More Tibetan Proverbs
- Intoxication from alcohol knows recovery, But intoxication from greed knows none.
- If I know I will die tomorrow, I can still learn something tonight.
- A fool who pretends to be clever will only highlight his foolishness.
- Those who have saved one life have saved the entire world.
- Lies are short-lived.
- Wherever you have friends, that’s your country. Wherever you receive love, that’s your home.
- 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.