Thoughts for Today

The best way to eat an elephant in your path is cut him up into little pieces.

Meaning: The best way to solve a problem is to solve it bit by bit.

A sugarcane is sweetest at the joint.

Meaning: What seems to be hard to achieve in real life is often the best.

He who does not know one thing knows another.

Meaning: No one knows everything, but everyone knows something.

It takes a whole village to raise a child.

Meaning: Everyone in a community should be responsible for helping to raise a
child.

Rain does not fall on one roof alone.

Meaning: Trouble comes to everyone at one time or another.

After a foolish deed comes remorse.

Meaning: After you have done something foolish, you feel sorry for doing it.

A roaring lion kills no game.

Meaning: You cannot gain anything by sitting around talking about it. You must
get up and work for it.

Restless feet may walk into a snake pit.

Meaning: It is easy for a person to get into trouble when he or she is not
busy doing something.

Knowledge is like a garden: If it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.

Meaning: If you do not use the knowledge that you have, you cannot expect to
gain anything from it.

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

Meaning: Don't look at your mistakes; look at what caused you to make the
mistakes.

Only a fool tests the depth of water with both feet.

Meaning: It is not wise to jump into a situation before thinking about it.

Wherever a man goes to dwell, his character goes with him.

Meaning: Your character follows you wherever you go.

Life is like a shadow and a mist; it passes quickly by, and is no more.

Meaning: Life is short, and you only live it once.

If you offend, ask for a pardon; if offended forgive.

Meaning: If you upset someone, apologize to him or her. If someone upsets you,
forgive him or her.