Interesting Quotes and Proverbs

When I hear somebody sigh, "Life is hard," I am always tempted to ask, "Compared to what?" ~Sydney J. Harris

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose. ~Chinese proverb

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. ~Indian proverb

Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again. ~Alex Tan

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while. ~Albert Einstein

The most important things in life aren't things. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. ~John N. Mitchell

Every day of your life is a page of your history. ~Arabic proverb

Life is half spent before one knows what life is. ~French proverb

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. ~Pope Paul VI

People will pay more for lies than for the truth. ~Unknown

Kindness is a language which the blind can see and the deaf can hear. ~African proverb

He that has time has life. ~English Proverb

It is the beautiful bird which gets caged. ~Chinese proverb

One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade. ~Chinese proverb

Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ~ Swedish Proverb

I know I'm not perfect, but I'm so close it scares me. ~Anonymous

Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect and I don't live to be. But, before you start pointing fingers, make sure your hands are clean. ~Bob Marley

He who seeks perfection in a friend will stay without friends. ~Yiddish Proverb

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

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~Plato

Kindness breaks no bones. ~German proverb

It is raining still... Maybe it is not one of those showers that is here one minute and gone the next, as I had so boldly assumed. Maybe none of them are. After all, life in itself is a chain of rainy days. But there are times when not all of us have umbrellas to walk under. Those are the times when we need people who are willing to lend their umbrellas to a wet stranger on a rainy day. I think I'll go for a walk with my umbrella. ~Sun-Young Park

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. ~Og Mandino

Kind words elicit trust. Kind thoughts create depth. Kind deeds bring love. ~Lao Tzu

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. ~Albert Schweitzer

He suffocates me with kindness. ~Latin proverb

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~Benjamin Franklin

One kind word can warm three snowy peaks. ~Japanese proverb

Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. ~Henry James

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. ~Seneca

Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back. ~Harvey MacKay

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity. ~Henry Van Dyke

He that neglects time, time will neglect. ~Spanish Proverb

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ~Rodin

Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it. ~Author Unknown

The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. ~Stephen R. Covey

It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? ~Henry David Thoreau

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got. ~Art Buchwald

No time to waste like the present. ~English Proverb

We say we waste time, but that is impossible. We waste ourselves. ~ Alice Bloch

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. ~Jim Rohn