Swahili proverb

"Sit and eat, you'll eat a hill. Stand up and work to get more and you can eat a mountain."

Indonesian Wisdom

"When an elephant dies it leaves its ivory, a tiger leaves its stripes and a man his name."

Italian Wisdom

"To him who is determined it remains only to act."

Spanish Wisdom

"Jack of all trades, master of none."

Polish Wisdom

"Don't talk about others, they won't talk about you."

Malay Wisdom

"Prepare the umbrella before it rains."

Chinese Wisdom

"When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them."

Dubledore ~ Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

"It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be."

David Bly

"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted."

Lao Tzu

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings."

Dutch Wisdom

"They are not poor that have little, but they that desire much. The richest man, whatever his lot, is the one who's content with his lot."

Chinese Wisdom

"When helping others, do not look for a reward; if you are looking for rewards, don't help others."

Indian Wisdom

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."

Italian Wisdom

"Love your friend with his faults."

Persian Wisdom

"Whenever you catch the fish it is fresh."

Arabic Wisdom

"What is coming is better than what is gone."

Ukrainian Wisdom

"The mother remembers her youth and so does not trust her daughter."

Jamaican Wisdom

"If you are afraid of the eye, you will never eat the head."