.

But not before you enjoy these 33 funny quotes about age. I am confident they will amuse you, and they’ll get you thinking about life too.

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Funny quotes about age (1-11)

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. ~Tom Stoppard

Old age is always ten years older than me. ~Author Unknown

Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optional. ~Walt Disney

Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age. ~Victor Hugo

I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do. ~Author Unknown

Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician. ~Author Unknown

Don’t let ageing get you down. It’s too hard to get back up. ~John Wagner

Age is something that doesn’t matter unless you are a cheese. ~Luis Buñuel

Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternative. ~Maurice Chevalier

Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ~Benjamin Franklin

No one is so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. ~Henry David Thoreau 

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Funny quotes about age (12-22)

Age is not how old you are but how many years of fun you’ve had. ~Matt Maldre

Age is just a number that changes depending on who’s asking. ~Author Unknown

You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. ~Bob Hope

Ageing gracefully is a nice way of saying you’re slowly looking worse. ~Author Unknown

Today is the oldest you’ve ever been and the youngest you’ll ever be again. ~Author Unknown

Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young. ~Fred Astaire

I don’t let my age define me, but the side effects are getting harder to ignore. ~Author Unknown

I don’t feel 60. In fact, I don’t feel anything until noon. Then it’s time for my nap. ~Author Unknown

Middle age is when a guy starts turning off lights for economic rather than romantic reasons. ~Eli Cass

I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve it by not dying. ~Woody Allen

If age taught you anything, it’s how many candles to put on a surprise birthday cake without causing a fire hazard. ~Author Unknown

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Funny quotes about age (13-33)

I don’t do drink or drugs. At my age, I get the same effect just standing up too fast. ~Author Unknown

We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. ~George Bernard Shaw

At my age I’ve heard it all; I’ve seen it all, and I’ve done it all. I just can’t remember it all. ~Author Unknown

They say age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown

At my age “getting lucky” means walking into a room and remembering what I came in for. ~Author Unknown

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. ~Larry Lorenzoni

Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings, and you hope it isn’t for you. ~Ogden Nash

As you get older, three things happen: The first thing is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two. ~Norman Wisdom

You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there. ~George Burns

I’ve reached the age where my brain went from “You probably shouldn’t say that” to “What the hell, let’s see what happens.” ~Author Unknown

Where does it say we have to act our age? If it makes me happy and I’m not hurting anyone, I will act whatever age I want to. ~Author Unknown

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50 wise and wonderful proverbs from around the world

04/28/2026 by

Today I thought it would be interesting to look at some proverbs from around the world.

If you enjoy pithy sayings that express a general truth, then here are some wise and wonderful proverbs from around the world to inspire you, dear reader.

I love proverbs. The more memorable they are, the more inspired I feel by them. I think they’re great to use when you’re finishing off a presentation and you want to reinforce an underlying message.

Now people will often say that proverbs are little more than clichés, but I disagree. Proverbs are the wisdom of the ancients, and they do express general truths, regardless of how clichéd they seem to have become.

So take a few moments to review these proverbs and see whether there are any you can put to good use in your daily life.

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Proverbs from around the world: 1 – 20

All beginnings are hard. ~German Proverb

Well begun is half done. ~Italian Proverb

Deceit sleeps with greed. ~Norse Proverb

Be contrary and be known. ~Arab Proverb

A tree is known by its fruit. ~Zulu Proverb

A parasite cannot live alone. ~African Proverb

The pillar of the world is hope. ~Nigerian Proverb

The bitter heart eats its owner. ~Bantu Proverb

A beautiful thing is never perfect. Egyptian Proverb

Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ~Korean Proverb

Nothing seems expensive on credit. ~Czech Proverb

Better to ask the way than go astray. ~Korean Proverb

Sunshine all the time makes a desert. ~Arab Proverb

Beware the person with nothing to lose. ~Italian Proverb

Patience is bitter, but it bears sweet fruit. ~Turkish Proverb

He who begins many things finishes few. ~German Proverb

Sharp acids corrode their own containers. ~Albanian Proverb

While the grass grows, the steed starves. ~Romanian Proverb

Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together. ~Ghanaian Proverb

Peace is costly, but it’s worth the expense. ~Kenyan Proverb

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Proverbs from around the world: 21 – 40

It is difficult to steal when the boss is a thief. ~Icelandic Proverb

If you want to build high, you must dig deep. ~Mongolian Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. ~Persian Proverb

A hungry wolf is stronger than a satisfied dog. ~Ukranian Proverb

Do not scare the birds you are going to shoot. ~Malagasy Proverb

If you speak too much, you will learn too little. ~Armenian Proverb

Don’t bargain for fish that are still in the water. ~Indian Proverb

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. ~French Proverb

If you don’t want anyone to find out, don’t do it. ~Chinese Proverb

The goat’s business is not the sheep’s business. ~Haitian Proverb

Better to light a candle than curse the darkness. ~Chinese Proverb

A joke is often a hole through which truth whistles. ~Japanese Proverb

A pretty face and fine clothes do not make character. ~Congolese Proverb

Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles. ~African Proverb

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others. ~Galician Proverb

A donkey carrying a pile of holy books is still a donkey. ~Zen Proverb

A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions. ~Lebanese Proverb

He who buys what he does not need steals from himself. ~Swedish Proverb

When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window. ~English Proverb

Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. ~Latvian Proverb

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Proverbs from around the world: 41 – 50

The coroner and the lawyer grow fat on the quarrels of fools. ~Gaelic Proverb

A man in this world without learning is as the beast of the field. ~Hindu Proverb

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures for anything. ~Irish Proverb

A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says. ~Yiddish Proverb

When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. ~Russian Proverb

Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat. ~Scottish Proverb

What an old man can see while seated, a young man cannot see standing. ~Eritrean Proverb

To learn a language is to have one more window from which to look at the world. ~Chinese Proverb

If you want to know who your friends are, lie by the roadside and pretend to be drunk. ~Jamaican Proverb

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20 Contenders for Quote of the Day

04/27/2026 by

Today I am exploring contenders for Quote of the Day.

I love quotes, and I like to have an inspirational quote of the day each morning. It just helps get the day started.

So, I’ve picked 20 great quotes for you, dear reader, and let you decide which one inspires you the most.

If you enjoy them all, please feel free to share them.

Share them, and you will inspire your friends.

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Contenders for Quote of the Day:

1. Inspirational and Growth Quotes

  • We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are. ~Oprah Winfrey
  • Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb 
  • If there is no struggle, there is no progress. ~Frederick Douglass
  • The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~Author Unknown

2. Motivational Quotes

  • Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. ~Author Unknown
  • You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. ~Author Unknown
  • If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. ~Author Unknown
  • The price of greatness is responsibility. ~Winston Churchill

3. Positive Outlook and Wisdom

  • Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see a shadow. ~Helen Keller
  • Happiness is not determined by what’s happening around you but rather by what’s happening inside you. ~Author Unknown
  • A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song. ~Maya Angelou
  • The most important things in life aren’t things. ~Anthony J. D’Angelo 

4. Short Quotes for Quick Inspiration

  • Stay afraid, but do it anyway. ~Carrie Fisher
  • Less is more. ~Joshua Becker
  • Choose joy. ~Author Unknown
  • Be kind to yourself. ~Author Unknown

5. Thoughtful Quotes

  • Tell me, and I forget. Teach me, and I remember. Involve me, and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin
  • What love we’ve given, we’ll have forever. What love we fail to give will be lost for all eternity. ~Leo Buscaglia
  • I don’t think about art when I’m working. I try to think about life. ~Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
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15 Quotes by Betty White to inspire you

04/24/2026 by

Today I am exploring some quotes by Betty White.

The late Betty Marion White Ludden, known professionally as Betty White, was an American actor and comedian born in 1922.

She’s had the longest television career of any female entertainer.

Not only was she an actor, she was also one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera, and she was recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom.

She was probably best known for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland.

However, she had a successful career spanning more than 75 years, and she received eight Emmy awards in various categories.

What made her interesting to me was her positive attitude.

Whenever you heard her speak or give advice, she was always positive, and that’s a quality I admire in people.

So here are 15 quotes by Betty White to illustrate my point.

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I may be a senior, but so what? I’m still hot.

I just make it my business to get along with people so I can have fun. It’s that simple.

It’s your outlook on life that counts. If you take yourself lightly and don’t take yourself too seriously, pretty soon you can find humour in our everyday lives. And sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

I think it’s your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school, and that’s a waste of a lovely life. ‘Oh… I’m 30, oh, I’m 40, oh, 50.’ Make the most of it.

I have a two-story house and a bad memory, so I’m up and down those stairs all the time. That’s my exercise. 

The bottom line is, I’m blessed with good health. On top of that, I don’t go around thinking ‘Oh, I’m 90, I better do this or I better do that.’ I’m just Betty. I’m the same Betty that I’ve always been. Take it or leave it. 

Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way. 

Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind. Stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them. You know people who are already saying, ‘I’m going to be 30 – oh, what am I going to do?’ Well, use that decade! Use them all! 

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Quotes by Betty White (9-15)

I really don’t care with whom you sleep. I just care what kind of a decent human being you are. 

I’m having the time of my life and the fact that I’m still working – how lucky can you get? I’m 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That’s a privilege. 

I didn’t know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time. 

The audience today has heard every joke. They know every plot. They know where you’re going before you even start. That’s a tough audience to surprise, and a tough audience to write for. It’s much more competitive now because the audience is so much more – I want to say ‘sophisticated.’ 

A lot of people think this is a goody-two-shoes talking. But we do have a tendency to complain rather than celebrate who we are. I learned at my mother’s knee it’s better to appreciate what’s happening. I think we kind of talk ourselves into the negative sometimes. 

Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do. 

If you’re walking with your lady on the sidewalk, I still like to see a man walking street-side, to protect the lady from traffic. I grew up with that, and I hate to see something like that get lost. I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If I sound old-fashioned, it’s because I’m as old as I am! But it’s just polite. 

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27 Wisest Quotes You’ll Read Today

04/23/2026 by

If you’re looking for some of the wisest quotes, then some of these little gems might just get you thinking.

Many of these reflect the wisdom of the ancients. These are truths that have stood the test of time and still resonate with people today.

If you love a good quote, dear reader, then I’m confident you’ll love some of these.

So, grab a coffee and then take a few moments to absorb all this wisdom.

And feel free to pass them on, or simply use one or two of them to make a point during your working day.

Without further ado, here are 27 of the wisest quotes you’ll read today.

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Wisest Quotes (1-9)

The good and the wise lead quiet lives. ~Euripides

It is impossible to love and to be wise. ~Francis Bacon

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. ~William Penn

Wise men argue causes; fools decide them. ~Anacharsis

The fool wonders, the wise man asks. ~Benjamin Disraeli

The wise learn many things from their enemies. ~Aristophanes

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. ~Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. ~Lao Tzu

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain. ~Aristotle

Wisest Quotes (10-18)

Wise musicians are those who play what they can master. ~Duke Ellington

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. ~Harry Day

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally. ~Niccolo Machiavelli

A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. ~Jonathan Swift

A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. ~Jeff Cooper

Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise. Wisdom makes life endurable. ~John Patrick

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see. ~Winston Churchill

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. ~Grantland Rice

Be as smart as you can but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. ~Alan Alda

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Wisest Quotes (18-27)

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. ~William Butler Yeats

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool. ~William Shakespeare

A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim. ~Maya Angelou

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, and wise people are diligent. ~Buddha

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. ~Naguib Mahfouz

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. ~Alfred North Whitehead

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. ~Alden Nowlan

A smart man makes a mistake, learns from it, and never makes that mistake again. But a wise man finds a smart man and learns from him how to avoid the mistake altogether. ~Roy H. Williams

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