“You can not have more bedbugs than a blanket-full.” – Spanish proverb
I like how this puts an upper limit on the woes one can collect. It is reassuring to note that many ‘overwhelming’ problems can be broken down to see their finite parts and thus can be managed and worked on more effectively. It gives hope to know they aren’t infinite.
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“It is a sin against humanity to open your doors and shut up your countenance.” English Proverb
I always try to remember that opening your door is only the first step.
One must be inviting in your heart as well. A good thing to remember during this week.
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“Illness tells us what we are” – Italian Proverb
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“God Dwells Wherever You Let Him In.” – Jewish Proverb
At least that is how I felt about it then. Now I would say whatever you let in, is God. Then again….
“A Man Cannot Jump Over His Own Shadow.” – Yiddish Proverb
Meaning what exactly?
“Knowledge without sense is double folly.” – Baltasar Gracian
What is the danger of knowledge without sense, anyway? Why is it double folly as opposed to just folly x 1?
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The difference of course is that a rock doesn’t complain, it just takes it and becomes whatever it becomes. A human, on the other hand, tries to avoid the trials. A diamond also can’t revert back to being a rock, but humans can revert back to being ‘imperfect’.
How do you act on what you have learned about yourself? The answer to that question is the key to you being polished or not.
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.” – Chinese proverb
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