Nuggets of Gold
The beauty of these proverbs, axioms and maxims, is that they are simple and easy to understand and yet, they hold so much truth in them. Some of them, you will notice, are simply, factual statements. And yet, if you could speak them at the right moment, it shows the wisdom in you.
Bear a few of these words of wisdom in mind. You never know when a few simple words from you might boost someone's confidence, or change someone's point of view, or even turn someone's life around.
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Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. - Swedish Proverb
The mighty oak tree was once a little nut that held its ground. - Unknown
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. - Dorothy Thompson
If the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch. - Matthew
Genius is naught but a greater aptitude for patience. - Comte de Buffon
What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing. - Aristotle
To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy. - Hippocrates
No great genius is without an admixture of madness. - Aristotle
There is a good side to every situation. - David Joseph Schwartz
Perseverance is more valuable than intelligence. - Robin Sharma
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Doubt whom you will, but never yourself. - Christian Bovee
There is a history in all men's lives. - William Shakespeare
Persuasion is often more effectual than force. - Aesop
Always drink upstream from the herd. - Unknown
Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline. - Unknown
The wish for healing has always been half of health. - Seneca
A tree is known by its fruit. - Unknown
Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. - Merry Browne
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars. - Latin Proverb
A wicked book cannot repent. - Old Proverb
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Used to read books by Goethe! Nice flowers.
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I think you are a book worm! You like to eat books!! Haha.
I read a lot when I was younger. 😊