i love these
An ant may well destroy a whole dam.
A book holds a house of gold.
Even a hare will bite when it is cornered.
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger but a heart as soft as tofu.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. - John Watson
When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward. - Swedish Proverb
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. - Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible. - John & Lyn St Clair, ‘Eyes of the Beholder’
One moon shows in every pool; in every pool, the one moon.
- Zen Forest Saying
The world is like a mirror, you see? Smile, and your friends smile back.
- Japanese Zen saying
Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.
- Alan Watts
Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.
Albert Einstein
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.
Helen Keller
After the game,
the king and the pawn go into the same box.
Italian Proverb
yeah. those are REALLY good. ive heard people taking a quote like that and writing a poem about it. i might give that a try