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Inspirational Proverbs, Sayings and Quotes

The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.
Arabic

Men fall only in order to rise.
African

God conceals himself from the mind of man, but reveals himself to his heart.
African

You must act as if it is impossible to fail.
Ashanti

If you are on a road to nowhere, find another road.
Ashanti

No matter how long the night, the day is sure to come.
Congo

Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.
Guinea

Sorrow is like rice in the store; if a basketful is removed everyday, it will come to an end at last.
Somali

Let your love be like the misty rain; coming softly, but flooding the river.
Madagascar

A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.
John Barrymore

As the plow follows words, so God rewards prayers.
Blake

Eternity is in love with the productions of time.
Blake

The beginning and the end reach out their hands to each other.
Chinese

If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come.
Chinese

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Chinese

No matter how the wind howls, the mountain will not bow to it.
Chinese

Patience is power. With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes silk.
Chinese

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
Chinese

One joy scatters a hundred griefs.
Chinese

If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.
Meister Eckhart

The pure unadultered love of one can nullify the hatred of millions.
Mohandas Gandhi

It doesn't take time to change one's destiny.
Kashmiri

True religion is in one's heart.
Kashmiri

Be the master of your will and the slave of your conscience.
Hasidic

Get down on your knees and thank God you're still on your feet.
Irish

Dance as if no one's watching, sing as if no one's listening, and live everyday as if it were your last.
Irish

He who looks outside, dreams; he who looks inside, awakens.
Carl Jung

Don't hope for life without problems; an easy life results in a judgemental and lazy mind.
Kyong Ho

When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
Maharshi

In this treacherous world there is neither truth nor lie; everything is like the color of the crystal through which you gaze.
Mexican

Pray indeed, but get to work!
Mexican

Angels bend down their wings to a seeker of knowledge.
from Moon Over Morocco

Open your door to a good day and prepare yourself for a bad one.
from Moon Over Morocco

In his heart a man may plan his course but God determines his every step.
from Moon Over Morocco

The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears.
Native American

You already possess everything necessary to become great.
Crow

Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.
Hopi

Wisdom comes only when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you.
Hopi

A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.
Iowa

Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future.
Lumbee

Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something.
Maricopa

A rocky vinyard does not need a prayer, but a pick ax.
Navajo

Ask questions from your heart and you will be answered from the heart.
Omaha

Love unlocks the mysteries of the universe.
Rosicrucian

In the swamp of sorrows, regret is an anchor.
Rosicrucian

When we understand the sun, our love will warm the earth.
Rosicrucian

Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.
Tagore

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Lucius Seneca

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
Lucius Seneca

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