Συλλέκτης... παροιμιών - αποφθεγμάτων

Από μικρός είχα μια μανία με τις συλλογές. Μάζευα ότι μπορούσα. "Χαρτάκια" με ποδοσφαιριστές, γραμματόσημα, αυτοκινητάκια, τηλεκάρτες, νομίσματα ελληνικά και ξένα και ένα σωρό άλλα πράγματα τα οποία ή σκονίζουν τώρα σε κάποιο ράφι του πατρικού μου σπιτιού ή πολύ σοφά πράττοντας τα έχει πετάξει η μάνα μου στα σκουπίδια. Ενώ πλέον έχω καταλάβει την ματαιότητα του όλου εγχειρήματος, οφείλω να παραδεχτώ ότι είμαι αθεράπευτα συλλέκτης μια που ακόμα και στα ..'άντα' μου συνεχίζω να συλλέγω...
Σήμερα μοιράζομαι το μέρος της συλλογής που είχα σε ηλεκτρονική μορφή και ελπίζω στο μέλλον να βρω το χρόνο για το υπόλοιπο που είναι γραπτό...

A fool utters all on their mind. The wise waits till afterwards.

Actions take less time to come true than wishes.

A well-trained horse isn’t less exciting than a wild one.

Most anger is only fear, most depression is only anger.

Knowledge is power, but wisdom doesn’t need power.

The heart can be an enemy to the intellect.

Everything happens at once.

Answer not a fool according to their folly, lest you be like unto them.

The chicken is only the egg’s way of reproducing itself.

Measure twice, cut once

The true church is one's own heart.

One that deals in evil shall flee to their own doom, let none stand in their way.

Music can soothe more than just the savage beast.

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out, so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.

Don't let friends impose on you. Work calmly and silently.

In youth and beauty, wisdom is rare.

One that is void of wisdom despises the neighbor, but the one of understanding holds the former at peace.

Open rebuke is better than secret love.

A gentle person points out the admirable qualities of all and does not point out bad qualities. A petty one does just the opposite.

A body at rest tends to stay at rest, while a body in motion tends to stay in motion.

When wearing comfortable shoes one forgets that they have feet.

Nothing is by chance, everything happens because it has to.

Self discipline is a skill.

Strange coincidences may be but the normal workings of the universe.

Will the impossible - accept the inevitable.

Study the past, live in the present, prepare for the future.

For all, the attainment of sincerity is the path to virtue.

By nature, all are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

A kind word with forgiveness is better than charity followed by insult.

A civilization that regards nuclear energy as important and cooking as trivial is surely headed for destruction.

Sometimes we must learn to ask for what is needed.

Life is a wonderful habit.

The sanctity of one's beliefs should be respected.

Wisdom is more valuable than valuables and all things that can be desired hold no comparison.

Confidence in one unfaithful in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Giving others space, frees oneself in turn.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Everyone prudent deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open their folly.

The slothful one says, 'There is a lion in the way, a lion in the streets.'

The secret of life should not be known as then it would no longer be a secret.

"Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment."

"Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win."

Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.

"As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have least with are the greatest babblers." Plato

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay

"The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well." - H.T. Leslie

To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

"Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself." - Thomas Jefferson

"If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one." - John Galsworthy

It is wise to put your anger in problems, not people and your energy in answers not excuses.

"Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow - it empties today of strength." - Corrie Ten Boom

"We judge ourselves by what we are capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Every man dies. Not every man lives. –Tim Robins

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it. - Seneca

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood. - Chinese Proverb

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.-Harvey Mackay

After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. Italian Proverb

The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected. Swedish Proverb

After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.Chinese proverb

Behind an able man there are always other able men. Chinese Proverb

Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness Chinese Proverb

By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible. Italian Proverb

By learning you will teach; by teaching you will learn.Latin Proverb

The church is near, but the way is icy, The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully. Ukranian Proverb

Cuando amor no es locura, no es amor. (When love is not madness, it is not love.) Spanish Proverb

Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out. Jewish Proverb

Don't empty the water jar until the rain falls. Philippine Proverb

Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers. Greek Proverb

Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong. Hindu Proverb

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Arab Proverb

Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.Chinese Proverb

Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day. Polish Proverb

Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
Miscellaneous Prover

Everyone thinks his own burden heavy. French Proverb

Every animal knows more than you do. Native American Proverb (Nez Perce)

The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people. German Proverb

Fall seven times, stand up eight. Japanese Proverb

Fear less, hope more,
eat less, chew more,
whine less, breathe more,
talk less, say more,
hate less, love more,
and all good things will be yours.Swedish proverb

The first drink with water, the second without water, the third like water. Spanish Proverb

First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. Greek Proverb

Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine. Polish Proverb

Go often to the house of a friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.Scandanavian Proverb

He is rich who owes nothing. French Proverb

He that does not ask will never get a bargain. French Proverb

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. Chinese Proverb

He who is not impatient is not in love. Italian Proverb

He who knows little quickly tells it. Italian Proverb

He who knows nothing doubts nothing.Italian Proverb

If work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the poor. Haitian proverb

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time. Chinese proverb

L'amour faite passer les temps. Les temps faite passer l'amour. (Love makes time pass. Time makes love pass.)French Sundial Motto

Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely. Chinese Proverb

Live your own life, for you will die your own death. Latin Proverb

The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy. Persian Proverb

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves. Latin Proverb

Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down. Chinese Proverb

Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law. Japanese Proverb

Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults. Greek Proverb

One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few. Spanish Proverb

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. Sweedish Proverb

There wouldn't be such a thing as counterfeit gold if there were no real gold somewhere. Sufi Proverb

Those who have free seats at a play hiss first. Chinese Proverb

Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas. Italian Proverb

To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon. Chinese Proverb

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. American Proverb

Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare. Japanese Proverb

Vulnerant omnia, ultima necat. (All the [hours] wound you, the last one kills) Latin Proverb

When two quarrel, both are to blame. Dutch Proverb

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. Chinese Proverb

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. Spanish Proverb

Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one. Japaneses Proverb

The wise man has long ears and a short tongue. German Proverb

You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. Navajo Proverb

"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."-Margaret Thatcher

"The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts." - John Locke

"A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." - Mark Twain.

"Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question." - Albert Camus

"Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to." - Arnold H. Glasgow

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. "- Jim Elliot

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."- Pablo Picasso

"When you can think of yesterday without regret and tomorrow without fear, you are near contentment."

"Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

"He who thinks by the inch and talks by the yard deserves to be kicked by the foot."

"The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible." - Albert Einstein

"Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything." - Blaise Pascal

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish." - John Quincy Adams

"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." - H. L. Hunt

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. - William James

"If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain as he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought and could be."
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." - Louisa May Alcott

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely." - Rodin

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw

"Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter." -- African Proverb

"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use."

- Wendell Johnson

"Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge." - Audre Lorde

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." - Dale Carnegie

"To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself." - Richard Whately

"Life is too short for traffic." - Dan Bellack

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." - Aesop

"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights." - John Wooden

"A soft answer turneth away wrath." - Proverbs 15:1

"Know how to ask. There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier."
- Baltasar Gracian

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment. - Baltasar Gracian

"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." - Jules de Gaultier"

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln

"The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes." - Frank Lloyd Wright

Όλες οι μεγάλες αλήθειες ξεκινούν ως βλασφημίες. -George Bernard Shaw

History is on every occasion the record of that which one age finds worthy of note in another.

In history the way of annihilation is invariably prepared by inward degeneration, by decrease of life. Only then can a shock from outside put an end to the whole.- Jakob Burckhardt

"Our greatest victories and those which are most enduring are our victories over ourselves"-Napoleon

"What hashish gives with one hand it takes away with the other: that is to say, it gives the power of imagination and takes away the ability to profit by it." - Baudelaire (1860)

- There is nothing so strange or unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopheror another. -Rene Descartes