It is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa. ~Jane Austen
#quotes #jane-austen #laziness #work

Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #health #disease

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The next best time is now. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #trees

When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. ~Taoist Proverb
#proverbs #taoist-proverbs #mind #world

At the gambling table, there are no fathers and sons. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #gambling

I had the luck that my parents educated me in three languages. With my mother I spoke Dutch, with my father Italian, and in the school I learned German. But my host language is Italian. ~Michelle Hunziker
#quotes #michelle-hunziker #language

I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
#quotes #mariella-frostrup #children #family

A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb
#proverbs #swedish-proverbs #life #love #seasons

Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
#quotes #ernest-hemingway #africa #travel

Tear off the curtain of doubt by questions. ~Arabic Proverb
#proverbs #arabic-proverbs #questions

When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
#proverbs #chinese-proverbs #planning #corn #trees #education

To like and dislike the same things, that is indeed true friendship. ~Sallust
#quotes #sallust #friendship

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #patience

As the big hound is, so will the pup be. ~Irish Proverb
#proverbs #irish-proverbs #nature

Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #coffee

We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
#quotes #james-redfield #frequency #uplifting #relationship

We can't afford as a nation; not because of money but because of our social fabric; to have large numbers of people who are not working. ~Donna Shalala
#quotes #donna-shalala #nation #work

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What did the taxpayers get out of the Obama stimulus? More debt. That money wasn't just spent and wasted; it was borrowed, spent, and wasted. ~Paul Ryan
#quotes #paul-ryan #taxation

All of the significant battles are waged within the self. ~Zen Proverb
#proverbs #zen-proverbs #buddhism #self

Listen to advice and accept correction, then in the end you will be wise. ~Proverb
#proverbs #advice #listening #wisdom

Honesty is the soul of business. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #business #honesty

Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #medicine

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises. ~Dutch Proverb
#proverbs #dutch-proverbs #debt #promise

Who does not thank for little, will not thank for much. ~Estonian Proverb
#proverbs #estonian-proverbs #gratitude