A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Short cuts make long delays.

The sacrifices of time and money that Chinese friends will make for one another often go far beyond what is expected or accepted in Western society.

Scripture said that “pride goes before fall”. Just let pride go alone. Don’t go in its company, else fall pursues both of you!

Because different cultures see a particular animal as representing a certain human virtue or vice, the use of animal imagery also allows for more colorful commentary on the human condition.

a burning light(light having oil) will burn to a glowing light which will grow into a shining light to become an illuminator

…people quote proverbs without realizing they’re really in awe of the authority of their truth and the power of their expression…

If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired.

The sinner runs when no one is pursuing himMeaning: one’s guilt will always haunt or live with him

If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about answers.

They say it is a wide road that leads to war and only a narrow path that leads home again.

Self-reliance is an America virtue but not a biblical value. Solomon wrote, “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” (Proverbs 12:15) The word ‘listen’ carries with it the...

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor (Proverbs 22:9).

Lady Wisdom will be your close friend; and Brother Knowledge will be your pleasant companion.

My grandfather used to wear a black hat and coat. You are my children. You are my jewels. We old ones invest our future in you.

Colter searched for original Mexican tiles to use as patterns for copies, and during the search, a barrel of old tile letters was found in a cellar corner. She decided to use the letters on...

many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. charm is deceptive, beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised

A robin perched on the branch of the apple tree, his feathers ruffled, his red chest blazing.’No need to look so down in the mouth,’ he chirruped. ‘Things’ll get worse before they get better.”I don’t...

An intelligent enemy,’ he would say, stroking his beard as if it were a bristly pet, ‘rather than a foolish friend.’ Or, ‘He learnt the language of pigeons, and forgot his own.’ Or, the favourite...

That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.” – Chinese Proverb

Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth.

It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.

Life – with or without softener- is hard

It is by now proverbial that every proverb has its opposite. For every Time is money there is a Stop and smell the roses. When someone says You never stand in the same river twice...

He who cannot endure the bad will not live to see the good.

Contentment can only be found in not envying others or comparing yourself to them but in being satisfied with what you have.