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Texas Holdem Poker

An Introduction to Texas Holdem Poker

So you're new to Texas Holdem poker? Not a problem. Texas Holdem poker is by far the best game for a beginner to learn. Other poker games like Omaha or 7 card stud need a higher understanding of calculating odds and card counting. Texas Holdem can be learned in a few minutes and you can be playing fairly well with a few hours of practice. However, in order to learn the game you must play and you must play fairly often.

Online poker rooms offer a wide variety of play money tables where beginners may practice for free until they are ready to move up to the fun at real money tables. We recommend playing online to start because online poker rooms handle many tedious details, like dealing, shuffling, and determining who has the best hand.

A Texas Hold'em poker game goes as follows:

1. Depending on the limit and betting structure, players will place out blinds and antes so there is an initial amount to get things started. This is called posting.
2. The dealer shuffles up a standard deck of 52 playing cards.
3. Each player is dealt two private cards face down. These are called your hole cards or pocket cards.
4. Then there is a round of betting starting with the player to the left of the blinds. This is the preflop betting round. Like most games of poker, players can call, raise, or fold.
5. After the betting round ends, the dealer discards the top card of the deck. This is called a burn card. This is done to prevent cheating.
6. The dealer then flips the next three cards face up on the table. This is called the flop. These are communal cards that anyone can use in combination with their two pocket cards to form a poker hand.
7. The player to the left of the dealer starts another betting round.
8. After the betting concludes, the dealer burns again then flips another communal card onto the table. This is called the turn.
9. The player to the left of the dealer begins another round of betting. In many types of games, this is where the bet size doubles.
10. Again, the dealer burns a card and places a final card face up on the table. This is called the river. Players can now use any of the five cards on the table or the two cards in their pocket to form a five card poker hand.
11. There is one final round of betting starting with the player to the left of the dealer.
12. After that, we have the showdown. All of the players who haven't folded reveal their hands. This begins with the player to the left of the last player to call. Players use a combination of their pocket cards and the community cards to form a five card poker hand.
13. The player who shows the best hand wins! Although sometimes players with the same hand split the pot.

An Explanation of Texas Holdem Odds

Probability is a huge factor in texas hold em. Players use odds to determine their actions. The chances of finishing a flush or a straight, the probability of getting an overcard, the percentage of times you're going to flop a set to match your pocket pair are all important factors in poker. Knowledge of these statistics is key to winning. In online games especially with very few (if any) tells, statistical knowledge becomes the main factor when choosing whether to bet, call, or fold.
Here are some terms that you'll hear on this site and whenever you're talking about poker odds...

Outs	The number of cards left in the deck that will improve your hand. "I had four hearts on the turn, so I had only 9 outs left to finish that flush."
Pot Odds	The odds you get when analyzing the current size of the pot vs. your next call. "There's $200 already in the pot, and only another $10 bet coming at me, so my pot odds are good if I hit that flush."
Bet Odds	The odds you get as a result of evaluating the number of callers to a raise. "With a 1 in 5 chance of hitting it, and knowing all six of these guys are gonna call my bet, my bet odds are good too."
Implied Odds	The odds you are getting after the assumed result of betting for the remainder of the hand. "Since I think these guys are going to call on the turn and river, my implied odds are excellent."

In Texas Hold 'Em, you commonly use outs and pot odds the most. This is also the starting point for those who want to learn about poker odds. To those out there who "ain't good at countin' much", you better get good because that is how it's done. At this point it's only simple division The numerator will be the number of outs you have. The denominator is the number of cards left that we haven't seen. The result will be the percentage chance of making one of those outs. Therefore, the most math you'll be doing will be dividing small numbers by 50 (preflop), 47 (after the flop), or 46 (after the turn).

Before we move on, I get a lot of questions about why we never factor in opponents' cards or burn cards.

Pot odds are as easy as computing outs. You compare your outs or your chance of winning to the size of the pot. If your chance of winning is significantly better than the ratio of the pot size to a bet, then you have good pot odds. If it's lower, then you have bad pot odds. For example, say you are in a $5/$10 texas hold'em game with Jack-Ten facing one opponent on the turn. You have an outside straight draw with a board of 2-5-9-Q, and only the river card left to make it. Any 8 or any King will finish this straight for you, so you have 8 outs (four 8's and 4 K's left in the deck) and 46 unseen cards left. 8/46 is almost the same as a 1 in 6 chance of making it. Your sole opponent bets $10. You if you take a $10 bet you could win $200. $200/$10 is 20, so you stand to make 20x more if you call. 1/6 higher than 1/20, so pot odds say that calling wouldn't be a bad idea.

We should probably clarify one thing. A lot of players want to somehow factor in money they wagered on previous rounds. With the last example, you probably had already invested a significant portion of that $200 pot. Let's say $50. Does that mean you should play or fold because of that money you already have in there? $50/$200? That's a big no. That's not your money anymore! It's in a pool of money to be given to the winner. You have no "stake" in that pot. The only stake you might have is totally mental and has no bearing on hard statistics.

The next step is to use bet odds and implied odds. That's tougher, because it involves predicting reactions of other players. With bet odds, you try to factor in how many people are going to call a raise. With implied odds, you're thinking about reactions for the rest of the game. One last example on implied odds...

Say it's another $5/$10 texas holdem game and you have a four flush on the flop. Your neighbor bets, and everyone else folds. The pot is $50 at this point. First you figure out your chance of hitting your flush on the turn, and it comes out to about 19.1% (about 1 in 5). You have to call this $5 bet vs a $50 pot, so that's a 10x payout. 1/5 is higher than 1/10, so bet odds are okay, but you must consider that this guy's going to bet into you on the turn and river also. That's the $5 plus two more $10 bets. So now your facing $25 more till the end of the hand. So you have to consider your chances of hitting that flush on the turn or river, which makes it about 35% (better than 1 in 3 now), but you have to invest $25 for a finishing pot of $100. $100/$25 is 1 in 4. That's pretty close. But there's more!... if you don't make it on the turn, it'll change your outs and odds! You'll have a 19.6% chance of hitting the flush (little worse than 1 in 5), but a $20 investment for a finishing pot of $100! $100/$20 is 1 in 5. So the chances would take a nasty turn if you didn't hit it! What's makes it more complicated is that if you did hit it on the turn, you could raise him back, and get an extra $20 or maybe even $40 in the pot.

I'll let it go at that, as once you've mastered simple outs and pot odds, bet and implied odds are just a longer extension of these equations. If you sit and think about these things while you play, it'll come to you eventually without any tutoring. Good luck!

Preflop Strategy in Texas Holdem

Before you start betting like a madman when you get two eights in the pocket, you need to carefully consider all factors involved in solid preflop strategy.

The factors to consider are the number of players, how aggressive/passive the players at the table are, your bankroll, your position, and how much risk you are willing to entail.

Number of players: With 10 people in the game, it's much more likely that someone else has a strong hand in the pocket than in a short-handed game. Also, you'll need to be more cautious in larger games, as the chances of someone's preflop hand fitting the flop will be much better. More competition means stiffer competition.

How aggressive the players are: Assuming you've been playing with a few people for several hands, and you noticed some jackass is raising every hand preflop, you'll want to play tighter. Let the guy win the blinds (big deal) and nail him to the wall when you have a solid hand in the pocket preflop.

Your bankroll: If you have $2 left, you'll want to play extremely carefully and select one hand to bet on, hoping to get as many players involved as possible for a larger pot. You'll want to be all-in before the flop is dealt. On the flip-side, if you have $1000 at a $1/$2 table, you can take the high-risk, high-payout bets.

Your position: People in late position have the ability to influence the size of the pot much more than those in early position. This is especially true preflop.

Your tolerance for risk: Depending on your playing style, you may want to play more or less aggressively preflop. Players who shoot for larger pots, but don't mind a greater chance for losing a few hands will want to raise preflop, especially if they are in late position. Some players prefer to be as selective as possible preflop, grinding out a winning hand here or there. It really depends on your own style of play, and how you perceive the players around you.

You might also want to consider what cards you have in your hand. Naturally, AA is the best to start with. It helps if your hand is suited or if the cards are sequential in rank like a Seven and an Eight ("connected"). It's important to understand how your two cards hold up against other combinations of cards though.

When To Bet in Texas Holdem

A bet is a declaration that either:
a)"I have the best hand and I'll wager money on it" or
b)"You have a poor hand, and you will fold if you are forced to wager on it".

Typically, players are supposed to bet when they have a good hand. Players who don't have good hands are supposed to fold. Of course, if it was this simple, there would be no need for this page. You might as well wager on Tic-Tac-Toe. Most players play contrary to this idea, attempting to be a cunning or deceptive player. Don't fall into this trap when you are just learning to play.

Your betting strategy should be built upon this simple idea, but you must know when to stray and bet in situations when you otherwise wouldn't. Here are some situations you should start looking at to improve your game:

Example one: Blind-stealing

When you are in the dealer's position, and only you and the blinds are remaining in the game, a raise is often called "blind-stealing". This is because the blinds may fold, whereas if you didn't raise but simply called, the blinds would simply check. Its a good way to make a buck or two, but will never make you rich. Its more of a way to end the game fast and have a new hand dealt with more players (and more money).

Example two: The steal-raise

If you are last to act and all players have checked to you, betting to simply limit the number of players or take the pot is called a steal-raise. Don't use this exclusively, as better players will be onto you quickly and begin check-raising against your (most likely) poor hand. It is good to use a steal raise when you have an excellent drawing hand such as a nut flush draw. Players will tend to "check to the raiser". If you draw to your hand, you now have a larger pot to win. If you don't, you can always check, and hope the fifth card makes your hand.

Example three: The check-raise

Check raising is checking to your opponent, with the intention of luring them to bet, so that you can raise them back. Your intention is to lure them into a false sense of security so that you can raise them and increase the pot (remember, after one bet is committed, its more likely they'll commit to two).

Example four: The opener

This reckless move is often done by people who bluff. It is when the person first to act raises, making all other players call two bets at once. Its inteniton is to limit the number of players. Basically, this move amounts to a backwards steal-raise. The effect will almost certainly cause many players to fold, but the ones remaining will either be equally aggressive or truly have a great hand. This is also known as betting for information. This tactic is best used with few players in on the hand.

Example five: Squeezing

Squeezing is a tactic only used in a short-handed game. It's betting when you have a good hand currently, and you suspect another player or players may be on a draw. For example, you have top pair with the best kicker. Chances are they won't make their draw (be it a straight or a flush draw, etc). Your goal is to limit their pot odds.

The above examples are just really examples of bets. If you are playing no limit or pot limit holdem, the whole thinking behind betting becomes radically different.

Cheating

"Trust everybody, but cut the cards." - Finley Peter Dunne

No, not on how to cheat. How to spot cheating. This will focus more on online cheating. If you were hoping for ideas on how to not be cheated in home games, go to our page on home game cheating. Otherwise, read on!...

Online texas holdem poker rooms are probably the safest place to play at right now. Did your mother ever tell you to "never trust a stranger"? Well, playing online limits the number of sneaky people you could potentially be dealing with. The dealer is a program. Programs don't cheat. You don't have to worry about any sort of illegal card handling. There are no "cards" online.

Many poker players refuse to play online becaue of a fear of "hackers". In fact there are websites that claim they can either "see their opponents' pocket cards" or "see the turn and river before they are dealt". You should know that most of these sites are total garbage and I'm only saying "most" for legal reasons. Please visit our online poker safety page for more information. The big instance of an online poker room having security problems opened the eyes of the operators and now top sites are now so excessively secure that it's almost wasteful. Not only is the technical security present but all the measures you'd expect in a brick-and-mortar casino.

The most common form of online cheating is player collusion. That's when two or more players reveal to each other what cards they hold. This form is more difficult to pull off in a live game, but playing online gives players the chance to have a fellow player on the phone with them, or sitting next to them at another computer.

Fortunately most of these players are the ones who have no idea how to use that advantage. These two must coordinate well together, which takes practice. Online poker rooms not only look for telltale signs of collusion, but check to see if two players always play at the same table together. They would have to use "hit and run" tactics when using this form of cheating. Colluding players would have to hit up a high-limit table, then flee to another online poker room with their winnings and never look back.

To make a long story short, it is barely worth it to try it. But just in case, here are some things to look for...

1. A team of players who try to "steamroll" other players out of the game. This means reraising each other to make non-colluding players call multiple bets at once.

2. Players who never play fast preflop. That's the time to talk about what they hold. Watch whoever is under the gun and be mindful of reaction time.

3. A group of players who hike up bets by reraising with someone in between them. This gets the maximum amount of bets out of a third party. The alarm should really go off if one of those reraising players has a piss poor hand, or if one of them folds with one bet to go despite a massive pot. There's a time to bluff and a time to fold and most people have an idea when that is, so be on the lookout for players who exercise horrible judgement like that. Identify that person as a potential goldmine for yourself or a potential cheater.

Position

Position is simply where you are sitting in relation to the dealer's button. In holdem and many other poker games, your position at the table is a big factor. The strength of your position comes from the fact that the betting goes in a clockwise fashion. In a favorable position you get to see how many other players react to their hands and whether they fold, bet, or call before you do. The poker phrase, "Position is power" comes from this simple idea.

There are many names associated with position to identify where players are sitting in relation to the dealer's button. Each particular position has its own strengths or weaknesses.

• The small blind has the worst position after the flop and must invest half a bet.
• The big blind invests an entire bet and similarly has a poor position.
• The player under the gun has the worst position preflop and a junk position afterwards.
• The button has the best position during any betting round.

If you aren't familiar with the above terms (small blind, button, under the gun).

The importance of your position depends on many factors. For example, in no limit hold em, position is much more important than in limit hold'em. It is always better to be in an late position though, so it is important to identify what hands are generally playable in all positions.

For example, lets say you're under the gun. You have Queen-Ten, unsuited and decide to limp into the pot. The player to bet after you raises, and everyone but you folds.. Now you're in a jam. Chances are good that this player has a better hand than you. If they have any ace, king, or pocket pair, they are statistically better than you. You'd suspect that someone who raised has at least a hand like that. Now you can either call again and go into the flop as an underdog or you can fold and just give up a bet. What's worse is that if you call, you will be acting before this player for the rest of the hand. On the other hand, let's say you're on the button. You have Queen-Ten, unsuited and everybody folds to you. One option would be to fold and let the blinds fight it out. Another would be the just call and see what happens on the flop. Many players here would raise because you could steal the blinds and even if you didn't, you'd act after them for the remainder of the hand. Raising is only a viable option because of your favorable position.

Another notable factor is that position goes hand in hand with knowing the players directly around you. For example, an aggressive, blind-stealing player to the immediate right of a tight player usually results in the tight player's blinds getting stolen.

Being in late position with a good hand has major strengths over being early with a good hand. Early position raisers are assumed to have a good hand and it tends to scare players away. Early preflop raises can force the other players to call two bets at once (or more in the case of pot limit or no limit hold 'em) when there is nearly nothing in the pot worth fighting for. In late position, there may be players who have already called one bet. Those players only have to call one bet (in limit) with a little something already in the pot. So players in late position with a good hand have the ability to manipulate the pot size, which will make future bets easier to call in the upcoming betting rounds.

Bluffing in Texas Holdem

"You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time." - Abraham Lincoln

One element of poker is deception. Bluffing is the quintessential trick in hold em poker. Of course, the reasoning for a bluff is to deceive the other players into thinking you have a better hand when you actually do not. For a bluff to work, you need the other players to think you actually have that better hand. Many beginning poker players love this idea of bluffing and often misuse it. The value of the bluff increases under certain general circumstances that often have a lot to do with information you assume about the other players. This vagueness makes it difficult to give definitive reasons or places to bluff. Some less generalized times to bluff and some advice are given below. The bottom of the page gives some more ideas and perspectives on deception in poker.

Some typical reasons to bluff...

A. When there aren't many other players in a pot.

Simply put, it's easier to trick a couple people than a crowd. With fewer hands out there, chances are better that no one has made a reasonable hand. This is fairly common though, so many players won't believe you. Some will stay in the hand just to "keep you honest", so sometimes this needs to be a persistent bluff over a period of two or three betting rounds. That can be costly if they don't fall for it. You need to know the players before you use this type of bluff.

B. When you're up against fairly tight players.

Those that tend to fold easily are the biggest targets of a bluff. Bets will be put out just as a form of information gathering on this player's hand. If you bluff early (preflop, flop) against a very tight player and they don't buckle, you should think twice about trying it again on a future round. They have something. Your job is to determine whether they have a made or drawing hand. Once again, you need to know the players.

C. On the river.

Especially if apparent drawing hands missed. That's when players react to rule #1 "the moment you know you can't win, throw in your cards". It is often a good idea to bluff with a weak hand, like ace-high or lowest pair with these kinds of bluffs, because some players will stay in just because of pot odds. If you do that, it is actually semi-bluffing (see the bottom of the page).

D. You're in late position and everyone else checked.

This one you'll have to gauge for yourself. It will most likely force some players out, but not all. This is a pretty common bluff once again, and many players will stay in just because of bet odds, and/or to once again "keep you honest". This is another example of a bluff that needs to be more persistent over a couple betting rounds.

E. You bet preflop and missed.

That's because they don't know you missed! This can be dangerous, and you really have to evaluate to board before you get into this one. Sometimes it's good to bluff when AK misses, sometimes when 99 misses. You have to really feel this one out.

F. You have given other players "the fear".

It's about how other players perceive you. If you just won a hand through good play, the players who say "nice hand" are the ones who now respect you. They will more likely fold to your bluff if you play it right. The trick is to play the hand exactly the same way you played the other winning hand. Give it the "here we go again" act.

G. When the flop isn't so great.

Some players will fold automatically if all they have is an overcard. With a rainbow flop of 2, 6, 9, not many players will have much. This is another example of a bluff that can go horribly awry. I wouldn't be too persistent in this case, unless only more low cards pop up. Once again, know your players.

H. Preflop on the button, and everyone else has folded.

This is usually best used with tight players to your left. Its good because it can change from a bluff to a deceptively good hand with luck and the right flop.

I. When there is a pair on the board.

This is especially useful when the pair is 88 or lower. Chances are that these cards might have been folded or are still in the deck. This is one situation where you want to evaluate the hand very carefully if they do call though. This is a great situation to read the tells of the players who are NOT involved in the game. It's much easier to give away the fact that you HAD a card than if you HAVE it.

Keep in mind that these are pretty common reasons to bluff. Many players know these reasons. Most of the time it just won't work. The main thing is always to know your players and to not do it so often that it never works.

There's some great books about bluffing out there. We suggest reading as much as you can about it, as it's one of the most misunderstood aspects of poker.

Yang Tersembunyi Di Sebalik Hari

Hari dijadikan untuk mengukur usia dunia. Setiap hari menyimpan rahsia-rahsia tersendiri dengan seribu satu peristiwa. Yang aneh, yang indah, yang ceria, yang muram-semuanya adalah hati.

Hari apakah saudara saudari dilahirkan ke dunia?Lihatlah apa yang pernah berlaku pada hari pertama saudara dan saudari menghirup udara bumi dalam sejarah kejadian alam dan manusia.


AHAD

• ALLAH s.w.t menjadikan alam, bintang, api neraka, bumi yang tujuh, lautan yang tujuh, anggota manusia yang tujuh dan hari yang tujuh.

ISNIN

• Nabi Idris dinaikkan ke langit.
• Nabi Musa mengunjungi Bukit Tursina
• Bukti keesaan ALLAH s.w.t diturunkan.
• Nabi Muhammad s.a.w dilahirkan.
• Wahyu pertama diturunkan kepada Nabi Muhammad s.a.w.
• Rasulullah s.a.w wafat.

SELASA

• Nabi Yahya wafat dibunuh.
• Nabi Zakaria wafat dibunuh.
• Tukang-tukang sihir Firaun ditewaskan.
• Asiah isteri Firaun mangkat dibunuh.
• Lembu kaum Bani Israel dibunuh.
• Habil dibunuh oleh Qabil.

RABU

• Qarun hancur binasa.
• Firaun dan tenteranya ditenggelamkan.
• Raja Namrud ditewaskan nyamuk.
• Umat Nabi Salleh dihancurkan dengan teriakan keras Malaikat Jibrail.
• Umat Nabi Hud dimusnahkan ALLAH s.w.t dengan angin taufan.

KHAMIS

• Nabi Ibrahim memasuki Mesir.
• Saudara-saudara Nabi Yusuf menemui baginda.
• Bunyamin mengunjungi Nabi Yusuf di Mesir.
• Nabi Yaacob bertemu dengan anaknya Nabi Yusuf di Mesir.
• Nabi Musa memasuki Mesir.

JUMAAT

• Nabi Adam berkahwin dengan Hawa.
• Nabi Yusuf berkahwin dengan Zulaikha.
• Nabi Musa berkahwin dengan Siti Safurah anak Nabi Syuib.
• Nabi Sulaiman berkahwin dengan Siti Balqis.
• Rasulullah S.A.W berkahwin dengan Siti Khadijah dan juga Aisyah.
• Ali Abu Talib berkahwin dengan Fatimah Az-Zahrah.

SABTU

• Nabi Nuh diperolok oleh kaumnya.
• Nabi Salleh ditipu umatnya.
• Nabi Yusuf ditipu oleh saudaranya.
• Nabi Musa ditindas Firaun.
• Nabi Isa diperdaya kaum Yahudi.

Siapa Kata !!!

SIAPA KATA HANG JEBAT MATI DIBUNUH SAUDARANYA HANG TUAH

Manakan bisa dua saudara pahlawan satria yang telah mengaku saudara, berbunuhan sesama sendiri? Saudara yang sedari kecil melawan lanun-lanun Siam yang mengganas di utara negeri Kedah.Saudara yang menjadi anak angkat Sultan Kedah yang kemudiannya di utuskan membantu Sultan Melaka yang akhirnya dilantik menjadi Laksamana Melaka. Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat Hang Lekir, Hang Lekiu, Hang Kasturi, hangpa semua p tolong raja Melaka. Depa ada masalah penyamun. (“hang” ertinya kamu). Sekarang nama Lekir, Lekiu merupakan nama tempat di Kedah.


Seandainya dua manusia yang saling bermusuhan sekalipun, jika di kurung dalam sebuah rumah selama 3 hari 3 malam akan berbaik2 semula. Inikan pula saudara sesumpah.
Manakan boleh diterima akal mereka bertarung 3 hari 3 malam tanpa henti?Ketika pertelingkahan, para talibarut dan kroni sultan dan Patih Gajahmada asyik mengendap untuk menyaksikan perlawanan tersebut. Tuah dan Jebat selalu berhenti sebentar untuk mencari akal. Perlawanan tersebut lebih kepada berlatih, maklumlah dah lama mereka tidak melakukannya.Manakan mungkin Jebat melepaskan Taming Sari yang keramat itu hingga tercacak ke lelangit bumbung? Melainkan ianya secara sengaja.
Akhirnya Jebat mencederakan jari kelingkingnya dengan keris sultan yang dibawa Tuah di dalam gulungan langsir dan Tuah berpura menyerang dengan Taming Sari yang telah bertukar tangan. Taming sari amat berbisa dan tidak wajar Jebat menggunakan keris tersebut untuk melukai jarinya, melainkan ia mesti bertukar tangan dengan Tuah. Jebat memekup perutnya dengan tangan kiri yang berlumuran darah dan mengikat dan merenjiskan darah tersebut di kain itu.Dengan itu bolehlah jebat mengamuk 7 hari 7 malam membunuh hanya para kroni dan penderhaka kepada Tuah. Manakan wajar setelah ditikam dengan Tamingsari masih boleh mengamuk selama itu? Melainkan bukan tamingsari yang digunakan sebaliknya keris milik sultan Melaka dan luka hanya jari kelinking sahaja bagi menyimbah darah ke perut Jebat. Setelah habis mengamuk Jebat di katakan mati di rumah Tuah.Namun tidak seorangpun dibenarkan melihat jenazah Jebat. Tuah memandikan dan menyembahyangkannya sendiri. Tuah dan Jebat ghaib selepas itu tinggal bersama guru mereka Adi Putra dan selepas itu merantau hingga ke Petani membuka persantren di sana. Dengan identiti baru mereka berjaya melahirkan ramai pahlawan-pahlawan Melayu yang hebat dan terkenal memerangi penjajah.Semua ahli keluarga mereka pulang ke Kedah dan tinggal di Pulau Melaka Langkawi. Dikatakan, Mahsuri adalah dari salur galur Hang Tuah. Mereka membawa bersama resepi makanan tradisi dan menamakannya sempena negeri Melaka. Umpamanya cabai melaka kerana orang melaka suka makan pedas, buah melaka, gula melaka dan lain2 lagi.
Air dicincang tidak akan putus. Sesukar mana pun situasi yang dihadapi, pasti ada muslihat bagi menyelesaikannya. Istana mahukan Jebat dibunuh maka, Tuah membunuh nama Jebat. Perkara ini perlu dilakukan agar titah raja tetap keramat. Yang mati adalah nama Jebat, bukan semangatnya. Tuah terkenal dengan kebijaksanaannya dan dia telah berjaya menghadapi ujian paling hebat dalam hidupnya bila dititah membunuh saudaranya sendiri. Jalan penyelesaian yang dilakukan Hang Tuah mencerminkan kehebatan Melayu dalam persada kematangan ilmuan selain kehebatan persilatan. Silat bukan sahaja mementingkan kecerdasan tubuh fizikal malah mementingkan kebijaksanaan akal dan emosi.“Tidakkan Melayu Hilang di Dunia”Wallahualam.

Tips

Tatacara Makan & Minum Sebelum tidur, maafkan semua orang tak kira siapa. Insya-Allah, Allah lipat gandakan rezeki. Sebelum tidur, berdoa, depends on apa yg kita hendak sepanjang tidur, otak akan generate kan all of our wish & Insya-Allah, kita akan work towards it (ada semangat) di keesokan harinya. Makan buah sebelum breakfast, lunch & dinner ikut Sunnah & dapat pahala & also boleh rujuk kpd pakar pemakanan, vitamin C dari buah2an yg dimakan selepas breakfast, lunch & dinner yang akan diperolehi adalah approaching 0%. Jangan minum air semasa sedang makan (breakfast,lunch & dinner). Minum air selepas 15-30 minit selesai makan.Untuk minum, bagi teguk yg pertama sahaja, biarkan air dlm mulut about 10s then baru telan. Teguk kedua & seterusnya boleh minum terus sebab air liur ada enzyme yg boleh membunuh kuman dlm pankreas, perut, & so on yg akan dibawa oleh air tegukan pertama. Seelok2nya makan malam sebelum maghrib ikut sunnah (Rasullullah makan sblm maghrib kecuali bulan Ramadhan saja ie masa maghrib), sebab, bagi yang tegah study (or anak2), otak akan berfungsi excellently (senang absorb ilmu) around 2 hrs selepas makan so, if makan at 8:30pm,around 10:30pm baru start study and most probably hanya boleh bertahan hingga jam 12 tegah malam saja, jadi, tak banyak yang boleh dipelajari berbanding kalau makan pukul 6:30 (org Cina take dinner around this hour). Juga, kita tak tidur dalam kekenyangan (yg mana boleh menghindar dari membuat sembahyang malam) Tatacara di Bilik Air Selepas buang air kecil, berdehem 3x (teran sikit) boleh elak daripada dapat batu karang. Semasa buang air besar, mengiring sedikit ke kiri ikut sunnah sbb bila mengiring ke kiri, perut akan tekan bladder and senang buang air besar. Tatacara Didik Anak Antara tips untuk dapat anak bijak/genius, ajar anak (baby) tidur mengiring ke kanan ~ sebab jantung (yg terletak sblh kiri) akan lebih "lapang"/"lega" dan mudah berdegup (perjalanan darah okay) and otak anak akan develop excellently. * Bagi anak2 yang dah azalinya active or hyper-active, kurang (or jangan) pakaikan baju warna orange sebab warna ini boleh merangsang secara actifnya tindak tanduk anak. Tatacara Didik Diri Sendiri Rasullullah (saw) bersabda, sesuatu amalan yg diamalkan sekitar 21-30 hari, continuously, akan menjadi tabiat and kalau tak, ilmu itu akan mati. Buang segala rasa hasad dengki, dendam & lain2 yg negatif emosi2 ini akan membenarkan otak release excessive adrenaline, cortisone & toxine yg mana boleh membawa kepada beberapa penyakit cepat letih, wajah cepat nampak tua (tua sebelum waktunya), selalu sakit perut & etc. Ada 3 kategori manusia :- 1. BERJAYA: Hari ini lebih baik daripada semalam 2. TERPEDAYA : Hari ini sama seperti semalam 3. CELAKA : Hari ini lebih teruk daripada semalam "Apabila kita kejar dunia, dunia akan lari; tetapi apabila kita kejar akhirat, dunia akan mengejar kita" Just to ambil iktibar untuk mendidik diri & family. Usia dunia sudah terlalu hampir ke penghujungnya, terlalu! So, it's good if we can remind each other because in Rasulullah's last sermon, baginda pun did mention that all those who listen to him (on that day) shall pass on his words to others, and those to others again; and may the last ones understand his words better that those who listen to him directly. Yang baik datang dari Allah & yang kurang itu is from my weaknesses. Do impart this knowledge & you'll lose nothing..

Quotes and Inspirational

Quotes to inspire you, educate you, and entertain you. Inspirational quotes often spark people to action, please feel free to use these inspirational quotes - they are "public domain".

""The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." " -- Gaylord Nelson

"If you want a change in your life - make a change in your life." -- unknown

"If you do the same thing over and over again you cannot ever expect a different outcome." -- Albert Einstein

"Human needs before corporate greeds." -- Dawn Teo

"A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose your job." -- Ronald Reagan

"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle." -- George Curtis

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"If you don't know where you are going, you might end up someplace else." -- Yogi Bear

"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt." -- William Shakespeare

"The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get less than you settled for." -- Maureen David

"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." -- Will Rogers

"Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress." -- Alfred Montapert

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." -- John Wooden

"Somewhere someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a seed long ago." -- Warren Buffett

"I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep." -- anonymous

"Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated." -- anonymous

"Leadership is action, not position." -- anonymous

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him....But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, 'We did it ourselves.'" -- Lao Tzu

"The only test of leadership is that somebody follows." -- anonymous

"If you give a person a fish, they'll fish for a day. But if you train a person to fish, they'll fish for a lifetime." -- Dan Quayle, former U.S. Vice-President

"The internet is a great way to get on the net." -- Bob Dole, former Senator and candidate for U.S. President

"I invented the Internet." -- Al Gore, former U.S. Vice-President

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little." -- Edmund Burke

"You can't build your reputation on what you're going to do." -- Henry Ford

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." -- Henry Ford

"The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed." -- Henry Ford

"There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible." -- Henry Ford

"A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business." -- Henry Ford

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal." -- Henry Ford

"If foreign countries specialize in high-skilled areas where we have an advantage, we could be worse off. I still have faith that globalization will make us better off, but it's no more than faith." -- Robert Z. Lawrence, Harvard University Economist

"It does [H-2B] allow employers to evade the basic rules of the capitalist market Typically, if you have a hard time finding workers, you have to offer better wages and working conditions to attract them. Employers in the H-2B program don't do that." -- Mary Bauer, legal director of the Virginia Justice Center for Farm and Immigrant Workers in Charlottesville

"Unlike the permanent and temporary labor certification programs, Congress did not include a requirement for a labor market test, or a no-layoff provision, under the H-1B program. Therefore, the Department does not have any information concerning employers' efforts to recruit U.S. workers for the position, nor are employers required to provide such information." -- Dale Ziegler, Division Chief of Foreign Labor Certifications, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke

"And let me offer lesson number one about America. All great change in America begins at the dinner table. So, tomorrow night in the kitchen, I hope the talking begins. And children, if your parents haven't been teaching you what it means to be an American,let 'em know and nail 'em on it. That would be a very American thing to do." -- Ronald Reagan's farewell speech when he left the office of the presidency

"What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance?" -- Thomas Jefferson

"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." -- Samuel Adams

"I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot." -- Gary Hart

"A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works." -- Bill Vaughan

"This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in." -- Theodore Roosevelt

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." -- Elmer Davis

"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle." -- George William Curtis

"What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."" -- Marilyn vos Savant, Parade Magazine

"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it." -- former President John F Kennedy

"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be." -- John Wayne

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -- Abraham Lincoln

"(W)e here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." -- Abraham Lincoln

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty." -- former President John F Kennedy

"When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him. " -- former President Franklin D Roosevelt

"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." -- Thomas Paine

"If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." -- Thomas Paine

"I must follow the people because I am their leader." -- unknown

"A leader is a dealer in hope." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

"We must become the change we want to see." -- Gandhi

"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." -- Adlai Stevenson

"A politician will do anything to keep his job -- even become a patriot." -- William Hearst

"Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance." -- Samuel Johnson

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." -- Mark Twain

"Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve." -- Dr Napoleon Hill

"An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -- Gandhi

"Democracy is not a spectator sport." -- unknown

"He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich-both come to poverty." -- Proverbs 22:16

"We're not creating jobs in the private sector in this country. That has never before happened in our history. Our economists and our politicians, our leaders, need to come up with answers, not dogma." -- Lou Dobbs

"The perfect slave is the slave who believes he is free." -- unknown

"A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth." -- anonymous

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." -- unknown

"It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." -- Thomas Paine

"It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error." -- Justice Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice

"When the government fears the people, you have liberty; when the people fear the government, you have tyranny." -- Thomas Jefferson

"The high office of President has been used to foment a plot to destroy the American's freedom, and before I leave office I must inform the citizen of his plight." -- President John F Kennedy, 10 days before his assassination

"It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true." -- Henry Kissenger

"The Federal Reserve banks are one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever seen. There is not a man within the sound of my voice who does not know that this nation is run by the International Bankers." -- Congressman Louis T. McFadden, 1934

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, (i.e., the "business cycle") the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." -- Thomas Jefferson

"If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash." -- George Washington, the first American President

"When a government is dependent upon bankers for money, they and not the leaders of the government control the situation, since the hand that gives is above the hand that takes...Money has no motherland; financiers are without patriotism and without decency; their sole object is gain." -- Napoleon

"I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs...I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices in doing something terrible and unforgiveable to our wonderful country. Deep down in our heart, we know that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected." -- Senator John Danforth

"If monopoly persists, monopoly will always sit at the helm of government. I do not expect monopoly to restrain itself. If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it." -- former President Woodrow Wilson

"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the civilized world, no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men." -- former President Woodrow Wilson

"Left and Right are monolithic ideas - colossal, abstract, and, as their religious origins suggest, cosmic. They are part of the darker side of humanity that replaces the specific with the general, the personal with the impersonal. If you wanted to find a way of making certain that people would have as little as possible in common, there would be no better way than to divide them, not into ten or three or four, but into two. Dual division turns the largest possible sections of humanity against one another, often causing neighbors and compatriots to have nothing to say to one another. No regeneration of community can begin without a careful demolition of Left and Right; nor can this tearing down be relinquished to academic abstraction, technical philosophy, government, corporations, or ideology. Nothing can be built without a new politics - least of all with a politics that refers outward to ideas of Heaven and Hell rather than inward to the experience of daily life." -- unknown

"If I told you I thought the world was controlled by a handful of capitalists and corporate bosses, you would say I was a left-winger, but if I told you who I thought the capitalists and corporate bosses were, you would say I was far right." -- anonymous

"Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce and when you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you will not have to be told how periods of inflation and depression originate."" -- former President James Garfield

"Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation and I care not who makes the laws" -- Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the Rothschild international banking dynasty, 1790

"Unless you become more watchful in your states and check this spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges, you will in the end find that the most important powers of government have been given or bartered away, and the control of your dearest interests have been passed into the hands of these corporations." -- Andrew Jackson

"We, the People, are the rightful masters of both the Congress and the Courts. Not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who have perverted it." -- Abraham Lincoln

"All the perplexities, confusions, and distresses in America arise, not from defects in the Constitution or confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, as much as from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation." -- John Adams

"We are undone, my dear sir, if legislation is still permitted which makes our money, much or little, real or imaginary, as the moneyed interests shall choose to make it." -- Thomas Jefferson

"I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution - taking from the Federal government their power of borrowing." -- Thomas Jefferson

"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a moneyed aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1787

"The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door." -- Ralph Nader

"Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -- George Washington, the first American President

"It is a travesty, in my mind, for the state and local governments on the one hand to expect the Federal government to reimburse them for costs attributable to illegal immigrants, when on the other hand the State and local governments prohibit their own law enforcement and other officials from cooperating with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to locate or apprehend or expel illegal aliens." -- former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY)

"It is a travesty, in my mind, for the state and local governments on the one hand to expect the Federal government to reimburse them for costs attributable to illegal immigrants, when on the other hand the State and local governments prohibit their own law enforcement and other officials from cooperating with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to locate or apprehend or expel illegal aliens." -- former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson (R-WY)

"We will never regain control of our borders until we have an effective employer sanctions program." -- Rep. Romano L Mazzoli (D-KY)

"Labor dynamics are changing. Major companies can now hire people with top skills for $60,000 a year. We don't need people on H-1Bs anymore. We can replenish staff from our own population." -- 2002, Howard Rubin, former technology advisor to the President

"There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. ...The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities" -- former President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

"In 1992, the federal Government actually issued more work authorizations to immigrants and temporary foreign workers than the net number of new jobs created by our economy. Something is fundamentally wrong when we have millions of American citizens and legal residents begging for jobs, and yet we are admitting thousands and thousands of immigrants a year with virtually no consideration to our employment needs or their employment skills." -- Senator Harry Reid (D-NV)

"The biggest challenge of public policy is to know when and how the world has changed. We are no longer an empty continent with endless absorptive capacity. We have a cash-wage economy that is having terrible problems finding jobs for its own people. The concern about immigration is not nativism but common sense." -- Richard Lamm, former Governor of Colorado

"There's no shortage of IT workers, there's a shortage of IT leadership." -- Field, CEO of the Feld Group, former CIO of Delta Airlines, former CIO of Frito Lay

"I don't look at this from an economic point of view but the political and social points of view. The question really is whether America can remain a great power or a dominant power if it becomes a primarily service economy, and I doubt that. A country has to have an industrial base in order to play a significant role in the world. And I am concerned from that point of view." -- Henry Kissenger 16-July-2003

"If we can't control our own borders, how on earth can we call ourselves a sovereign nation?" -- Pete Wilson, former California Governor

"I estimate that the trade deficit is five times the 500 billion that we declare. There is no way of knowing how much of an exported item was made from imports." -- Rep. Donald Manzulo (R-IL), U.S. Congressman

"The artificial inflation of the low-skilled agricultural labor market has encouraged farmers to plant more labor-intensive crops and has retarded the technological progress of American agriculture." -- CIS

""It has become increasingly evident that the H-1B program is being utilized by some as the basis for building businesses which are dependent on the labors of foreign workers, in some cases in unfair competition with U.S. workers and those U.S. businesses that employ mostly domestic workers." -- Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor

"We teach our children to respect the law, but nearly 4 million illegal immigrants in our country break it every day. And Washington actually rewards these law-breakers by forcing states to give them benefits paid for by the taxpayers." -- Pete Wilson, former California Governor

"When my colleagues get a letter from a constituent who has been displaced by temporary foreign guest workers, they should write back to them and say, 'It is the policy of this government to displace you, to move you into a lower economic income category, because we believe in cheap labor and we believe the politics of open borders helps our party." -- Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), U.S. Congressman

"We have seen numerous instances in which American businesses have brought in foreign skilled workers after having laid off skilled American workers, simply because they can get the foreign workers more cheaply. It has become a major means of circumventing the costs of paying skilled American workers or the costs of training them." -- Robert Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor

"It is obviously easier, for the short run, to draw cheap labor from adjacent pools of poverty...than to find it among one's own people. And to the millions of such prospective immigrants from poverty to prosperity, there is, rightly or wrongly, no place that looks more attractive than the United States. Given its head, and subject to no restrictions, this pressure will find its termination only when the levels of overpopulation and poverty in the United States are equal to those of the countries from which these people are now so anxious to escape." -- George F Kenan, U.S. Ambassador

"The tragic flaw in free trade is that only the U.S. practices it." -- Wilbur Ross, American economist

"When I learned of Tata Consultancy Services' intentions to expand its company, I thought immediately of Buffalo and dedicated myself to showing the company all that the region had to offer. TCS could have located anywhere in the country. I am proud but not surprised that they chose Buffalo." -- U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (2003)

"We need an immigration policy that matches any willing employer with any willing employee." -- President George Bush Jr (March 2004), President of the United States

"Americans get upset at our exporting jobs, but what is the difference between exporting a job and importing a new worker. Cheap labor is like heroin, addictive!" -- former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm

"The issue is not who you go to bed with at night. The issue is whether either of you will have a job to go to in the morning." -- Reverend Al Sharpton, former U.S. presidential nominee (D)

"The people who consume the bulk of goods are the (same) people who make them. That is a fact we must never forget - that is the secret of our prosperity." -- Henry Ford

"And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." -- The U.S. Declaration of Independence

"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." -- Woodrow Wilson, former American President

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as self-evident." -- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)

"Todays impossibilities are tomorrows miracles." -- Dr. Robert H Schuller

"All that it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing." -- Sir Edmund Burke

"True compassion is more than flinging a coin at a beggar; it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring." -- Reverend Dr. Matin Luther King Jr.

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt, former American President

"All The News Thats Fit to Print." -- New York Times Slogan

"I challenge anybody to show me an example of bias in Fox News Channel" -- Rupert Murdoch

"Rules are written for those who lack the ability to truly reason. But for those who can, rules become nothing more than guidelines, and live their lives governed not by rules but by reason." -- James McGuigan

"What journalism is really about - it's to monitor power and the centres of power." -- Amira Hass

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell

"If you come only to help me, you can go back home. But if you consider my struggle as part of your struggle for survival, then maybe we can work together." -- An Aboriginal Wise Woman

"Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated." -- John Kenneth Galbraith

"Most of the things worth doing in the world have been declared impossible before they were done." -- L Brandeis

"Is there any man, is there any woman, let me say any child here that does not know that the seed of war in the modern world is industrial and commercial rivalry?" -- President Woodrow Wilson

"I destroy my enemy by making him my friend." -- Abraham Lincoln, former American President

"There's enough on this planet for everyone's needs but not for everyone's greed." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose." -- C. Wright Mills

"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"No! Try Not -- Do, or Do Not; There is no Try." -- Yoda

"Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed." -- Abraham Lincoln, former American President

"Bad ideas flourish because they are in the interest of powerful groups." -- Paul Krugman

"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime." -- Chinese proverb

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist." -- Dom Helda Camara

"If I had 6 hours to cut down a tree, I would spend 4 hours sharpening my axe!" -- Old Chinese Martial Arts Master

Patriotic Quotes and Sayings

Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
Author: Henry Steele

Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth. Most jump up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their business as if nothing had happened.
Author: Sir Winston Churchill

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.
Author: P.J O'Rourke

If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
Author: Samuel Adams

In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, Brave, Hated, and Scorned. When his cause succeeds however,the timid join him, For then it costs nothing to be a Patriot.
Author: Mark Twain

It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Author: Robert H. Parker

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Author: Thomas Jefferson

To disarm the people (is) the best and most effectual way to enslave them...
Author: George Mason

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
Author: Clarence Seward Darrow

We are not weak, if we make proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power... The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Author: Patrick Henry

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.
Author: Thomas Jefferson

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
Author: Thomas Jefferson

One of the great attractions of patriotism -- it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.
Author: Aldous Leonard Huxley

Arabian Proverbs

A book is a garden carried in the pocket.

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

A book that remains shut, is but a block.

A kind word can attract even the snake from his nest.

A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and drop makes an inundation.

A little bird wants but a little nest.

A little body doth often harbour a great soul.

A little debt makes a debtor, a great one an enemy.

A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are moveable, and those that move.

Beware of one who flatters unduly; he will also censure unjustly.

Compete, don't envy.

Death is a black camel that lies down at every door. Sooner or later you must ride the camel.

Death is a black camel which kneels at every man's gate.

Diligence is a great teacher.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.

Fear not the man who fears God.

I am a prince and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys?.

If begging should unfortunately be thy lot, knock at the large gates only.

If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.

If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.

Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies.

Judge not of a ship as she lies on the stocks.

Know each other as if your were brothers; negotiate deals as if you were strangers to each other.

Knowledge acquired as a child is more lasting than an engraving on stone.

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

No man is a good physician who has never been sick.

One coin in the money-box makes more noise than when it is full.

Salt will never be worm-eaten.

Search knowledge though it be in China.

Silence is the best answer to the stupid. The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue.

Sinning is the best part of repentance.

Sins of omission are seldom fun.

The different sorts of madness are innumerable.

The difficult is done at once, the impossible takes a little longer.

The hasty and the tardy meet at the ferry.

The hasty angler loses the fish.

The hasty hand catches frogs for fish.

Throw a lucky man in the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.

Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.

Trust in God, but tie your camel.

Trust makes way for treachery

A chameleon does not leave one tree until he is sure of another.

A change is as good as a rest.

A foolish man may be known by six things: Anger without cause, speech without profit, change without progress, inquiry without object, putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends.

A friend advises in his interest, not yours.

A horse of good breed is not dishonored by his saddle.

A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.

A house divided cannot stand.

A known mistake is better than an unknown truth.

A mouth that praises and a hand that kills.

A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.

A sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to our steps as we walk the tightrope of life.

A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being.

Arrogance diminishes wisdom.

Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill.

Ask the experienced rather than the learned.

Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy.

At the narrow passage there is no brother and no friend.

Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear.

Call someone your lord and he'll sell you in the slave market.

Do not buy either the moon or the news, for in the end they will both come out.

Eat whatever thou likest, but dress as others do.

Eat whatever you like, but dress as others do.

Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper.

Every day of your life is a page of your history.

Every sun has to set.

Give a man some cloth and he'll ask for some lining.

He fasted for a whole year and then broke his fast with an onion.

He who peeps at the neighbor's window may chance to lose his eyes.

He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.

He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light.

If a poor man ate it, they would say it was because of his stupidity.

Many are the roads that do not lead to the heart.

Meaningless laughter is a sign of ill-breeding.

Measure your guilt, then stretch your legs.

Meat and mass never hindered man.

No crowd ever waited at the gates of patience.

No cure, no pay.

Older than you by a day, wiser than you by a year.

One hand cannot applaud.

One hand for oneself and one for the ship.

Only the tent pitched by your own hands will stand.

Only three things in life are certain birth, death and change.

Patience is beautiful.

Proverbs are the lamp of speech.

Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and not of him who makes you laugh.

Seven trades but no luck.

Shall the gosling teach the goose to swim?

Shallow waters mak' maist din.

The ass went seeking for horns and lost his ears.

The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on.

The fool has his answer on the tip of his tongue.

The fruit of silence is tranquility.

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

The frying-pan says to the kettle, "Avaunt, black brows!"

The hand of God is with the group.

The knife of the family does not cut.

The mind is for seeing, the heart is for hearing.

The one-eyed person is a beauty in the country of the blind.

The sinning is the best part of repentance.

The wound of words is worse than the wound of swords.

The wound that bleedeth inwardly is the most dangerous.

The wrath of brothers is fierce and devilish.

The young goose is a good swimmer.

Think of the going out before you enter.

Visit rarely, and you will be more loved.

What is learned in youth is carved in stone.

What is learnt in the cradle lasts to the grave.

When a door opens not to your knock, consider your reputation.

When what you want doesn't happen, learn to want what does.

Who does not go with you, go with him.

Wishing does not make a poor man rich.

Wit is folly unless a wise man hath the keeping of it.

Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble.

You are like a tree, giving your shade to the outside.

Your tongue is like a horse--if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you treat it badly, it treats you badly.

American Proverbs

A dog is a man's best friend.

A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse.

A malignant sore throat is a danger; a malignant throat not sore is worse.

A man can die just once.

A man can't do more than he can do. What says Don Ferdinando?

A man is as big as the things that made him mad.

A man never becomes an orator if he has something to say.

A miss is as good as a mile.

A poor man is always behind.

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.

All men are fools, but all fools are not men.

All men are not cast in the same mold.

An American will go to hell for a bag of coffee.

Bad news travels fast.

Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Bad the crow, bad the egg.

Boys will be boys.

By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch.

Christmas comes, but once a year is enough.

Close, but no cigar.

Crap or get off the pot.

Don't close the barn door after the horse runs away.

Don't cry over spilt milk.

Don't cry till you are out of the wood.

Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.

Don't hide your light under a bushel.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.

Don't throw out your dirty water until you get in fresh.

Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Don't upset the apple cart.

Don't use a lot where a little will do.

Easy come, easy go.

Easy does it.

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.

Every man has a fool up his sleeve.

Every man has one black patch, and some have two.

Every man hath a fool in his sleeve.

Every man hath his hobby-horse.

Feed a cold, starve a fever.

Feed sparingly and defy the physician.

Fish or cut bait.

For age and want save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day.

Free ships, free goods.

From little acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Gold is where you find it.

Good fences make good neighbors.

Here today, gone tomorrow.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is the end of it.

I am just as good as you are, and a damned sight better.

I'd rather be red than dead.

I'd rather have them say "There he goes" than "Here he lies.".

If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.

If you can't ride two horses at once, you shouldn't be in the circus.

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution.

Ignorance is bliss.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

In politics, a man must learn to rise above principle.

It takes a thief to catch a thief.

It takes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on the job.

It takes one to know one.

It takes three generation to make a gentleman.

It takes two to make a bargain.

Leave well enough alone.

Leaves enough, but few grapes.

Let the big dog eat.

Loose lips sink ships.

Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe.

Make love, not war.

Man can't live in this world alone.

Man cannot live by bread alone.

Man is greater than the tools he invents.

Man is like a banana: when he leaves the bunch, he gets skinned.

Man is the only animal who can be skinned twice.

Many speak much who cannot speak well.

Men apt to promise are apt to forget.

Men are blind in their own cause.

Men seek less to be instructed than applauded.

Men that have much business must have much pardon.

Never be content with your lot. Try for a lot more.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Never say die.

Never swap horses crossing a stream.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Of two evils, it is always best to vote for the less hypocritical.

Old age is ripeness.

Once bitten, twice shy.

Opportunities, like eggs, come one at a time.

Paddle your own canoe.

Pain is forgotten where gain comes.

Poets are born, not made.

Practice what you preach.

Praise makes a bad man worse.

Put up or shut up.

Put your money where your mouth is.

Put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry.

Putting the cart before the horse.

Quarreling dogs come halting home.

Republicans will do anything for the poor except get off their backs.

Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Silence is golden, speech is silver.

Silence is golden.

Stand up, cent, let the dollar sit down.

Step on a crack break your mother's back.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Stopping at third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of your widow's next husband.

Take the bitter with the sweet.

Talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey.

Talk is cheap.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

The bad workman blames his tools.

The cemeteries are filled with people who thought the world couldn't get along without them.

The chickens have come home to roost.

The child is the father of the man.

The most dangerous food is a wedding cake.

The mountains are never so far apart but the animals find one another.

The reason some people are stingy is also the reason they are rich.

The receiver is as bad as the thief.

The show must go on.

The wish is the father of the deed.

The worm turns.

Time heals all wounds.

Turnabout is fair play.

Two's company, three's a crowd.

Variety is the spice of life.

We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.

What a story these old walls could tell.

When pleasure interferes with business, give up business.

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

Wishes won't wash dishes.

You can't fit a round peg in a square hole.

You can't unscramble an egg.

You don't put robbers to work in a bank.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

If the mountain doesn't move, move the route around the mountain.

The blacker the berry the sweeter the juice.

Indonesian Proverbs

[A]

"Ada asap ada api."
Where there is smoke, there is fire
Meaning: There's a cause of everything.

"Ada gula ada semut."
Where there is sugar, there are ants
Meaning: People tend to be attracted to what most benefits them

"Ada tahi ada lalat."
Where there is shit, there are flies
Meaning: People tend to be attracted to what most benefits them

"Ada udang di balik batu."
There is a shrimp behind the stone
Meaning: There are hidden purposes behind an act

"Air beriak tanda tak dalam."
Water with ripple is shallow
Meaning: People with much ado usually don't know much/shallow

"Air cucuran jatuhnya ke pelimbahan juga."
Water drips from the roof will eventually go to the reservoir
Meaning similar to "Like father like son" or "An apple never falls far from the tree"

"Air dicincang tak putus."
Water minced will not get separated.
Meaning: Like the seaweed that clings to each other after each passing boat separates them, so too a family will come together with the passing of each crisis.
See also: "Biduk lalu kiambang bertaut."

"Air susu dibalas dengan air tuba."
Milk is repaid with poison
Meaning: A good deed that is repaid by a bad deed

"Air tenang menghanyutkan."
Still water runs deep.
Meaning: Never underestimate a quiet person, for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature.

"Air tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya"
Never think that still water doesn't have crocodiles.
Meaning: Never take for granted a quiet person, for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature.

"Anak dipangku dilepaskan, beruk di rimba disusukan."
A child in the lap is let go, a monkey from the forest is nursed instead.
Meaning: Changing priorities.

"Alah bisa karena biasa."
Practice makes perfect.
Meaning: If we do a lot of practice we can do a good job.

"Anjing menggonggong, kafilah tetap berlalu."
The dogs are barking, the caravan moves on
Meaning: Useless protest, critic, or sarcasm.

"Asam di gunung, garam di laut bertemu dalam satu belanga."
Tamarind in the mountain, salt in the sea meet in a cauldron.
Tamarind and salt are two of the most important and frequently used spices in Indonesia.
Meaning: Even things that are far apart can meet as one. Usually used to settle differences between two rivalries or to express a relationship from two very different entities. Or, in the context of match-making, even two persons of different backgrounds / from
distant places can meet and eventually get married.

[B]
"Bagai air di daun talas."
As if water on talas leaf.
Daun talas has a thin waxy layer and therefore is waterproof.
Meaning: Two things that never get along.
Sometimes used for a person who does not have a firm conviction.

"Bagai aur dengan tebing"
Like the bamboo and the river bank
Meaning: Each is dependent on the other for their mutual survival.
See also: "Bagai kuku dengan isi".

"Bagai kerakap di atas batu, hidup segan mati tak mau."
As if kerakap leaf on a rock, unwilling to live, unwilling to die.
Kerakap is a wide leaf of sirih tree and is extraordinarily resilient and long lasting. However, as with other leafs, once it's plucked off from the tree, it's bound to die.
Meaning: Fighting a losing battle.

"Bagai kuku dengan isi."
Like the fingernail and the flesh beneath.
Meaning: Each is dependent on the other for their mutual survival.
See also: "Bagai aur dengan tebing".

"Bagai makan buah simalakama."
As if eating Simalakama fruit.
The story says that if one is presented with the fruit of Simalakama: If he eats it, his father would die, otherwise his mother would die instead.
Meaning: In a no-win situation where all the possible solutions present has terrible consequence(s).

"Bagai mendapat durian runtuh."
As if receiving falling durian fruits.
Meaning: When a durian tree is already ripe and sweet, many of the durians will fall to the ground. This proverb refers to someone who has suddenly gained much wealth.

"Bagai menatang minyak yang penuh."
Like carrying a cupful of oil.
Meaning: A person who is extremely cautious in doing something. Often used to describe one's love for a child.

"Bagai pungguk merindukan bulan."
Like an owl craving for the moon.
Meaning: A person who wish for something impossible.

"Bagai telur diujung tanduk."
As an egg on the tip of a horn.
Meaning: In a very critical situation as the egg will soon tip-over and fall.

"Bagaikan air dengan minyak."
Like water and oil.
Meaning: Does not mix well together.

"Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian. Bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian."
Rafting up the stream, swimming to its edge. Getting pains first, having fun next."
Often, both couplet are cited. Sometimes just the first couplet. Rafting up the stream signifies arduous effort, swimming (downhill) is the fun and easy part.
Meaning: No pain no gain.

"Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing."
Heavy we shoulder together, light we hand-carry together.
Meaning: Collaboration, sharing of burden irrespective of the weight.

"Bermain air basah, bermain api hangus."
Playing with water, wet. Playing with fire, burned.
Meaning: Every action has its consequences.

"Bersakit-sakit dahulu bersenang-senang kemudian."
The second couplet of "Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian."
Meaning: No pain no gain.

"Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh."
United we stand, divided we fall

"Besar pasak dari pada tiang."
The peg is greater than the stake
In camping, pegs for the camp should be smaller than the stakes. It would be a waste if we make the pegs greater than the stakes.
Meaning: Expense is bigger than income.

"Biduk lalu kiambang bertaut."
Hull gets past seaweed gets together again.
Meaning: Like the seaweed that clings to each other after each passing boat separates them, so too a family will come together with the passing of each crisis.
See also: "Air dicincang tak putus"

"Buruk muka cermin dibelah."
Ugly face, the mirror is split.
Meaning: Blaming the wrong reason/cause or creating a scapegoat.

[D]
"Dimana ada kemauan, di situ ada jalan."
Where there is a will, there is a way

"Dimana bumi dipijak, disitu langit dijunjung."
Wherever we stand, we have to hold the sky
Meaning: Wherever we live, we must observe the local custom.

"Dimana tak da lang, aku lah lang, kata belalang."
Where there are no eagles, I am the one, said the grasshopper.
Here's a rhyming play in the proverb. The first and second "lang" are Eagle = Elang, which rhymes with Grasshopper = Belalang.
Meaning: Where's no top dogs, underdogs will be seen as one.

"Duduk sama rendah, tegak sama tinggi."
Sitting the same low, standing the same height
Meaning: Equality, emancipation.

"Dunia tak selebar daun kelor."
The world isn't as wide as kelor leaves.
Meaning: The opposite of It's A Small World.
Usually to comfort a broken heart, suggesting "Hey, there are still plenty of girls/guys out there."

[G]
"Gajah bertarung lawan gajah, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah."
Elephants wage war against elephants, deers die in the midst
Meaning: When prominent persons fights, commoners would suffer.

"Gajah di pelupuk mata tak tampak, semut diseberang lautan tampak."
An elephant on the eyelid can't be seen, but an ant on the other side of the sea can.
Meaning: An egoistic person can't realize his/her own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others

"Gajah mati meninggalkan gadingnya, macan mati meninggalkan belangnya, manusia mati meninggalkan namanya."
An elephant dies leaves its tusk, a tiger dies leaves its stripes, a person dies leaves his/her name.
Meaning: Someone will be remembered by his/her accolades.

"Guru kencing berdiri, murid kencing berlari."
The teacher urinates while standing, the pupil urinates while running."
Meaning: A junior will always mimic/do what the senior does.

[H]

"Habis manis sepah dibuang."
Literally: Habis = Finished, Manis = Sweet, Sepah = Tasteless, Dibuang = Thrown away.
Illustrated when someone is enjoying sugar canes: After the sweet part is finished and becomes tasteless, the cane is thrown away.
Meaning: We only call our friends if we need help, and we don't help our friends in need (egoistic act)

"Hati gajah sama dilapah, hati tungau sama dicecah"
Translation: An elephant is still an elephant when flayed; a flea is still a flea if you proke at it.
Meaning: You get what you get - if you get a lot of something, then you have a lot, if you get a small amount of something, you only have a small amount.

[I]

"Ingin hati memeluk gunung, apa daya tangan tak sampai."
Translation: The will of the heart is to hug the mountain, but the arm is not long enough.
Meaning: This proverb is often used to illustrate a person who does not have enough resources to do/accomplish his goal/wish.

[J]

"Jadilah kumbang, hidup sekali di taman bunga, jangan jadi lalat, hidup sekali di bukit sampah."
Be a bee, lived once in a flowery garden, not a fly, lived once in heaps of garbage.
Meaning: Live a good and useful life.

"Jadilah orang pandai bagai padi yang merunduk."
Be a smart man, like drooping paddy.
Paddy droops more as it matures since its kernel is getting heavier.
Meaning: To be a smart man you need to be humble. Or: A smart man is usually humble. See Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya.

[K]

"Kacang lupa kulitnya."
Translation: A nut forgets its shell
This proverb is often used to illustrate a person who forgets where he/she come from (e.g. hometown, family, heritage, etc.)

"Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang."
Translation: Loser becomes ashes, winner becomes (burnt) coal.
This proverb is often used to illustrate a lose/lose situation, where both winner and loser gain nothing from the conflict.

"Kalau tak ingin terlimbur pasang, jangan berumah di tepi laut."
If you don't want to get flooded, don't build a house next to the sea.

"Kalo di hutan tak ada singa, beruk rabun bisa menjadi raja."
If there were no lion in the jungle, a blind monkey can be king.

"Karena mulut badan binasa."
Because of the mouth the body is destroyed.

"Karena nila setitik, rusak susu sebelanga."
One drop of indigo stains the whole cauldron of milk.
The word "indigo" here means something like ink.
Meaning: one ill behaviour may cause others to forget the kindness we've done.

"Kasih anak sepanjang galah, kasih ibu sepanjang jalan."
The love from a child is as long as a stick, the love from a mother is as long as a road
Meaning: A mother's love is neverending

"Ke gunung sama mendaki, ke lurah sama menurun."
Together we climb the mountain, together we climb down the hill
Meaning: Together in good and bad times

"Keluar mulut harimau, masuk mulut buaya."
Out from the tiger's mouth, into the crocodile's mouth.
Meaning: To describe a person who has just gotten out from a precarious situation just to get into another precarious situation.

"Kemarau setahun dihapuskan hujan sehari."
A year of dry season (summer) is erased by a day of rain
Meaning: A long dispute has been forgoten by love, or sometimes a long time of goodness has been forgotten by one badness.

"Kepala boleh panas, tetapi hati harus tetap dingin."
Head can be heated but heart must stay cool.
Meaning: No matter how stressed or angry we are, we have to solve a problem with rationale.
Meaning: A dispute can only be resolved by discussing the problem openly and coolly.

"Kepala sama hitam, isi hati siapa tahu."
The hair is all colored the same (black in this case), but no one will know the inside of one's heart
Meaning: A different way of thingking in every person

[L]

"Lain ladang lain belalang, lain lubuk lain ikannya."
Different fields have different insect, different ponds have different fish.
Meaning: Different people have different personality.
Meaning: Different background means different thinking.
Meaning: Different culture means different custom.

"Lancar kaji karena diulang, lancar jalan karena ditempuh."
We spell fluently because we keep repeating it. We know the route because we pass it often.
Meaning: Be dilligent in learning.

"Lebih baik satu burung ditangan dari pada sepuluh burung dipohon."
Better one bird in the hand than 10 birds on the tree.
Meaning: Better something than nothing.

"Lempar batu sembunyi tangan."
Throw a stone but hide the hand.
Meaning: Someone who doesn't want to be responsible for his/her doing.

"Luka di kaki, sakit seluruh badan."
A pain in the feet, the whole body feels it.
Meaning: To describe a unity of a society.

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"Malu bertanya, sesat di jalan."
Embarrassed to ask will result in getting lost.
Meaning: Asking question is the only way to learn

"Mati satu tumbuh seribu."
One dead replaced by one thousand.
Used to describe the undying spirit of a movement (for instance during the struggle for independence)
Also: "Gugur satu tumbuh seribu." The word 'gugur' means similar as 'mati' (die), but it usually relates only with dead leaves (when a leaf dries it will fall from its tree) or somebody who dies in honour, like the heroes. Thus, "Gugur satu tumbuh seribu" sounds more patriotic than "Mati satu tumbuh seribu."

"Memancing di air keruh."
Fishing in a murky water.
Meaning: Taking advantage of a murky/confusing situation.

"Memang lidah tidak bertulang."
The tongue indeed has no bone.
Meaning: To describe, with disgust, a person who has no principle, who kept changing what he/she says, who is a big time liar.

"Menang jadi arang, kalah jadi abu."
Meaning: To describe a no win situation
Same as: Bagai makan buah simalakama.
See: Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang

"Mengharap burung terbang tinggi, punai di tangan dilepaskan."
Meaning: Expecting something bigger, and we let go what we already have.
Example: A gamble who gamble away his paycheck expecting to win big but ends up with nothing.

"Mengharapkan hujan turun, air di tempayan ditumpahkan."
Eager for the rain to fall, water already stored is thrown away.
Same as: Mengharap burung terbang tinggi, punai di tangan dilepaskan

"Menuhuk kawan seiring menggunting dalam lipatan."
To punch a comrade, to cut inside a fold.
Meaning: To describe a traitor (or traitorous acts)

"Merdeka atau mati."
Freedom or death.
Meaning: We have to fight for our freedom as long as it takes, and we shall not mind the death following our struggle for independence.
That is a very common motto in Indonesian wars against the Dutch colonialisation, usually written "Merdeka ataoe mati", because at that time, 'u' was still written as 'oe', just like the current 'y' was 'j', the 'j' was 'dj', and the 'c' was 'tj'.

[N]

"Nasi telah menjadi bubur."
The rice has become porridge
Meaning: Describe, usually with regret, something that has already happenned and is irreversible.

[P]
"Panas mentari di kepala orang banyak, panas hati dirasa sendiri."
The heat of the sun is felt by everybody, the heat in the heart can only be felt by oneself.
Meaning: There is no point of nurturing a contempt/hate/anger inside us. Just let it go!

"Patah tumbuh hilang berganti."
Whatever broken will grow back, whatever lost will be replaced.
Meaning: There will be a replacement for everything.
Usually is used to describe the undying spirit of a movement (for instance, during the struggle for independence.)
Similar to: Mati satu tumbuh seribu.

"Pikir dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tidak berguna."
Thinking first is an asset, regret later is useless.
Meaning: Think everything carefully before committing yourself because there is no point for regretting it later.

"Pikir itu pelita hati."
Thought is the light of the heart
Meaning: Think!

"Pucuk dicinta ulam tiba."
Meaning: To get something one silently expects/wishes for.

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"Rajin pangkal pandai."
Meaning: diligence is the beginning of brilliance

"Rumput tetangga selalu lebih hijau."
The neighbour's lawn/grass is always greener.
Meaning: we are never satisfied with our posessions.

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"Sambil menyelam minum air."
Drink water while diving
Meaning: Do two things at one go

"Sejelek-jelek pemimpin pasti punya anak buah, sebaik-baik pemimpin pasti punya musuh."
No matter how bad a leader is he/she will have followers, no matter how good a leader is he/she will have enemies.
Meaning: There is always someone who loves you, and someone who hates you.

"Sekali lancung ke ujian, seumur hidup orang tak percaya."
Once a person cheats in an exam, forever people will distrust him.
Meaning: Once you lost the trust of someone, it is almost impossible to gain it back.

"Sekali merengkuh dayung, dua tiga pulau terlampaui."
One stroke at the paddle, two and three islands have passed.
Meaning: Do multiple tasks at one go.

"Sekali bah, sekali pantai berubah"
Once there is a flood, the beach will change
Meaning: A change of event such as the death of a leader, will lead to other changes.
Same as: Sambil menyelam minum air.

"Sepandai-pandai tupai meloncat, akhirnya jatuh juga."
No matter how smart a squirrel can jump, it will fall eventually.
Meaning: No matter how smart a person is, eventually he/she will make a mistake.

"Seperti katak dalam tempurung."
Like a frog trapped under a coconut shell
Meaning: No experience, narrow minded (but acts as if he knows everything)

"Seperti katak hendak jadi lembu."
The story says of a frog that wants to be as big as a cow by inflating itself. In the end, its body bursts open and the frog dies.
Meaning: Someone who expect to become someone that beyond him.
Meaning: Someone who wish/expect something impossible.
Similar with: Bagai pungguk merindukan bulan

"Seperti pinang dibelah dua."
Like a halved pinang.
Pinang is a tree with very straight up trunk, similar to the banana tree.
Meaning: Like a twin, very similar (in appearance)
Humorous: "Seperti pinang dibelah dua dengan kapak". The literal meaning is like pinang halved with an axe. Idiomatically, it means two things that are quite different (because you can never halve a pinang with an axe neatly).

"Setajam-tajam pisau, masih lebih tajam lidah."
No matter how sharp a knife gets, a tongue is even sharper.
Meaning: Be careful of what you say as it can hurt more (feelings) than a knife

"Setinggi-tingginya bangau terbang, akhirnya ke pelimbahan juga."
No matter how high a crane flies, it will fall into the pit eventually.
Meaning: No matter how successful a person is, he/she will experience some bad things too.

"Sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga pula."
A person slips, and a ladder falls on him.
Meaning: All the bad things seems to happen at the same time.
To describe a very unlucky person who has been having an unlucky streak.

"Surga di telapak kaki ibu."
Heaven is on the bottom of mother's foot.
Meaning: A person who loves/cares about their mother is doing the best deed.
This is also a reference to the saying of Prophet Mohammad of the same meaning, explaining the position of Mother in Islamic belief.

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"Tak ada gading yang tak retak."
There are no ivory that is not cracked.
Meaning: Nothing is perfect in this world.

"Tak ada rotan, akar pun jadi."
No rattans, roots will do.
Meaning: If you are desperate, you must not be choosy.

"Tak bisa menari dikatakan lantai yang berjungkit."
Cannot dance but blame the floor as uneven.
Meaning: Blaming the wrong reason. Looking for a scapegoat.
Same as: Buruk rupa cermin dibelah.

"Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya."
An empty drum gives good sound.
Meaning: A person who talks a lot usually is empty inside (of knowledge).

"Tua-tua keladi, makin tua makin menjadi nakal."
Older, worser
Meaning: Older but instead of getting wiser, one gets naughtier.

National and Cultural Proverbs

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1. Abundance, like want, ruins many.
   Romanian Proverb
2. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
   Romanian Proverb
3. Advice is least heeded when most needed.
   English Proverb
4. After dark all cats are leopards.
   Native American Proverb (Zuni)
5. After lunch; rest; after dinner walk a mile.
   Arab Proverb
6. After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
   Italian Proverb
7. The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.
   Swedish Proverb
8. After three days without reading, talk becomes flavorless.
   Chinese proverb
9. After victory, tighten your helmet chord.
   Japanese Proverb
10. All roads lead to Rome.
    Roman Proverb
11. All roads do not lead to Rome.
    Slovenian Proverb
12. All sins cast long shadows.
    Irish Proverb
13. All things good to know are difficult to learn.
    Greek Proverb
14. All sunshine makes the desert.
    Arab Proverb
15. An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
    Arab Proverb
16. An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold.
    Romanian Proverb
17. An iron rod bends while it is hot.
    Greek Proverb
18. The anvil fears no blows.
    Romanian Proverb
19. Ask a lot, but take what is offered.
    Russian Proverb
20. Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.
    Jewish Proverb
21. Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
    Arabic proverb
22. Avoid the evil, and it will avoid thee.
    Gaelic Proverb

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1. Bad is never good until worse happens.
   Danish Proverb
2. Bed is the poor man's opera.
   Italain Proverb
3. The beginning is the half of every action.
   Greek Proverb
4. Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead.
   Scottish Proverb
5. Behind an able man there are always other able men.
   Chinese Proverb
6. Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth.
   Italian Proverb
7. Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
   Chinese Proverb
8. Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water.
   Latin Proverb
9. Be Prepared
   Boy Scout Motto
10. Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.
    Scottish Proverb
11. The best armor is to keep out of range.
    Italian Proverb
12. Be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant..
    Turkish Proverb
13. Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all.
    Romanian Proverb
14. Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one.
    Scottish Proverb
15. Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
    Chinese Proverb
16. Better be quarreling than lonesome.
    Irish Proverb
17. Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
    Italian Proverb
18. Beware of a man of one book.
    English Proverb
19. Beware of a man's shadow and a bee's sting.
    Burmese Proverb
20. Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
    Benjamin Franklin
21. The big thieves hang the little ones.
    Czech Proverb
22. The blind man is laughing at the bald head.
    Persian Proverb
23. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
    Chinese Proverb
24. By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible.
    Italian Proverb
25. By learning you will teach; by teaching you will learn.
    Latin Proverb

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1. Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
   Indian Proverb
2. Children are a poor man's wealth.
   Danish Proverb
3. The church is near, but the way is icy, The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully.
   Ukranian Proverb
4. A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood
   Chinese Proverb
5. Complain to one who can help you.
   Yugoslav Proverb
6. Confessed faults are half mended.
   Scottish Proverb
7. The country rooster dows not crow in the town.
   African(Swahili) Proverb
8. The crow that mimics a cormorant is drowned.
   Japanese Proverb
9. Cuando amor no es locura, no es amor.
   (When love is not madness, it is not love.)
   Spanish Proverb

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1. Danger and delight grow on one stalk.
   English Proverb
2. Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.
   Japanese Proverb
3. The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
   The Talmud
4. Deliberate often--decide once.
   Latin Proverb
5. A dimple in the chin; a devil within.
   Irish Proverb
6. The doctor is to be feared more than the disease.
   Latin Proverb
7. The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.
   Danish Proverb
8. The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.
   Portuguese Proverb
9. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
   Miscellaneous Proverb
10. Do not bathe if there is no water.
    Shan Proverb
11. Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.
    English Proverb
12. Do not employ handsome servants.
    Chinese Proverb
13. Do not lengthen the quarrel while there is an opportunity of escaping.
    Latin Proverb
14. Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.
    Czech Proverb
15. Do not push the river, it will flow by itself.
    Polish Proverb
16. Do not put your spoon into the pot which does not boil for you.
    Romanian Proverb
17. Do not speak of a rhinoceros if there is no tree nearby.
    African(Zulu) Proverb
18. Do not stand in a place of danger trusting in miracles.
    Arab Proverb
19. Do not throw the arrow which will return against you.
    Kurdish Proverb
20. Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.
    Native American Proverb (Pima)
21. Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out.
    Jewish Proverb
22. Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
    English Proverb
23. Don't empty the water jar until the rain falls.
    Philippine Proverb
24. Don't fall before you're pushed.
    English Proverb
25. Don't let your sorrow come higher than your knees.
    Sweedish Proverb
26. Don't live in a town where there are no doctors.
    Jewish Proverb
27. Don't make use of another's mouth unless it has been leant to you.
    Belgian Proverb
28. Don't offer me advice; give me money
    Spanish Proverb
29. Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.
    Jewish Proverb
30. Don't run too far, you will have to return the same distance.
    Biblical Proverb
31. Don't shake the tree when the pears fall off themselves.
    Slovakian Proverb
32. Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
    Spanish Proverb
33. Don't stay long when the husband is not at home.
    Japanese Proverb
34. Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
    Malayan Proverb
35. Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
    Sweedish Proverb
36. Drink nothing without seeing it; Sign nothing without reading it.
    Spanish Proverb
37. Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.
    Arab proverb

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1. Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers.
   Greek Proverb
2. Eating and scratching want but a beginning.
   Romanian Proverb
3. Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong.
   Hindu Proverb
4. Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
   Benjamin Franklin
5. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
   Arab Proverb
6. Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.
   Chinese Proverb
7. Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.
   Polish Proverb
8. Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.
   Miscellaneous Prover
9. Every animal knows more than you do.
   Native American Proverb (Nez Perce)
10. Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.
    Moorish Proverb
11. Every invalid is a doctor.
    Irish Proverb
12. Everyone thinks his own burden heavy.
    French Proverb
13. Every path has its puddle.
    English Proverb
14. Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
    Russian Proverb
15. Every road has two directions.
    Russian Proverb
16. Everything passes, everything wears out, everything breaks.
    (tout passe, tout lasse, tout casse)
    French Proverb
17. Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
    Arab Proverb
18. Experience is the comb that nature gives us when we are bald.
    Belgian proverb
19. The eyes are the window of the soul.
    English Proverb
20. The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people.
    German Proverb

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1. Fall seven times, stand up eight.
   Japanese Proverb
2. Fast Ripe, Fast Rotten.
   Japanese Proverb
3. A father is a banker provided by nature.
   French Proverb
4. Fear less, hope more,
   eat less, chew more,
   whine less, breathe more,
   talk less, say more,
   hate less, love more,
   and all good things will be yours.
   Swedish proverb
5. Fear not a jest. If one throws salt at you, you will not be harmed unless you have sore places.
   Latin Proverb
6. First deserve, and then desire.
   English Proverb
7. The first drink with water, the second without water, the third like water.
   Spanish Proverb
8. First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.
   Greek Proverb
9. Fish or cut bait.
   American Proverb
10. Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine.
    Polish Proverb
11. A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.
    Miscellaneous Proverb
12. A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.
    Miscellaneous Proverb
13. A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control
    Miscellaneous Proverb
14. A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
    Miscellaneous Proverb
15. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
    Chinese Proverb
16. From a fallen tree, all make kindling.
    Spanish Proverb
17. From a thorn comes a rose, and from a rose comes a thorn.
    Greek Proverb
18. A full cup must be carried steadily.
    English Proverb

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1. Get what you can and keep what you have; that's the way to get rich.
   Scottish Proverb
2. Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries , and you will have a fine pig and a bad child.
   Danish Proverb
3. Go and wake up your cook.
   Arab Proverb
4. The go-between wears out a thousand sandals.
   Japanese Proverb
5. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.
   Jewish Proverb
6. God gives the nuts but he does not crack them.
   German Proverb
7. God sells knowledge for labour -- honour for risk.
   Arabic Proverb
8. God will be present, whether asked or not.
   Latin Proverb
9. God gave teeth; He will give bread.
   Lithuanian Proverb
10. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.
    Jewish Proverb
11. Good fences make good neighbors.
    American Proverb
12. Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.
    Spanish Proverb
13. Goodness shouts. Evil whispers.
    Balinese Proverb
14. Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts.
    Tibetan proverb
15. Go often to the house of a friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.
    A paraphrase of a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American Transcendentalist
    Another opinion on this quote: Alan Walker states "this particular proverb is part of the 'Lay Of Loddfafnir' in the Viking Edda, and is spoken by the god Odin to one of his initiates". Thanks Alan!
16. A good painter need not give a name to his picture, a bad one must.
    Polish Proverb
17. Gossip needs no carriage.
    Russian Proverb
18. Gratitude is the heart's memory.
    French Proverb
19. The greater love is a mother's; then comes a dog's; then a sweetheart's.
    Polish Proverb
20. Great men are not always wise.
    Biblical Proverb
21. A guest sees more in an hour than the host in a year.
    Polish Proverb

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1. A half-truth is a whole lie.
   Jewish Proverb
2. The hammer shatters glass but forges steel.
   Russian Proverb
3. A handfull of patience is worth a bushel of brains.
   Dutch Proverb
4. Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.
   Chinese Proverb
5. A heart in love with beauty never grows old.
   Turkish Proverb
6. The heart that loves is always young.
   Greek Proverb
7. He fishes well who uses a golden hook.
   Latin Proverb
8. He is rich who owes nothing.
   French Proverb
9. He that does not ask will never get a bargain.
   French Proverb
10. He that is of a merry heart hasth a continual feast.
    Biblical Proverb
11. He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
    Biblical Proverb
12. He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him.
    Dutch Proverb
13. He who must die, must die in the dark, even though he sells candles.
    Colombian Proverb
14. He who says what he likes will hear what he does not like.
    English Proverb
15. He who searches for pearls should not sleep.
    Lybian Proverb
16. He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.
    Persian Proverb
17. He who would rule must hear and be deaf, see and be blind.
    German Proverb
18. He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
    Chinese Proverb
19. He who builds by the roadside has many surveyors.
    Italian Proverb
20. He who doesn't risk never gets to drink champagne.
    Russian Proverb
21. He who has health has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.
    Arab Proverb
22. He who hurries can not walk with dignity.
    Chinese Proverb
23. He who is not impatient is not in love.
    Italian Proverb
24. He who knows little quickly tells it.
    Italian Proverb
25. He who knows nothing doubts nothing.
    Italian Proverb
26. He who puts up with insult invites injury.
    Jewish Proverb
27. He who respects his parents never dies.
    Greek Proverb
28. He who sows peas on the highway does not get all the pods into his barn.
    Danish Proverb
29. He who undertakes too much seldom succeeds.
    Dutch Proverb
30. He who would leap far must first take a long run.
    Danish Proverb
31. Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
    Benjamin Franklin
32. Hours are Time's shafts,
    and one comes winged with death.
    Scottish Clock Motto

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33. If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.
    Yiddish Proverb
34. If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
    Benjamin Franklin
35. If there is no wind, row.
    Latin Proverb
36. If three people say you are an ass, put on a bridle.
    Spanish Proverb
37. If work were good for you, the rich would leave none for the poor.
    Haitian proverb
38. If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
    Russian Proverb
39. If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
    Chinese Proverb
40. If you bow at all, bow low.
    Chinese Proverb
41. Za dvumya zaitsami pogonish'sya, ne odnogo ne poimaesh'.
    (If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one.) Russian Proverb
42. If you can't go over, you must go under.
    Jewish Proverb
43. If you can't lick 'em, join 'em.
    American Proverb
44. If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time.
    Chinese proverb
45. If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
    Khalil Gibran
46. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
    Native American Proverb (Minquass)
47. If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
    Italian Proverb
48. If you see in your wine the reflection of a person not in your range of vision, don't drink it.
    Chinese Proverb
49. If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.
    Spanish Proverb
50. If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.
    Yiddish Proverb
51. If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself.
    Haitian proverb
52. If you wish good advice, consult an old man.
    Romanian Proverb
53. If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
    Benjamin Franklin
54. If you would live healthy, be old early.
    Spanish Proverb
55. If you would be pope, you must think of nothing else.
    Spanish Proverb
56. If you suspect a man, don't employ him, and if ypu employ him, don't suspect him.
    Chinese Proverb
57. If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
    Benjamin Franklin
58. If youth but had the knowledge and old age the strength.
    French Proverb
59. Ignorance is bliss.
    American Proverb
60. In case of doubt it is best to lean to the side of mercy.
    Legal Proverb
61. In reviling, it is not necessary to prepare a preliminary draft.
    Chinese Proverb
62. In times of prosperity friends will be plenty, in times of adversity not one in twenty.
    English Proverb
63. In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed are kings
    Macedonian Proverb
    Thanks Margarita for submitting this one! -ed
64. In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.
    English Proverb
65. It is easier to pull down than to build up.
    Latin Proverb
66. It is not a fish until it is on the bank.
    Irish Proverb
67. It is not enough to aim.; you must hit.
    Italian Proverb
68. It is the great north wind that made the Vikings.
    Scandanavian Proverb
69. It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.
    Latin Proverb

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70. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
    Chinese Proverb
71. Judge not the horse by his saddle.
    Chinese Proverb

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72. Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.
    Chinese Proverb

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73. L'amour fait passer les temps. Les temps faite passer l'amour. (Love makes time pass. Time makes love pass.)
    French Sundial Motto
74. A lean agreement is better than a fat lawsuit.
    German Proverb
75. Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
    Chinese Proverb.
76. Let every fox take care of his own tail.
    Italian Proverb
77. Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.
    English Proverb
78. Let no man deceive you with vain words.
    Biblical Proverb
79. Life is not separate from death. It only looks that way.
    Native American Proverb (Blackfoot)
80. Listen or your tongue will keep you deaf.
    Native American Proverb
81. Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely.
    Chinese Proverb
82. A little pot boils easily.
    Dutch Proverb
83. Live together like brothers and do business like strangers.
    Arab Proverb
84. Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.
    Spanish Proverb
85. Live your own life, for you will die your own death.
    Latin Proverb
86. Lomhlaba Unzima, Lohmhlaba. [This world is a harsh place, this world.]
    Zulu Proverb
87. Long absent, soon forgotten.
    Romanian Proverb
88. Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.
    Jewish Proverb
89. Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.
    Russian Proverb
90. Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies.
    Swedish Proverb
91. Love rules without rules.
    Italian Proverb
92. Love tells us many things that are not so.
    Ukranian Proverb
93. Love your neighbor, but don't tear down your fence.
    German Proverb
94. The loveliest of faces are to be seen by moonlight, when one sees half with the eye and half with the fancy.
    Persian Proverb

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95. Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.
    Chinese Proverb
96. Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors.
    Jewish Proverb
97. Man has responsiblity, not power.
    Native American Proverb (Tuscarora)
98. A man is not where he lives, but where he loves.
    Latin Proverb
99. A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
    English Proverb
100. The man who does not learn is dark, like one walking in the night.
     Chinese Proverb
101. Many men know how to flatter, few men know how to praise.
102. Greek Proverb
103. Measure a thousand times and cut once.
     Turkish Proverb

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104. Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.
     Spanish Proverb
105. Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
     Chinese Proverb
106. Never draw your dirk when a blow will do it.
     Scottish Proverb
107. Never fall out with your bread and butter.
     English Proverb
108. Never give advice in a crowd.
     Arab Proverb
109. Never give advice unless asked.
     German Proverb
110. Never rely on the glory of the morning or the smiles of your mother-in-law.
     Japanese Proverb
111. Never squat with your spurs on.
     Texan Proverb
112. Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.
     Jewish Proverb
113. Never write a letter while you are angry.
     Chinese Proverb
114. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
     American Proverb
115. No call alligator long mouth till you pass him.
     Jamaican Proverb
116. No need to teach an eagle to fly.
     Greek Proverb

     
     No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
     Taoist Proverb

117. No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor.
     Danish Proverb

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118. Observe your enemies, for they first find your faults.
     Greek Proverb
119. One does evil enough when one does nothing good.
     German Proverb
120. One drink is just right; two is too many; three are too few.
     Spanish Proverb
121. One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.
     French Proverb
122. One should be just as careful in choosing one's pleasures as in avoiding calamities.
     Chinese Proverb
123. Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.
     Indian Proverb

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124. Pray, pray very much; but beware of telling God what you want.
     French Proverb

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125. Ready money works great cures.
     French Proverb
126. The reverse side also has a reverse side.
     Japanese Proverb
127. A rich man has no need of character.
     Hebrew Proverb

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128. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
     American Proverb
129. Set a thief to catch a thief.
     French Proverb
130. Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.
     Sweedish Proverb
131. Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves.
     Italian Proverb
132. Since we cannot get what we like, let us like what we can get.
     Spanish Proverb
133. A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
     Chinese Proverb
134. The sinning is the best part of repentance.
     Arabic Proverb
135. Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.
     African Proverb
136. A snake deserves no pity.
     Yiddish Proverb
137. Speak of the devil and he appears.
     Italian Proverb
138. Spread the table and contention will cease.
     English Proverb

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139. Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.
     Native American Proverb
140. A true friend, is one that will take a bullet for you in the war.
     Italian Proverb
     Kindly submitted to quotesandsayings.com by Massimo Raimondi, from a book on Mussolini
141. Tell me who's your friend and I'll tell you who you are.
     Russian proverb
142. There is a pinch of the madman in every great man.
     French Proverb
143. There is no flying without wings.
     French Proverb
144. There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
     French Proverb
145. There is nothing hidden between Heaven and Earth
     Venezuelan Proverb
146. There wouldn't be such a thing as counterfeit gold if there were no real gold somewhere.
     Sufi Proverb
147. Those who have free seats at a play hiss first.
     Chinese Proverb
148. Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.
     Italian Proverb
149. Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.
     Malayan Proverb
150. Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.
     Welsh Proverb
151. To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
     Chinese Proverb
152. To change and change for the better are two different things.
     German Proverb
153. To deceive a diplomat speak the truth, he has no experience with it.
     Greek Proverb
154. To know and to act are one and the same.
     Samurai Proverb
155. To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
     Chinese Proverb
156. A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense.
     American Proverb
157. Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats.
     Malayan Proverb
158. Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.
     Maori proverb

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159. Under a ragged coat lies wisdom.
     Romanian Proverb
160. Under a tattered cloak you will generally find a good drinker.
     Spanish Proverb
161. Use power to curb power.
     Chinese Proverb
162. Use soft words and hard arguments.
     English Proverb
163. Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.
     Persian Proverb

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164. Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.
     Japanese Proverb
165. Vulnerant omnia, ultima necat. (All the [hours] wound you, the last one kills)
     Latin Proverb

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166. Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.
     French Proverb
167. Walk till the blood appears on the cheek, but not the sweat on the brow.
     Spanish Proverb
168. We know the worth of a thing when we have lost it.
     French Proverb
169. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
     Scottish Proverb
170. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
     French Proverb
171. What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks.
     Romanian Proverb
172. What the people believe is true.
     Native American Proverb (Anishinabe)

     
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173. French Proverb
174. What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
     Jewish Proverb
175. What you give you get, ten times over.
     Yoruba Proverb
176. When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward.
     Swedish proverb
177. When an elephant is in trouble even a frog will kick him.
     Hindu Proverb
178. When anger rises, think of the consequences.
     Confucius
179. When a thing is done, advice comes too late.
     Romanian Proverb
180. When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.
     Chinese Proverb
181. When friends ask, there is no tomorrow.
     Miscellaneous Proverb
182. When in doubt, Gallop!
     Proverb of the French Foreign Legion
183. When one shuts one eye, one does not hear everything.
     Swiss Proverb
184. When spiders unite they can tie down a lion.
     Ethiopian Proverb
185. When the fox preaches, look to the geese.
     German Proverb
186. When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
     African Proverb
187. When two quarrel, both are to blame.
     Dutch Proverb
188. When we cannot get what we love, we must love what is within our reach.
     French Proverb
189. When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.
     Czech Proverb
190. When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage.
     Jewish Proverb
191. When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.
     Chinese Proverb
192. When you throw dirt, you lose ground.
     Texan Proverb
193. When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.
     Chinese Proverb
194. Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel.
     Spanish Proverb
195. Where there is a sea there are pirates.
     Greek Proverb
196. Where there is love, there is pain.
     Spanish Proverb
197. Where there are no swamps there are no frogs.
     German Proverb
198. Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
     Confucius
199. Who depends on another man's table often dines late.
     Italian Proverb
200. Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
     Spanish Proverb
201. The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.
     Arab Proberb
202. Who travels for love finds a thousand miles not longer than one.
     Japaneses Proverb
203. The wise man has long ears and a short tongue.
     German Proverb
204. The woman cries before the wedding and the man after.
     Polish Proverb
205. Words must be weighed, not counted.
     Polish Proverb

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206. You may laugh at a friend's roof; don't laugh at his sleeping accomodation.
     Kenyan Proverb
207. Young pigs grunt as as old pigs grunted before them.
     Danish Proverb
208. Your friend has a friend; don't tell him.
     Jewish Proverb
209. You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
     Navajo Proverb
210. You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.
     Irish Proverb