Wise Quotes - Page 11

A clean pond is more useful than a dirty ocean.

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Don't judge a lion by its swimming abilities.

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It is in vain to wipe away tears in the rain.

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You have no power over your past,but you do over your present.You have no power over your history,but you do over your future.You have no power over your fortune,but you do over your actions.You have no power over your reputation,but you do over your character.You have no power over destiny,but you do over yourself.You have no power over anyone,but you do over your world.

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Don't make excuses for your mistakes.Don't try to please your enemies.Don't run from your responsibilities.Don't force your opinions on others.Don't complain about things you can change.Don't compare yourself to anyone.Don't let undeserving people into your life.

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Light enters a broken vessel more easily than an intact one.

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We are all meant to be a little broken, it's just about finding someone who will take the time to mend you. Someone who loves you enough to want to find the pieces that may have fallen from you and glue you back together. This is what love is, to restore someone when they have been broken and chipped, and all the while, feeling content whilst mending them...

Small truths have greater power than big lies.

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One who cannot dance must not blame the song.

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Because the sun helps you in the day, do not scoff at stars at night.

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Seek to be the smartest in a room, not the loudest.

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A vessel's beauty does not determine how much water it carries.

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Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one.

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Sense will buy you more than dollars.

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What you seek for others you find for yourself.

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Don't waste dollars counting cents.

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You are your greatest asset in the business of your life.

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The heart carries heavy loads when it is being trained to carry weighty blessings.

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Never cut down a tree whose shade you might need tomorrow.

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A drop of sense can save you an ocean of tears.

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Bitter wisdom is better than sweet folly.

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You learn more from your tears than your smiles.

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One does not become a great swimmer by swimming in shallow waters.

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One man's thorn is another man's rose.

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Pearls of wisdom are better than necklaces of diamonds.

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Don't trust a mirror that only tells you how wonderful you look.

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If you feed a bird, you don't have to force it to come to you.

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A thorn is a rose's friend but a gardener’s enemy.

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You don't throw a compass overboard because the ocean is calm.

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Walking towards love is wiser than falling into it.

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An angel who makes you cry is better than a devil who makes you smile.

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Any fool can marry, but only the wise live happily ever after.

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Honey from the devil's fingers tastes bitter.

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A ship that sails without a compass will get lost at sea.

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A large vessel will never fill up no matter how small the leak is.

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Life may be a bed of roses, but roses still have thorns.

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Clear skies do not promise rain.

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A rose’s beautiful scent is extracted only when it is crushed.

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Don't burn your bridges until you build better ones.

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It is incredible how many hurts can be healed by the two words, 'I'm sorry.

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Don't poison a river whose fish you might need tomorrow.

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The lowest wisdom of the wise is greater than the highest wisdom of fools.

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If you push your luck too hard, fortune's muscles might tear.

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Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.

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Watering a dead flower will not bring it back to life.

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When a wolf is hungry it befriends sheep.

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A tree does not stop growing because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.

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A slip of the foot is better than a slip of the tongue.

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If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs.

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A wise bird does not lend even the smallest of its feathers to a hunter.

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Love sees more with its eyes closed than hate with its eyes open.

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The heart is seldom wiser than the mind, but when it is, listen to it.

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A flower has no choice in where it is planted, but does have a choice in the direction it grows.

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Love that causes you pain is better than hate that brings you pleasure.

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Don't pluck a rose's petals and then ask the rose why it is sad.

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A cat may have nine lives, but a wise person has a hundred.

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If you point to paradise, all the shortsighted will see is your finger.

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A tree fears an axe even though its handle is made from it.

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Light the candle of success with the flame of excellence.

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If people are not dancing to your tune, change the song.

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