#Virtues

Contentment vs. Covetousness

" To the contented, even poverty is a joy. To the discountent, even wealth is a vexation" - Chinese proverb What does "To the contented,...

"The friend [in] my adversity I shall always cherish the most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours...

"Look before you leap" - Unknown What does "Look before you leap" mean? I think it means to look out for danger. Cautiousness is knowing...

"A bold man is better in all things." - Homer's Odyssey What does " A bold man is better in all things." mean? I think it means that if...

" Let others' deeds of kindeness frankly be revealed, but your own good to others, always be concealed." -Cato What does "Let others'...

"He gives too late who waits to be asked." - a Latin proverb What does "He who gives too late who waits to be asked" mean? I think it...

"A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something" - Wilson Mizner What do you mean by” A good...

"Watch thou and wake when others be asleep" - Shakespeare What does “watch thou and wake when others be asleep” mean? I think it means,...