Proverbials!

Sayings about Rewards Two things rule the world ... rewards and punishment. ~ Bosnian Proverb Reward sweetens labor. ~ Dutch Proverb The reward of a thing rightly done is to have done it. ~ Latin Proverb A foolish bride gets no presents . ~ Indian Proverb It is better to receive awards that you don't deserve rather than deserve them and not receive them. ~ Portuguese Proverb Children are the reward of life. ~ Congolese Proverb Present to the eye, present to the mind. ~ Chinese Proverb I give a present to the mother but I think of the daughter. ~ German Proverb He who gives a monkey as a present doesn't keep hold of its tail. ~ Ivorian Proverb When you reject gifts from heaven you will be rewarded in hell. ~ Japanese Proverb Presents make women affable, priests indulgent, and the law crooked. ~ Danish Proverb The journey is the reward . ~ Chinese Proverb We make big promises to avoid little presents . ~ French Proverb Living is not a rewa...

Sayings about the Present Men see only the present ; heaven sees the future. ~ Chinese Proverb The golden age never was the present age. ~ English Proverb The past is the future of the present . ~ Japanese Proverb No time like the present . ~ Traditional Proverb A sponge to wipe away the past; a rose to sweeten the present ; a kiss to greet the future. ~ Arabian Proverb Quotations about Present Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. ~ Francis Bacon The present is an edifice which God cannot rebuild. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The more I give myself permission to live in the moment and enjoy it without feeling guilty or judgmental about any other time, the better I feel about the quality of my work. ~ Wayne Dyer There exists only the present instant...a Now which always and without end is itself new. There is no yesterday nor any tomorrow, but only Now, as it was a thousand years ago and as it will be a thou...

Sayings about Future The future is for those who know how to wait. ~ Russian Proverb The past is for God, the  future  for the Tsars. ~ Russian Proverb When you talk about future happenings the devil starts to laugh. ~ Japanese Proverb Men see only the present; heaven sees the future . ~ Chinese Proverb Don’t try to make predictions — especially those concerning the future . ~ Chinese Proverb All the past died yesterday; the future is born today. ~ Chinese Proverb You can be cautious about the future but not the past. ~ Chinese Proverb The future struggles against being mastered. ~ Latin Proverb He who predicts the future lies, even if he tells the truth. ~ Arabian Proverb The past is the future of the present. ~ Japanese Proverb Learn about the future by looking at the past. ~ Tamil Proverb If men could foresee the future , they would still behave as they do now. ~ Russian Proverb When we have nothing to worry about we are not doing much, an...

Sayings about Gifts Gifts  make friendship lasting. ~ Danish Proverb Gifts  should be handed, not thrown. ~ Danish Proverb Gifts make their way through stone walls. ~ Traditional Proverb Mutual gifts cement friendship. ~ Ivorian Proverb It is difficult to repay the gifts you get at a wedding or a funeral. ~ Chinese Proverb Gift long expected is sold, not given. ~ Italian Proverb Gifts reflect those who give them. ~ Chinese Proverb What is bought is cheaper than a gift . ~ Portuguese Proverb The devil always takes back his gifts . ~ Ukrainian Proverb When you reject gifts from heaven you will be rewarded in hell. ~ Japanese Proverb If you give a gift to a rich man, the devil sniggers. ~ French Proverb Small gifts maintain friendship, big ones maintain love. ~ French Proverb He that parts with his property before his death prepares himself for much suffering. ~ French Proverb He who was presented with an ox must give in return a h...