Proverbs

A child does not mind its mother’s ugliness, a dog doesn’t mind its master’s poverty – Chinese proverb

To redeem the past, enrich the future – Earl Riney

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much – Oscar Wilde

The full use of today is the best preparation for tomorrow – Carl E Holmes

Only the heart can warm the mind but the mind must furnish the fuel – Paul Boese

When all is lost, the future still remains – Christian N Bovee

Evil often triumphs, but never conquers – Joseph Roux

A long life may be good enough, but a good life is long enough – Benjamin Franklin

To know what everybody knows is to know nothing – Remy de Gourmount

You can wake a man who is asleep, but not who is awake – Hindu Proverb

Great leaders are like diamonds, are products of pressure – Arnold H. Glasow

You can’t lead someone else any further than you have gone yourself – R.A.Hogan

Fun is like life insurance, the older you get, the more it costs – Frank M Hubbard

Behind an able man there are always other able men – Chinese proverb

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions – Longfellow

The shortest answer is doing – lord Herbert

When the heart is narrow, the tongue is wide – Solomon ibn gabirol

If a man is worth knowing at all, he is worth knowing well – Alexander smith

Deliberate with slowness, execute with speed – Italian proverb

The nature of men is always the same, it is their habits that separate them – Confucius

Great minds have purposes, others have wishes – Washington irving

A man should be upright, not be kept upright – Marcus aurelius

Live together like brothers and do business like strangers – Arabic proverb

Remember that time is money – Benjamin franklin

Dig your well before you are thirsty – mencius

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigator – Edward gibbon

My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there – charles f kettering

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds – george eliot

A community is like a ship: every one ought to be prepared to take the helm – henrick ibsen

Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly hard for them – chaim weizmann

Officers can never act with confidence until they are masters of their profession – henry knox

Bold decisions give the best promise of success – Edwin rommel

Thinking is the hardest work, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it – henry ford

It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright – Benjamin franklin

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first – Shakespeare

Ability is of little account without opportunity – napoleon Bonaparte

Don’t ever slam a door, you might want to go back – don herold

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength – francois de sales

A man can make money, but not vice versa - t n tiemeyer

There is always room at the top – Daniel Webster

No nation was ever ruined by trade – Benjamin franklin

There’s no such thing as a free lunch – Milton friedman

We learn from experience that man never learn anything from experience – george Bernard shaw

Character is the diamond that scratches every other stone – Edward hulme

There is enough for the needy but not for the greedy – Mohandas Ghandi

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest – William hazlitt

The only certainty is that nothing is certain – pliny the elder

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But it is better to be good than to be ugly – oscar wilde

When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not to change – lucius cary