The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one.
Jewish Proverb
I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes — until I met a man who had no feet.
Jewish Proverb
Our hearts are filled with such ease and contentment that if kings came to know of it they would come with armies to rob us of this wealth.
Pakistani Proverb (via thelittlephilosopher)
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What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.
Jewish Proverb
Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and all good things will be yours.
Swedish proverb
We’re fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.
Japanese Proverb
God is closest to those with broken hearts.
Jewish proverb
No road is long with good company.
Turkish Proverb
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Japanese Proverb
You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.
Rwandan Proverb
Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.
Zen proverb
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.
Chinese proverb
If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much room.
African Proverb
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