“Shībài bùshì diédǎo, ér shì jùjué qǐchuáng.”
“Failure is not falling down, but refusing to get up.”
-Chinese Proverb
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1073 – “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”
-anonymous [See Source Notes for attributions]
(more…)1016 – “Treat the Earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
-American Proverb [See Source Notes for Attribution]
(more…)900 – 「敢于 发问，羞耻 一时，知 耻 于 发问，愚昧 一生。」
“Gǎnyú fāwèn, xiūchǐ yīshí, zhī chǐ yú fāwèn, yúmèi yīshēng.”
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”
Literal Translation: “Dare to ask questions, shame for a time, to have shame to ask questions, ignorance for a lifetime.”
-Chinese Proverb
(more…)690 – “The heart that gives, gathers.”
–English Proverb [See Source Notes]
675 – “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
–English Proverb
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490 – “.تحقق مما يقال ، وليس الشخص الذي يتحدث”
“Tahaqaq mimaa yuqal , walays alshakhs aldhy yatahdath.”
“Examine what is said, not him who speaks.”
–Arabic Proverb
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481 – 「你的老师可以打开门，但你必须自己进入。」
” Nǐ de lǎoshī kěyǐ dǎkāi mén, dàn nǐ bìxū zìjǐ jìnrù.”
“Your teacher can open the door, but you must enter by yourself.”
–Chinese Proverb
348 – «Если вы преследуете двух кроликов, вы не поймаете ни одного».
334 – “אויב הוא מישהו שאת הסיפור שלו אתה לא יודע.”
“א פייַנט איז עמעצער וועמענס געשיכטע איר טאָן ניט וויסן.” (Yiddish)
“An enemy is someone whose story you do not know.”
–Judaic Proverb (more…)
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