• Bhutanese[1] proverbs
    • roverbs Kha dayou gu chey dayou ma kay. Don't put an easy tongue in an easy mouth. (Said to an overly talkative person) Sampa zang na sa dang lam yang zang; sampa nyen na sa dang lam yang nyen. If the thought is good...
    • THE PIECE OF STRING [1]
    • G [1] Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) On all the roads about Goderville the peasants and their wives were coming toward the town, for it was market day. The men walked at an easy gait, the whole body thrown forward w...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "Anything you have is temporary; while whatever God has is everlasting.We will reward those who have been patient with their earnings according to the finest deeds they have been doing." Qur'an, 16:96 ...
    • The Wise Man
    • Just as a rock is not moved by the wind, so the wise man is not moved by ...
    • Serbian Proverbs
    • erbs Proverb,writteninCyrillicalphabet (TransliterationtoLatinalphabet) Literal translation to English language (English proverb with same meaning, or further explanation) Бог висо...
    • Verse of the week
    • eek "It is God who kindles the light of dawn.  He has made the night for rest, and the sun and moon for reckoning the time.  This is what God has ordained; he is supremely powerful, and knows all." ...
    • THE COFFEE-HOUSE OF SURAT
    • T Tolstoy (AFTER BERNARDIN DE SENT-PIERRE) IN the town of Surat, in India, was a coffee-house where many travelers and foreigners from all parts of the world met and conversed. One day a learned Persian theologian v...
    • Not Trying
    • I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I cant ...
    • Invitation
    • ion A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and hav...
    • Portuguese Proverbs
    • verbs Quem não tem cão caça com gato  It's used when someone doesn't have the right tool to do something and he or she does it some another way. For example, if some people want to play soccer and ...
    • The Reason
    • When reason reaches its peak and the souls of His lovers feel helpless and disabled, they grow restless and stretch their hands in supplication,seeking comfort for their burning souls. When every manner of sea...
    • Turkish Proverbs
    • overbs Okuz altinda buzagi aranmaz. Donotsearchforacalfunderanox. (Whensomeone showsunnecessaryamountofsuspicionforanaction) Havlayan kopek isirmaz. Thedogthat barksmuchdoesnotbite. (Whenapersontalkstoomuch,itusually...
    • Malagasy Proverbs
    • bs A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful. By getting angry, you show you are wrong. Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you. Crosses are ladders that lead to heaven. Crows are black everywhe...
    • THREE QUESTIONS
    • ONS Tolstoy ITonce occurredtoacertainking,thatifhealwaysknewtherighttimetobegineverything;ifheknewwhotherightpeopletolistentowere,andwhomtoavoid,and,aboveall,ifhealwaysknewwhatwasthemostimportantthingtodo,hewouldnev...
    • Verse of the week
    • ek "Say: my Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will of his bondmen, and narroweth (it) for him. And whatsoever ye spend (for good) He replaceth it .And He is the best of Providers." Qur'an, 34:39 ...
    • Haitian Proverbs
    • bs A stumble is not a fall. An empty sack cannot stand up. Beat the dog; wait for its master. Beyond the mountain is another mountain. Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods. Children have wide ears and long tongue...
    • Keys to Paradise
    • ‘Worship the Merciful, feed the hungry, and spread peace. You shall then ...
    • EVIL ALLURES, BUT GOOD ENDURES
    • D ENDURES Tolstoy, Leo THERE lived in olden times a good and kindly man. He had this world's goods in abundance, and many slaves to serve him. And the slaves prided themselves on their master, saying: 'There is no be...
    • Verse of the week
    • ek "O Prophet! Lo! We have sent thee as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner; and a summoner unto Allah by His Permission, and as a lamp that giveth light. Announce unto believers that good tidings ...
    • Some Polish proverbs
    • proverbs Many Polish proverbs are original. Some are translations of Latin or German proverbs, while many others came from the Bible. The process of adapting and mixing proverbs between nations in Central Europe lasted for c...
    • Mark the Boat for a Dropped Sword
    • An old man was employed in cutting wood in the forest, and, in carrying the faggots to the city for sale one day, became very wearied with his long journey. He sat down by the wayside, and throwing down his load, besough...
    • Al – Munafiqun (Hypocrites)HHHh
    • ay: "Who is the Lord and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "(It is) God." Say: "Do ye then take (for worship) protectors other than Him, such as have no power either for good or for harm t...
    • Mark the Boat for a Dropped Sword
    • ord Chinese fable Long, long ago, in Chunqu Dynasty of ancient China, a man from Chu state dropped his beautiful well-set sword into the water because of the shake from the boat while he was in the middle of the rive...
    • Verse of the week
    • ek "Glory be to Him! He is high above all that they say!  Exalted and Great (beyond measure)! The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates H...
    • Reward of Knowledge
    • Whoever seeketh knowledge and findeth it, will get two rewards; one of them the reward for ...
    • The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse
    • Once upon a time a Country Mouse who had a friend in town invited him, for old acquaintance’ sake, to pay him a visit in the country. The invitation being accepted in due form, the Country Mouse, though...
    • The Fox and the Goat
    • oat A FOX having fallen into a deep well, was detained a prisoner there, as he could find no means of escape. A Goat, overcome with thirst, came to the same well, and, seeing the Fox, inquired if the water was good. Th...
    • Verse of the week
    • ek "He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, to such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying): "Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me." Qur'an 16:2 ...
    • Do your best
    • These were the very last words Buddha spoke: Behold, O monks, this is my last advice to you. All component things in the world are changeable. They are not lasting. Work hard to gain your own salvat...