Finnish proverb of the day: “The forest answers in the same way one shouts at it” teaches us that we get what we do to others
A sun-dappled forest clearing with a stream, mossy rocks, and ancient trees. A young woman offers a wooden bird to…
Bulgarian proverb of the day: “If you don’t patch your old cloth, you will not wear a new one”, an age-old wisdom on management, moderation and sustainability
A Bulgarian wisdom on sustainability, management Among the many proverbs that have emerged from Bulgaria’s long rural tradition, few express…
Russian proverb of the day ‘Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth’ teaches us how to accept a gift with gratitude, humility instead of finding fault in it
Russian proverb of the day teaches us that a gift should be taken with gratitude without any complaint. Among the…
Norwegian proverb of the day: “Haste is good…when the house is on fire” teaches us to take a pause, evaluate urgency
The Norwegian proverb teaches us to differentiate between real and false urgency. Not everything has to be done now and…
African proverb of the day: “The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly” and the illusion of possession, a lesson in uncertainty
The food that is in the mouth is not yet in the belly Africa has a rich collection of old…
Spanish proverb of the day on ingratitude, betrayal and expectation: ‘Raise crows and they will pluck out your eyes’
‘Raise crows and they will pluck out your eyes’ More than a proverb, this is a warning passed down through…
Maldivian wisdom of the day on exploitation, injustice: The rat gnaws into the young coconut, the bat drinks the water
Maldivian proverb of the day reminds us how a rat works hard to open a coconut and a bat drinks…
Malay proverb of the day on humility and resilience: Follow the nature of the rice plant; the more grains it bears, the lower it bows
Proverb of the day: The more grains it bears, the lower it bows Some evergreen sayings are there in all…
Georgian proverb of the day: ‘That which we give makes us richer; that which is hoarded is lost’
This Georgian proverb of the day teaches us the real meaning of wealth. We often think wealth comes from accumulation.…