In this article I collect only those proverbs and wise sayings that, in my opinion, deserve attention. Sayings worth quoting to others. Sayings worth passing on to your children. Fair warning — my taste is specific, so not everything here will resonate with everyone. But as they say: tell me which proverbs you like, and I will tell you who you are.
- “Happiness is merely a side effect of a well-organized life.” — Mikhail Litvak
- “A deep understanding of processes helps at work but seriously interferes with rest.” — heard on a technical forum
- “Hay smells differently to lovers and to horses.” — Albert Einstein
- “A goal without a step-by-step plan is just a dream.”
- “Never laugh at someone else’s past. You do not yet know your own future.”
- “Accept what you cannot change, but change what you cannot accept.”
- “The wise man is not the one who knows much. The wise man is the one who knows what is needed.” — Aeschylus
- “When things are tough, always remind yourself: if you give up, it will not get any easier.” — Mike Tyson
- “I love listening to lies when I know the truth.” — Adriano Celentano
- “Fast is just slow without breaks.” — Japanese proverb
- “People without a sense of humor should be given a disability certificate.” — Arkady Raikin
- “We buy things we do not need, with money we do not have, to impress people we do not like.” — Will Rogers
- “Those who prepare themselves only to be harnessed to the plow will always have drivers.” — Olena Teliha
- “Tradition is the passing of fire, not the worship of ashes.” — Gustav Mahler
- “There are no irreplaceable people — only unrepeatable ones.” — Pablo Picasso
- “A winner has many friends, but only a loser has real ones.” — Niccolò Machiavelli
- “The road called ‘Later’ leads to the country called ‘Never’.” — Vladimir Nezhny
- “Small people seek comfort, popularity, and money. Great people seek themselves.” — Innokenty Smoktunovsky
- “You do not have to agree with someone to find common ground with them.” — Margaret Thatcher
- “What is truly yours stays with you.” — from life
- “Words were invented for lying; the truth is told by actions.” — Vladimir Vysotsky
- “If you were destined to fly, do not forget those who helped you spread your wings.” — Bohdan Stupka
- “The world consists of lazy people who want money without working, and fools who are ready to work without getting rich.” — George Bernard Shaw
- “Good specialists are expensive, but bad ones cost even more.” — Henry Ford
- “If you do not like what you are getting, change what you are giving.” — Carlos Castaneda
- “Do not be afraid to bend a little — you will straighten out better later.” — Japanese proverb
- “What good is a beautiful plate if it is empty? The same goes for people.”
- “Either you create the world, or it creates you.” — Jack Nicholson
- “I learned from Tibetan monks that the three most terrible things that can happen to a person are beauty, fame, and wealth.” — Brad Pitt
- “If it is hard to remember, it will be hard to forget.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
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