Teachings from around the world to live your life by

Words of advice can be inspiring, there are lessons that I take with me everywhere. Here are twenty inspiring proverbs from around the world to live your life by, and have stood the test of time. As the Germans say - “A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs”.

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” – Mexico

“Drop by drop, you break the rock” – Italy

“Fall seven times, stand up eight” – Japan

“A beautiful thing is never perfect” – Egypt

“Wherever life plants you bloom with grace” – France

“When the sun rises, it rises for everyone” – Cuba

“Laughter is a language everyone understands” – Chad

“Adversity brings knowledge, and knowledge is wisdom” – Wales

“There is no shame in not knowing, the shame is not finding out” – Russia

“Do not push the river, it will flow by itself” – Poland

“Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it.” – India

“The axe forgets what the tree remembers” – Africa

“your feet will take you where your heart is” – Ireland

“A tiger doesn’t lose sleep over the opinion of sheep” – China

“Better alone than in bad company” – Spain

“Shared Joy is a double joy, shared sorrow is half a sorrow” – Sweden

“The pen is mightier than the sword” – England

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children” – USA

“Even a small star shines in the darkness” – Denmark

“What you don’t know is greater than you” – Haiti

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