31 More Quick Motivational Sayings and Proverbs

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A Challenge to You

Many of my Twitter followers have told me that they love my quotes. The motivational sayings and proverbs seem to be the most popular so here is another list of them. This time I’m not going to go in detail about my interpretation of them.

Rather, I’m going to bombard you with 31 of them and ask you for your own interpretations. I want everyone who reads this to pick out one proverb and leave a comment about it below. Tell me why you like it and what it means to you.

It’s time to take some action, guys and gals. It’s time to start rockin’!

1. An inch of time is an inch of gold, but you can’t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. -Chinese Proverb

2. You can’t catch a cub without going into the tiger’s den. -Chinese Proverb

3. A book holds a house of gold. -Chinese Proverb

4. A fall in a ditch makes you wiser. -Chinese Proverb

5. A tiger never returns to his prey he did not finish off. -Chinese Proverb

6. Tension is what you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. -Chinese Proverb

7. The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure. -Chinese Proverb

8. The senses are like a reversible coat. They can go outside to the world, or inside to the sould. -Buddhist Proverb

9. He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything. -Arabic Proverb

10. In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and foolish build dams. -Nigerian Proverb

11. To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. -Chinese Proverb

12. Everything in the past died yesterday, everything in the future was born today. -Chinese Proverb

13. When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. -Chinese Proverb

14. Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself. -African Proverb

15. The mouth which eats does not talk. -African Proverb

16. You must judge a man by the work of his hands. -African Proverb

17. A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness. -African Proverb

18. A barber does not shave himself. -African Proverb

19. If a child washes his hands, he could eat with kings. -African Proverb

20. A talkative bird will not make a nest. -African Proverb

21. Before shooting, one must aim. -African Proverb

22. A house divided cannot stand. -Arabic Proverb

23. Leave evil, it will leave you. -Arabic Proverb

24. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. -Arabic Proverb

25. Envy is a weight not placed by its bearer. -Arabic Proverb

26. Silence is the sign of approval. -Arabic Proverb

27. Show him death and he will be content with fever. -Arabic Proverb

28. Blood can never turn into water. -Arabic Proverb

29. The tongue of the ignorant is the key to his death. -Arabic Proverb

30. One hand cannot clap. -Arabic Proverb

31. Plant each day and you will eat. -Arabic Proverb

OK, now let’s here what ya got for me! Which of these could be your life mottos?  Which speak to you?  Which do you not like?  Which got you thinking?

Tell me your thoughts!

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