"LIFE IS NOT MEASURED BY THE NUMBER OF BREATH WE TAKE, BUT THE MOMENTS THAT TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY"

DEAR READER, I'd LIKE TO ASK YOU THAT, AS A HUMAN BEING HOW DO WE GAIN KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO BE? APART FROM EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING, THERE IS NO SET GUIDELINES FOR THE COMFORT OF OUR MENTAL STATE, THROUGH UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION, GRATITUDE, FEELING LOVE, HIGHTENED SPIRITUAL SENSE, ALSO HUMAN HISTORY, WE ALL HAVE INDIVIDUAL WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING OUR TRUE NATURE, THUS MAKING US UNIQUE AND WE ALSO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, THERE IS A SAYING THAT "NO MIND IS ABOVE ANOTHER" MEANING THAT, I DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER THAN YOU, OR YOU DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER THAN ME, IT IS JUST YOU KNOW OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAN I, AND VICE VERSA.

ON THIS PAGE I HAVE GATHERED READINGS THAT I PERSONALLY BELIEVE TO BE OF UTMOST BENEFIT AS FAR AS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR TRUE NATURE IS CONCERNED, AND WE ALL AS LONG AS WE ARE HERE IN THIS TRANSITION, WILL LEARN MORE, THUS MEANING OF GROWING. WE NEVER GROW OLD, WE JUST GROW. please try to understand the meanings of these universal proverbs that I have gathered from around the World, and I hope that you will make them yours, in your heart. I will keep adding more and I will EXPLAIN their meanings at random, So please keep visiting my web site for updates. I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU TRADE THE PRECIOUS TIME YOU HAVE, EXPLORING THIS PAGE... RELAX & ENJOY

Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.
Even though the old man is strong and hearty, he will not live forever.

Never believe a word without putting its truth to the test; discernment does not grow in laziness; and this faculty of discernment is indispensable to the Seeker. Sound skepticism is the necessary condition for good discernment; but piecemeal criticism is an error.

Hunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by a king.
A tree dose not move unless there is wind

They found no wrong with roses, so they said it is red -

I AM JUST A VISITOR HERE, also a reflection of light.( t.s )

Knowledge is not necessarily wisdom.
knowing one reaches belief. By doing one gains conviction. When you know, DARE

It is no use whatever preaching Wisdom to men: you must inject it into their blood, in it, it flows...
Images are nearer reality than cold definitions. Seek peacefully, you will find...
All seed answer light, but the color is different. The plant reveals what is in the seed...
Know the world in yourself. Never look for yourself in the world, for this would be to project your illusion...
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the fool's sheep that break loose twice.
It's a bad child who does not take advice.
No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.
One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
Only when you have crossed the river, can (you) say the crocodile has a lump on his snout.
Rain beats a leopard's skin, but it does not wash out the spots. (Ashanti)
The moon moves slowly, but it crosses the town.
The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.
There is no medicine to cure hatred.
Two small antelopes can beat a big one.
What is bad luck for one man is good luck for another.
When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.
When a man is coming toward you, you need not say: "Come here."
When a man is wealthy, he may wear an old cloth.
When a woman is hungry, she says, "Roast something for the children that they might eat."

only calm waters (will) reflect the stars
Be not afraid of growing slowly, (be) afraid only of standing still.
Teachers open the door, You enter by yourself.
A little impatience will spoil great plans.
journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song.
Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest
A fall into a ditch makes you (wiser).
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.
He who asks is a fool for five 5 minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool always.
An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
A book holds a house of gold.
Talk does not cook rice.
By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.
Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald.
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
A needle is not sharp at both ends.
Small men think they are small; great men never know they are great.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

( I ) was angered, for I had no shoes.
Then I met a man who had no feet.
Men trip not on mountains they trip on molehills.
Do not want others to know what you have done?
Better not have done it anyway's.
A man without a smiling face must not open shop.
It is not the knowing that is difficult, but the doing.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.
Learning is a treasure that (will) follow its owner everywhere.
He that can't endure the bad,
will not live to see the good.Man must learn to sail in all winds
to reach its destination.
it does not matter which road you take to climb the mountain
on top the view will be the same
(Teach) a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

RUMI'S POEMS

It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness
It's better to travel hopefully than to arrive
It's never too late
It's no use locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
It's not worth crying over spilt milk
It's the early bird that gets the worm
It's the empty can that makes the most noise
It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move.
Jack of all trades, master of none
Keep your chin up
Keep your powder dry
Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and, you weep alone
Laughter is the best medicine
Let bygones be bygones
Let not the sun go down on your wrath
Let sleeping dogs lie
Life begins at forty
Compete, don't envy.
Life is what you make it
Life's not all beer and skittles
Lightening never strikes twice in the same place
Like father, like son

When your son is young, discipline him; when he grows older, be a brother to him"
Little pitchers have big ears
Live for today for tomorrow never comes
Love is blind
Make love not war
Man does not live by bread alone
Marry in haste, repent at leisure
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Misery loves company
Money doesn't grow on trees
More haste, less speed

Exert effort, you shall be rewarded. tire yourself out for the sake of something and (you) shall get it.

Music has charms to soothe the savage beast
Nature abhors a vacuum
Necessity is the mother of invention
Never judge a book by its cover
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
No man is an island
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
Oil and water don't mix
Old soldiers never die, they just fade away
One good turn deserves another
Opportunity only knocks once
Out of sight, out of mind
(Pearls of wisdom)
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Possession is nine tenths of the law
Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely
Practice makes perfect
Pride comes before a fall
Procrastination is the thief of time
Put your best foot forward
Red sky at night shepherds delight; red sky in the morning, shepherds warning
Rome wasn't built in a day
Spare the rod and spoil the child
Speak softly and carry a big stick
Still waters run deep

If you conduct yourself properly, fear no one

Talk is cheap
That which does not kill us makes us stronger
The best defense is a good offence
The cobbler always wears the worst shoes
The darkest hour is just before the dawn
The early bird catches the worm

A man with one plan (lit. intention) goes out (to execute it); a man with two plans becomes perplexed

The ends justify the means
The exception which proves the rule

A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
The longest journey starts with a single step
The more things change, the more they stay the same
The pen is mightier than sword
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
(There are none so blind as those, that will not see)
There's always more fish in the sea
There's more than one way to skin a cat
There's no place like home
There's no smoke without fire
There's no such thing as bad publicity
There's no time like the present

Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill
(There's none so deaf as they that will not hear)

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it
Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
Time and tide wait for no man
Time is a great healer
To err is human, to forgive (divine)
To the victor go the spoils
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive
Tomorrow never comes
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Truth is stranger than fiction
Two heads are better then one
Two wrongs don't make a right
Walk softly but carry a big stick
When the cat's away the mice will play
Where there's a will there's a way
Worrying never did anyone any good
You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs
You can't make bricks without straw
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
You can't tell a book by looking at its cover
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Youth is wasted on the young

A bird can roost but on one branch,
a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.

The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

If you're healthy, you're wealthy