To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.
-Katherine Paterson
Tell me, I'll forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I'll understand.
-Chinese Proverb
Wealth is affliction disguised as a good.
-Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda
Can’t milk a cow with your hands in your pockets.
-Russian proverb
Pray to God, but hold on to your good mind.
-Russian proverb
Paper will endure anything.
-Russian proverb
It's the still waters that are inhabited by devils.
-Russian proverb
Perseverance generates prosperity,
and the lack of it engenders poverty.
They say the black ogress called Misfortune lurks in laziness,
while Goddess Fortune lingers in the laboring toils of active men.
-Tirukural
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--which is: Try to please everybody.
-Herbert Swope
A man with outward courage dares to die. A man with inward courage dares to live.
-Lao-Tzu
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet.
-Anonymous