Proverbs from Around the World

A German proverb says that a country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs. I put together in this book more than 1.000 proverbs from around the world. Enjoy them!
A good and happy life begins not with what we have, but with who we are. The proverbs, make us think and meditate, they help us to become beautiful and good people, to achieve a disciplined and prudent life, to be right and just, to know how and when to listen and speak. Their purpose is to help us change our hearts and thinking and to lead us to a new and better way of life.
Read this book as a guide for life, a gift from our ancestors. If you are in need of a good advice, return to your ancestors' wisdom. The proverbs are their pieces of advice giving to us to help us not repeat their mistakes and to live a better life than they did.
Do not rush reading the proverbs, but read each saying slowly, reflect, let them embrace your conscience and think how to apply them in your real life situations.