Man counts what he has refused, not what he has given

Quote by African Proverb

Topics: Mankind Quotes

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

When a poor man goes to the market, often he comes home with only tears

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

Sorrow is like a precious treasure, shown only to friends

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony

By the deeds know a man

By the deeds know a man

When the music changes, so does the dance

When the music changes, so does the dance

Wisdom does not come overnight

Wisdom does not come overnight

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense

Peace is costly but it is worth the expense

The world did not make any promises

The world did not make any promises

Where I make a living, there is my home

Where I make a living, there is my home

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

Seeing is different than being told.

Seeing is different than being told.

It's a bad child who does not take advice.

It's a bad child who does not take advice.

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

He who asks questions, cannot avoid the answers

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called...

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called...

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

Indecision may or may not be my problem.

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o'er lost days. Are...

Indecision is debilitating; it feeds upon itself; it is, one might almost say, habit-forming. Not...

Indecision is debilitating; it feeds upon itself; it is, one might almost say, habit-forming. Not...