• The Pen and the Inkstand
    • In a poet’s room, where his inkstand stood on the table, the remark was once made, “It is wonderful ...
    • The Dandelion
    • We’ll do something. We’ll go to the park together and look for a dandelion until we find one.” “Are you listening?” “Then we’ll tell it to go to daddy ...
    • The Shopkeeper
    • A heavy-built tall man was passing through the market of Kufa, his step firm and assured. He had fine figure and sun-burnt face...
    • Man With No Ears
    • There was this man who was in a horrible accident, and was injured. But the only permanent damage he ...
    • The seven wonders
    • A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present “Seven Wonders.” Though there were some ...
    • Beautiful Prayer
    • I asked God to take away my habit. God said, no. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up...
    • Sleeping Through The Storm
    • A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep when the wind blows."....
    • Nigerian Proverbs
    • A rat is not born a rabbit. A tiger does not have to proclaim its tigeritude ...
    • The House of 1000 Mirrors
    • Long ago in a small, far away village, there was place known as the House of 1000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he bounced ...
    • Thai proverbs
    • These are written in the Thai script, with the approximate English pronunciation written to the right of it. The literal translation and the English equivalent ...
    • Lovely sky
    • One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be co...
    • Beautiful Thoughts
    • hts W hen everything seems to go wrong, just push. When the job gets you down, just push. When people don't react the way you think they should, push! When your money looks funny and the bills are due, just pus...
    • PUT DOWN THE GLASS
    • Once A Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see, Then asked the students, "How do you think this glass weighs?" "50 gms!", "100 gms!...
    • Afghan Proverbs
    • rbs 1- No rose is without thorns. Meaning: No one is perfect. 2- A good year is determined by its spring. Meaning: As goes the spring so goes the year. Usage: Character and quality show up early. 3- Whatever yo...
    • Precious Little Time
    • ime T he man came home from work late again, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door. Daddy, may I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man. &qu...
    • Scottish Proverbs
    • rbs A tale never loses in the telling. Be happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead. Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him. Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all bef...
    • Army of Elephants
    • The following incident is mentioned in Surah “Feel” (Elephant) of the Holy Quran and it happened during the period of the birth-year of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Abraha Al-Ashram was the governor o...
    • Morocco/Moroccan Proverbs
    • rbs line-height:150%;font-family:Tahoma"> Truth Proverbs Love truth even if it harms you, and hate lies even if they serve you Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear A known mistake is better than an un...
    • Today I Saved a Life
    • ife T oday while driving to work I saved a life -- well, sort of. Let me start from the beginning. Today while driving to work, I saw a car approaching on my right side, he was fighting to get into gridlock traff...
    • Anfal (9-10)
    • 10) Verse of the week W hen you sought aid from your Lord, so He answered you: I will assist you with a thousand of the angels following one another And Allah only gave it as a good news and that your hearts might b...
    • Better to Give
    • A young man, a student in one of the universities, was one day taking a walk with a Professor, who was commonly called the students friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions. ...
    • Ethiopian Proverbs
    • rbs “When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.” "Give advice; if people don't listen, let adversity teach them.” "He who conceals his disease can not expect to be cured.” “What one hopes for is ...
    • Cheering Me On
    • I close my eyes as tight as they can go.The lights go off, and my imaginationswitcheson. Pictures flash through my mind like an old film from the fifties.I remember driving home by myself for the first t...
    • Greek proverbs
    • rbs Many words are poverty. A person can be as sweet as honey or as heavy as steel. A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. Act quickly, think slowly. As l...
    • A Friend...
    • (A)ccepts you as you are (B)elieves in you (C)alls you just to say HI (D)oesnt give up on you (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts) (F)orgives your mistakes (G)ive...
    • Egyptian Proverbs
    • rbs   A beautiful thing is never perfect. A man's ruin lies in his tongue. Be patient with a bad neighbor: he may move or face misfortune. Because we focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion. Bed is th...
    • Hashr: 1-2
    • 1-2 Verse of the week W hatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth declares the glory of Allah, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. He is Who caused those who disbelieved of the followers of the Book to ...
    • Giving Blood
    • Giving Blood many years ago, when I worked as a transfusion volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a disease and needed blood from her five-year-old brothe...
    • Ancient Egyptian Proverbs
    • rbs E gyptian Proverbs were a very important part of the Ancient religion of Egypt, one of the main religious concepts the Egyptians had was "know thyself." Their spiritual aspect of this concept held that...
    • Armenian Proverbs (2)
    • (2) He who can not pray at home will celebrate mass somewhere else. He who looks for a friend without a fault will never find one. He who speaks a lot learns little. He's looking for the donkey while sitting on it...
    • Words of Wisdom (Thoughts to Live By)
    • By) ---Nature and wisdom never are at strife. Plutarch ---It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves. Francois De La Rochefoucauld ---The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook. William James ---...
    • Armenian Proverbs (1)
    • (1) You are as many a person as languages you know. How can one start a fast with baklava in one's hand. The eagle was killed by an arrow made from its own feathers. Clouds that thunder do not always rain. He who...
    • The Twelve Gifts of Birth
    • rth O nce upon a time, a long time ago, when princes and princesses lived in faraway kingdoms, royal children were given twelve special gifts when they were born. You may have heard the stories. Twelve wise women of ...
    • Austrian Proverbs
    • rbs Proverbi dalla tradizione popolare austriaca A light is still a light-even though the blind man can not see it. If you shoot your arrows at stones, you'll damage them. The earth doesn't shake when the fle...
    • Famous Latin Proverbs
    • ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora . Eggs today are better than chickens tomorrow ...
    • THE HEALING POISON
    • ON A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities we...
    • An-Nahl (The Bee) 16:70
    • :70 Verse of the Week A ND GOD has created you, and in time will cause you to die; and many a one of you is reduced in old age to a most abject state, ceasing to know anything of what he once knew well. Verily, god is...
    • THE HEALING POISON
    • A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law...
    • Korean Proverbs
    • rbs A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle. A nobleman's calf does not know how a butcher kills. Carve the peg by looking at the hole. Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water. Cast not pearls to swine. Cat...