Indian Proverb
Indian Proverb
bothered carry cold donkey heat learn load three
To carry his load without resting, not to be bothered by heat or cold and always be content: these three things we can learn from a donkey
faith prayer seven step steps takes toward
When we take one step toward to God, he takes seven steps toward us.
eloquent tail
There is nothing so eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail
enter river
You can never enter the same river twice.
blame created danger given god thank wings
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings
bargain fish
Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water.
impossible love reigns
Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.
beyond human life three
There are three things in life which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension so we must do what we can with the third.
above beautiful character duty feeling heavens starry universe within
The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us.
branch chance misses monkey saved
A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch can't be saved
angry evil generosity liar man miser overcome
The way to overcome the angry man is with gentleness, the evil man with goodness, the miser with generosity and the liar with truth.
character lost planning straight
No one was ever lost on a straight road.
cannot distance five hundred man ten wicked yards
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
pain preferable treatment
The pain is sometimes preferable to the treatment