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To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary that one do the walking, and one allow himself to be walked on.--Shin'a'in saying

~ Mercedes Lackey

Mercedes Lackey Life Proverb

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

~ Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Inspirational Proverb

Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

~ Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett Humor Proverb

The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.

~ Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu Aphorism Philosophy Proverb

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

~ Confucius

Confucius Ancient Ancient China Ancient Chinese Body Chinese Conquers Fighting Inspirational Philosophical Philosophy Proverb Self Improvement Self Realization Training Warrior

What you choose also chooses you.

~ Kamand Kojouri

Kamand Kojouri Accept Adage Aphorism Axiom Choice Choose Choosing Chose Crave Decide Decision Desire Harmony Interesting Kamand Kamand Kojouri Kojouri Maxim Mysterious Ways Mystery Option Prefer Proverb Quote Saying Seek Select Selection Simple Quote Truth Unknown Want You

To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Atheism Atheist Atheists Axiom Axioms Believer Believers Bible Blessing Blessings Child Childfree Childless Children Condom Condoms Contraceptive Contraceptives Curse Cursed Cursing Deep Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Funny Gift Gifts Gnome Gnomes God Heaven Hell Humor Humorous Humour Insightful Kid Kids Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Newborn Newborns Nonbeliever Nonbelievers Nonverbal On The Pill Philosopher Pill Pills Pregnancy Pregnant Procreate Procreation Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Religion Religious Reproduce Reproduction Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Selfish Selfishness South Africa South African The Pill Thought Provoking Thoughtful Verbal

It goes without saying that even those of us who are going to hell will get eternal life—if that territory really exists outside religious books and the minds of believers, that is. Having said that, given the choice, instead of being grilled until hell freezes over, the average sane human being would, needless to say, rather spend forever idling in an extremely fertile garden, next to a lamb or a chicken or a parrot, which they do not secretly want to eat, and a lion or a tiger or a crocodile, which does not secretly want to eat them.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.

~ Libba Bray

Libba Bray Crying Proverb Revelation Suffering Wisdom

Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.

~ Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton Proverb Viking Wisdom

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

~ Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Preparation Prevention Proverb Wisdom

In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.

~ Idries Shah

Idries Shah Behaviour Proverb Psychology Sufis Sufism Wisdom

One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...

~ Idries Shah

Idries Shah Death Proverb Sufis Sufism Wisdom

If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.

~ E.a. Bucchianeri

E.a. Bucchianeri Environment Experiences Gadfly Influence Influences Observations Proverb Proverbial Wisdom Senses Senses Of The The Soul Wisdom Wise Sayings You Are What You Eat

Haste is from the Devil.

~ Idries Shah

Idries Shah Proverb Proverbs About The Devil Sufis Sufism Wisdom

An unwise advisor cannot hope to advise wisely.

~ T.a. Miles

T.a. Miles Advise Proverb Wisdom Xu Liang

Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Authority Axiom Axioms Bondage Child Children Control Controlling Cultivated Cultured Deep Deep Pockets Dictum Dictums Dominance Dominate Domination Dominion Dwarf Dwarfs Economies Economy Educated Education Employed Employment Enlightened Enslavement Epigram Epigrams Erudite Fool Foolish Fools Freedom Funny Giant Giants Gnome Gnomes Humor Humorous Humour Ignoramus Ignorant Impossibilities Impossible Influence Informed Insightful Intelligent Invent Invented Invention Job Jobs Kid Kids Knowledge Knowledgeable Made Me Think Make You Think Master Masters Mastery Maxim Maxims Midget Midgets Money Monied Monies Old Philosopher Poor Possibilities Possibility Possible Poverty Power Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Rich Riches Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Scholarly Serfdom Servitude Slave Master Slave Masters Slavery South Africa South African Strong Thought Provoking Thoughtful Thrall Thralldom Vassalage Weak Weakness Wealth Wealthy Well Educated Well Informed Well Read Wisdom Wise Work Working Young

The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.

~ Idries Shah

Idries Shah Proverb Sufis Sufism Wisdom

Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.

~ Idries Shah

Idries Shah Proverb Sufis Sufism Wisdom World

In youth audacity is wise

~ William Allingham

William Allingham Epigram Proverb Wisdom Youth

Through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life…By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

~ King Solomon

King Solomon Building A Home Knowledge Education Old Age Quotes Proverb Understanding Wisdom

Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Deep Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Fame Famous Fool Foolish Fools Funny Gnome Gnomes Humor Humorous Humour Insight Insightful Insights Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Philosopher Profound Profundity Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Remark Remarked Remarks Rich Riches Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings South Africa South African Stupid Stupidity Thought Provoking Thoughtful Wealth Wealthy Wisdom Wise

As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

~ Idries Shah

Idries Shah Proverb Sufis Sufism Wisdom

Wise is the one who flavors the future with some salt from the past. Becoming dust is no threat to the phoenix born from the ash.

~ Curtis Tyrone Jones

Curtis Tyrone Jones Ash Death Dreaming Dreaming Big Dreams Dust Future Happiness Hope Inspirational Kierkegaard Life Life Lessons Looking Back Looking Forward Motivational Past Perseverance Persistence Phoenix Poetry Power Proverb Rebirth Salt Self Love Strength Threat Vision Wisdom

For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit from that person’s success, or be that person.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Advantage Africa African Ambition Ambitious Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Benefit Benefits Deceive Deception Deep Dictum Dictums Envious Envy Epigram Epigrams Fake Funny Gnome Gnomes Happiness Happy Humor Humorous Humour Insightful Jealous Jealousy Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Philosopher Pretend Pretended Pretending Pretense Profit Profiting Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Satire Satirical Saying Sayings Sincere Sincerely South Africa South African Succeed Success Successful Thought Provoking Thoughtful Unhappiness Unhappy

Most sane human beings’ chances of being alive in a thousand years’ time are a hundred times higher than their chances of being sincerely happy for at least ten consecutive days.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Consistency Consistent Crazy Deep Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Fake Gnome Gnomes Happiness Happy Humor Humour Immortality Insane Insanity Insightful Mad Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Mortality Pretend Pretense Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quotes Sad Sane Sanity Satire Satirical Saying Sayings Sincere Sincerely Thought Provoking Thoughtful Unhappiness Unhappy

Not a few millions of parents strongly hope that their own children will step in by instantly becoming their own parents’ foster parents, if and when the parents reach their second childhood.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Caregiver Caregivers Child Childfree Childhood Childless Children Deep Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Father Fatherhood Fathers Foster Parent Foster Parents Funny Gnome Gnomes Hope Humor Humorous Humour Insightful Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Mother Motherhood Mothers Old Age Home Old Age Homes Parent Parenthood Parents Philosopher Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Second Childhood Selfish Selfishness South Africa South African Thought Provoking Thoughtful

Keep a green tree alive in your heart, and a songbird may come to sing there.

~ Chinese Proverb

Chinese Proverb Happy Heart Hope Inspirational Love Proverb

Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Act Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Believe Conform Conformity Deep Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Expect Expectation Expectations Feel Feeling Feelings Funny Gnome Gnomes Human Human Being Human Beings Humanity Humans Humor Humorous Humour Insane Insanity Insightful Made Me Think Make You Think Mankind Maxim Maxims People Person Philosopher Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Sane Sanity Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings South Africa South African Think Thought Provoking Thoughtful

When you fall into darkness do not spend all your energy and light rather than to remain in darkness

~ Kamaran Ihsan Salih

Kamaran Ihsan Salih Phylosophical Proverb Proverbs Quotes

The most upsetting thing about Society’s attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Some of us were brought into this troubled world primarily or only to increase our fathers’ chances of not being left by our mothers, or vice versa.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Many a survivor of a plane crash who is or was against cannibalism and had never eaten human flesh once found themselves in a situation where they had to either eat human flesh, or go the way of all flesh.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the opportunity to be a master, if such an opportunity presents or had presented itself.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Authority Axiom Axioms Bondage Control Deep Dictum Dictums Dominance Dominate Domination Dominion Enslavement Epigram Epigrams Freedom Funny Gnome Gnomes Hesitate Hesitation Humor Humorous Humour Influence Insightful Made Me Think Make You Think Master Masters Mastery Maxim Maxims Opportunities Opportunity Philosopher Power Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Readily Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Serfdom Servitude Slave Slave Master Slave Masters Slavery Slaves South Africa South African Thought Provoking Thoughtful Thrall Thralldom Vassalage

Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not all underdeveloped and developing countries look up to and aspire to someday be developed countries.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Aspiration Aspire Axiom Axioms Boy Boys Capitalism Capitalistic Carbon Emissions Carbon Footprint Civilization Countries Country Deep Develop Developed Developed Countries Developed Country Dictum Dictums Economic Growth Economics Economies Economy Emission Environment Epigram Epigrams First World Funny Gdp Global Warming Gnome Gnomes Gnp Gross Domestic Product Gross National Product Growth Humor Humorous Humour Industrialization Industrialized Industry Insightful Look Up To Made Me Think Make You Think Man Maxim Maxims Men Ozone Layer Philosopher Pollution Poor Poverty Profound Progress Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Rich Riches Role Model Role Models Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Second World South Africa South African Third World Thought Provoking Thoughtful Underdeveloped Underdeveloped Countries Underdeveloped Country Wealth Wealthy

To ask a man whether or not he has a girlfriend is to talk about his sex life. If you disagree with that, then how in the name of God do you differentiate between a man’s girlfriend and a girl that is a friend to the man?

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Ask Axiom Axioms Date Dating Deep Dictum Dictums Differentiate Differentiation Epigram Epigrams Female Female Friend Female Friends Females Friend Friends Funny Girlfriend Girlfriends Gnome Gnomes Humor Humorous Humour Insightful Life Partner Life Partners Love Love Life Love Lives Lover Lovers Made Me Think Make You Think Man Marriage Married Maxim Maxims Men Partner Partners Philosopher Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Question Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Relationship Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Sex Sex Life Sex Lives Single South Africa South African Spouse Spouses Thought Provoking Thoughtful Wife Wives

The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Caste Castes Class Classes Culture Deep Denomination Dictum Dictums Dislike Epigram Epigrams Everybody Everyone Funny Gnome Gnomes Hate Hatred Hierarchy Human Beings Humanity Humans Humor Humorous Humour Insightful Like Liked Love Loved Made Me Think Make You Think Mankind Maxim Maxims Nationality Philosopher Population Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Relationship Relationships Religion Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Social Class Social Classes Social Status South Africa South African Status Tension Thought Provoking Thoughtful World World Population

As we all know, as if forever exploiting or attempting to exploit each other were not enough, a group of sane human beings who have just reached the end of a war against a common enemy of theirs will sooner or later start or continue killing and/or fighting against each other.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Africa African Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Deep Dictum Dictums Divide Divided Divided And Conquered Enemies Enemy Epigram Epigrams Exploit Exploitation Exploited Exploiting Fight Fighting Funny Gnome Gnomes Human Human Being Human Beings Humans Humor Humorous Humour Insane Insanity Insightful Kill Killing Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Philosopher Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Sane Sanity Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings South Africa South African Thought Provoking Thoughtful United Unity War Warred Warring Wars
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