Part 2 of the inspirational quotes
A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on. French Proverb
Bear with evil and expect good. French Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine. French Proverb
A rolling stone gathers no moss. French Proverb
Learning is there for every man. French Proverb
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. French Proverb
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. French Proverb
Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. French Proverb
He who begins many things finishes but few. Italian Proverb
Anger can be an expensive luxury. Italian Proverb
Better give a penny then lend twenty. Italian Proverb
Give time time. Italian Proverb
Necessity becomes will. Italian Proverb
The habit doesn’t make a monk. Italian Proverb
One who sleeps doesn’t catch fish. Italian Proverb
Silence was never written down. Italian Proverb
The liar needs a good memory. Italian Proverb
He who does not when he can, cannot when he will. Italian Proverb
Better one day as a lion than a hundred as a sheep. Italian Proverb
A good retreat is better than a bad stand. Irish Proverb
Time is a great story teller. Irish Proverb
The work praises the man. Irish Proverb
There is light at the end of the tunnel. Irish Proverb
A change of work is as good as a rest. Irish Proverb
A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle. Japanese Proverb
Art is the illusion of spontaneity. Japanese Proverb
Let what is past flow away downstream. Japanese Proverb
Adversity is the foundation of virtue. Japanese Proverb
Art is the illusion of spontaneity. Japanese Proverb
You can know ten things by learning one. Japanese Proverb
Ten men, ten minds. Japanese Proverb
When you’re thirsty it’s too late to think about digging a well. Japanese Proverb
When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. Japanese Proverb
Better to be a crystal and to be broken, than to be a tile upon the housetop. Japanese Proverb
One kind word can warm three winter months. Japanese Proverb
Gossip about a person and his shadow will appear. Japanese Proverb
There are no national frontiers to learning. Japanese Proverb
Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred. Korean Proverb
Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water. Korean Proverb
Even if the sky falls on you, there is a hole that you can escape from. Korean Proverb
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run. Korean Proverb
A turtle travels only when it sticks its neck out. Korean Proverb
Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut. Korean Proverb
Put off for one day and ten days will pass. Korean Proverb
Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles. Korean Proverb
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle. Korean Proverb
Gossip needs no carriage. Russian Proverb
Praise loudly, blame softly. Russian Proverb
Acknowledgement is half of correction. Russian Proverb
A kind word is like a Spring day. Russian Proverb
He who doesn’t risk never gets to drink champagne. Russian Proverb
Every road has two directions. Russian Proverb
A small link will sink a great ship. Russian Proverb
Failure teaches you more than success. Russian Proverb
Every seed knows its time. Russian Proverb
Take time to smell the roses. Russian Proverb
Success and rest don’t sleep together. Russian Proverb
You don’t get something for nothing. Russian Proverb
To the grateful man give more than he asks. Spanish Proverb
A fifth wheel to a cart is but an encumbrance. Spanish Proverb
A tired person can sleep anywhere. Spanish Proverb
For a good appetite there is no hard bread. Spanish Proverb
The wise man does not hang his knowledge on a hook. Spanish Proverb
We do not know what is good until we have lost it. Spanish Proverb
If there be no remedy, why worry? Spanish Proverb
A wise man changes his mind, a fool never. Spanish Proverb
Home is where the heart is. Spanish Proverb
Who talks much, errs much. Spanish Proverb
Charity well regulated begins at home. Spanish Proverb
We’ll just have to make do. Spanish Proverb
If and When were planted and Nothing grew. Turkish Proverb
Two captains sink the ship. Turkish Proverb
It is not disgraceful to ask, it is disgraceful not to ask. Turkish Proverb
A lake forms drop by drop. Turkish Proverb
No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back. Turkish Proverb
Today’s egg is better than tomorrow’s hen. Turkish Proverb
Abundance is from activity. Turkish Proverb
He that conceals his grief finds no remedy for it. Turkish Proverb
Patience is the key to paradise. Turkish Proverb
Tomorrow is another day. Turkish Proverb
There is no right way to do a wrong thing. Turkish Proverb
Two heads are better than one. Turkish Proverb
A willful fault has no excuse, and deserves no pardon. Welsh Proverb
He understands badly who listens badly. Welsh Proverb
Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food. Welsh Proverb
Without perseverance talent is a barren bed. Welsh Proverb
The best candle is understanding. Welsh Proverb
Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people. Welsh Proverb
Adversity comes with instruction in his hand. Welsh Proverb
Your hand is never the worse for doing its own work. Welsh Proverb
If every man would sweep his own door-step the city would soon be clean. Welsh Proverb
Adversity and loss make a man wise. Welsh Proverb
Conscience is the nest where all good is hatched. Welsh Proverb
A watched clock never tells the time. Welsh Proverb
The advice of the aged will not mislead you. Welsh Proverb
The smoothest way is full of stones. Yiddish Proverb
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have. Yiddish Proverb
Confidence is half of victory. Yiddish Proverb
Interest on debts grow without rain. Yiddish Proverb
Had you gotten up early, you wouldn’t have needed to stay up late. Yiddish Proverb
If you ever need a helping hand you’ll find one at the end of your arm. Yiddish Proverb
Money doesn’t grow on trees. Yiddish Proverb
Better ask ten times than go astray once. Yiddish Proverb
If things are not as you wish, wish them as they are. Yiddish Proverb
Make new friends, but don’t forget the old ones. Yiddish Proverb
Talking comes by nature, silence by wisdom. Yiddish Proverb
Beautiful is not what is beautiful, but what one likes. Yiddish Proverb
