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534 Proverbs about Life



1. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.. Chinese Proverb. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Chinese Proverb

2. A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.. Arabic Proverb. A wise man's day is worth a fool's life.
Arabic Proverb

3. Four things come not back -- the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.. Arabian Proverb. Four things come not back -- the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.
Arabian Proverb

4. When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.. Indian Proverb. When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
Indian Proverb

5. May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.. Native American Proverb. May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.
Native American Proverb

6. A word out of season may mar a whole lifetime.. Greek Proverb. A word out of season may mar a whole lifetime.
Greek Proverb

7. If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; 
if you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.. English Proverb. If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; if you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.
English Proverb

8. By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.. American Proverb. By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.
American Proverb

9. Variety is the spice of life.. American Proverb. Variety is the spice of life.
American Proverb

10. A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.. Arabic Proverb. A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.
Arabic Proverb

11. Every day of your life is a page of your history.. Arabic Proverb. Every day of your life is a page of your history.
Arabic Proverb

12. Only three things in life are certain birth, death and change.. Arabic Proverb. Only three things in life are certain birth, death and change.
Arabic Proverb

13. Seven days is the length of a guest's life.. Burmese Proverb. Seven days is the length of a guest's life.
Burmese Proverb

14. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.. Chinese Proverb. A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.
Chinese Proverb

15. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.. Chinese Proverb. A smile will gain you ten more years of life.
Chinese Proverb

16. Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.. Chinese Proverb. Four things come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.
Chinese Proverb

17. If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.. Chinese Proverb. If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
Chinese Proverb

18. Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.. Chinese Proverb. Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends whom we choose.
Chinese Proverb

19. Life isn't all beer and skittles.. Chinese Proverb. Life isn't all beer and skittles.
Chinese Proverb

20. Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.. Chinese Proverb. Once bitten by a snake, he is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope.
Chinese Proverb

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