Proverbial Thursday – Global Sayings

I find there to be profound wisdom in proverbs, sayings and quotes and I marvel at the way they are so succinct in communicating messages to the reader. Mostly anonymous, they come to us from past generations and from across cultures. They speak of the experiences of lives lived and lessons learned. Quotes, like proverbs, make us think more deeply about something.

Each Thursday, I post a Proverb or Saying and a Quote that I find thought-provoking. 

I hope you will too.

This week the proverb comes from a country I have not featured previously on Proverbial Thursday:

Life is a candle before the wind – Japanese Proverb

God has no religion – Gandhi

Does the Japanese proverb ring true for you?

What do you make of Gandhi’s words?

Something Proverbial to Ponder About

Proverbial Thursday – Proverbs from around the World

Wise words from days past, uttered so succinctly, much can be learned from just a few small words. Mostly anonymous proverbs and quotes, some by famous or inspirational persons. Some special words to ponder about.

 

 

– it is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.

Marcus aurelius

 

Life is a candle before the wind.

– Japanese Proverb

 

The more you live, the less you die.

– Janis Joplin