Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Nuggets of Gold

Short and precise, these axioms, and maxims tell a story, and teach a lesson in a few words. Granted that some of them sound rather cliché, but they are also deep truth as clichés tend to be.

Sometimes the meaning might not be obvious until you have read it a couple of times, and pondered upon it for a while. Sometimes the meaning becomes clear only after you have undergone certain life experiences. These are words of wisdom. Some people refer them to nuggets of gold.

Dig the well before you get thirsty. - Chinese Proverb

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel. - Augustus Hare

They sicken of the calm, who know the storm. - Dorothy Parker

A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine. - Marcus Aurelius

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. - Joseph Addison

Real charity doesn’t care if it’s tax-deductible or not. - Dan Benett

There is no education like adversity. - Benjamin Disraeli

When in doubt, strategise; if it doesn't work, reorganize. - Srini Rangan

It’s nice to be important, but it’s important to be nice. - Melissa Hahn

The more you want, the more you stand to lose. - Aesop

You can cage the singer but not the song. - Harry Belafonte

It’s when you run away that you’re most liable to stumble. - Casey Robinson

The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it. - Duc de La Rochefoucauld

He who will not economize will have to agonize. - Confucius

The hour which gives us life begins to take it away. - Seneca

If there’s a way to do it better, find it. - Thomas A Edison

Please all, and you will please none. - Aesop

There is always room at the top. - Daniel Webster

He that is giddy thinks the world turns round. - William Shakespeare

No mask like open truth to cover lies. - William Congreve

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