Truly, the sword inspires dread even in its scabbard. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #fear

The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism

Advice after injury is like medicine after death. ~Danish Proverb
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A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #adversity

When one has not father, or mother, or brother, and all one's friends have barely bread enough for themselves, life cannot be very easy, nor its crusts very many at any time. ~Ouida
#quotes #ouida #family #hardship

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs

I wish I was a teenager in the 1970s. ~Ellen Page
#quotes #ellen-page #teenage #70s

You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. ~Proverb
#proverbs #grandparents

One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #risk

Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government's introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying. ~Peter MacKay
#quotes #peter-mackay #internet

That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #worry

Instead of living in the sunshine of God's forgiveness through Christ, we tend to live under an overcast sky of guilt most of the time. ~Jerry Bridges
#quotes #jerry-bridges #christianity

Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #marriage

Two guests cannot be entertained satisfactorily at the same time. ~African Proverb
#proverbs #african-proverbs #guests #wisdom

The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
#proverbs #german-proverbs

He knew he should have counted. It was the rule to count to ten in his head before he opened his mouth. It was the rule to count to ten if he wanted to smash a man in the face for saying something he didn't like. It was the rule to count to ten if instinct wasn't needed, but common sense was. ~Melina Marchetta
#quotes #melina-marchetta #men #common-sense #speaking

If you represent the Earth's lifetime by a single year, say from January when it was made to December, the 21st-century would be a quarter of a second in June; a tiny fraction of the year. But even in this concertinaed cosmic perspective, our century is very, very special; the first when humans can change themselves and their home planet. ~Martin Rees
#quotes #martin-rees #time #human #change

Do not trust the emir if his vizir cheat thee. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #trust

The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #happiness

The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #silence #hearing

Still water has no mind to receive the image of the migrating geese. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #mind

Fortune is blind, but not invisible. ~French Proverb
#proverbs #french-proverbs #fortune

Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself. ~William Ralph Inge
#quotes #william-ralph-inge #prayer

Percy is the most powerful demigod I've ever met. No offense to you guys but it's true. ~Rick Riordan
#quotes #rick-riordan #percy