Almost every famous person at least once in their life said something that was remembered by the society, and considered meaningful, important or just funny. Those quotations can be mentioned in various situations. Often they are used in speeches or in a humorous way. In order to find some of them grub around.
Chinese proverb
Date: April 28, 2008
The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.
A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.
A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.
Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.
Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last.
When you drink the water, remember the spring.
When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.
If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
Dig the well before you are thirsty.
Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still.
He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain.
The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.
If you bow at all, bow low.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Be the first to the field and the last to the couch.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
Unles we change direction, we are likely to wind up where we are headed.
A fool judges people by the presents they give him.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
Do not employ handsome servants.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.
I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.
An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
A book holds a house of gold.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still.
He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.
With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.
Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.
A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds.