54 sayings about life and relationships

1. First learn to listen, second learn to judge
2. Nature gave man two ears and one mouth so that we listen more than we talk
3. The treasures of the thieves goes back to the kings
4. Do not offer salt or advise to those who never asked for it
5. One hundred washes do not make the coal white again
6. The tired can sleep on a pillow made of rock and can find rest. The lazy sleeps on a feather pillow and can’t find rest
7. If you were right then no need to raise your voice
8. Do not befriend those who are shy to announce your friendship
9. The origin of all good is knowledge and justice, but the origin of all evil is ignorance and darkness
10. A Tyrant cuts the tree to get the fruit
11. During the storm, the fishermen befriend each other
12. When the eagle is sad, he calls the owl “my brother”
13. One cannot argue when it comes to colors and taste
14. He who asks for a friend without a flaw, remains a person without a friend
15. He who helps others so people can see him, cannot help anybody behind the scenes.
16. A 1000 miles trips start with a single step
17. Like the water flows back to the ocean, so good deeds go back to the benevolent
18. It is easy to be a human being, but it is hard to be a man
19. Success is a ladder that you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets
20. A small hut to laugh with family and friends is better than a castle where we are lonely and sad
21. After a good meal, have a nap. After a good dinner take 40 steps
22. There’s nothing in life to be afraid from, but there are plenty of things worth understanding
23. Water can wash away almost everything except for a bad tongue
24. Duties are ligther than a feather but heavier than a mountain
25. Keeping the head is better than keeping the hat
26. The home is turned upside down when the cock is silenced and the chicken starts singing
27. A hand washes the other hand, but both hands wash the face
28. Do not spend a big part of the discussion talking about yourself and life with acquaintances, instead ask about them and their lives
29. When there’s so many captains, the ship sinks
30. If you do good to others, make sure you don’t mention that. If others do good to you, make sure you remember their favor.
31. Do good to your friends so they appreciate you more. Do good to your enemies so they become your friends.
32. Justice sleeps sometimes, but it never dies
33. To become a master, first you have to become a servant
34. The man loved most the things denied to him
35. My advise to you is to get married: if you find a good woman, you will have a happy life. If you find a bad woman, then you will become a philosopher
36. We are all born crazy, except that some stay crazy.
37. If a woman speaks, then shut up. If she stops, then talk. You better not talk.
38. Marriage is our last chance for us to grow up
39. It is not the lack of love that makes a marriage miserable, but it is the lack of friendship in marriage
40. Love: a temporary insanity that can be cured with marriage
41. Two roosters were living in harmony until the chicken showed up
42. Banging the head into the wall brings nothing but swelling
43. If you saw your neighbor’s beard catching fire, go and wet yours
44. A bad knife cuts a finger but not wood
45. A book is a good friend, but unfortunately, its only defect is that it is bought with money
46. Forgive your enemies but never forget their names
47. One man in the house is better than ten in the street
48. A man falls in love with through his eyes and the woman through her ears
49. A man cannot live because of beauty, but is ready to sacrifice himself for beauty
50. The mother spends twenty years to make her boy a man, till another woman makes her son a fool in twenty minutes
51. Sorrow can be a bridge to happiness
52. He who could not stand being taught for one hour, stays ignorant for ever
53. Do not become curious about other people’s business lest you hear what you don’t like.
54. We can understand life if we looked into the past, but we cannot live fully unless we look forward

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