Cold hearts can find warm words.

More Tibetan Proverbs

• A small cause can lead to a big result.
• One’s motivation is like a pure, white scarf, but the other’s intention is black hope.
• A single thread doesn’t make a cloth A single tree doesn’t make a forest.
• One may dance in the sky. But one must land on the earth.
• All the world’s great journeys begin with the first step.
• When the jewel is yours, You don’t realize its value. When the jewel is another’s You realize its value
• A child without education is like a bird without wings.
• If I tell you my dream, you might forget it. If I act on my dream, perhaps you will remember it, but if I involve you, it becomes your dream too.
• Better to shut your own mouth, Than to bind the mouths of others
• An honest man can set up home anywhere. A dishonest man has no place to go.
• With a resolute heart, a mouse can lift an elephant.
• It is easier to put leather on the soles of one’s feet than cover the world with leather.
• Father’s the head of the family. But mother’s the foundation.
• To indulge in unnecessary work is to create trouble for oneself.
• The heedless shouldn’t be consulted for advice. The irresponsible shouldn’t be entrusted with tasks.
• A statement without an example is hard to follow; tea without salt is hard to swallow.
• Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts.
• Without a tent pole, there is no tent. Without society, there is no achievement.
• Faults: Your eyes see them in others. But you need a mirror to see your own.
• Excellent people are honoured wherever they go.
• In this world, if one has perseverance. Knowledge is within one’s palm.
• Greater wealth, greater suffering Lesser wealth, lesser suffering.
• The ability to use wealth constructively is a mark of a wealthy man.
• Work delayed causes regret.
• If a man ill-treats others, Worse retribution awaits him.
• Without character, Intelligence is of no use.
• Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.