The Real Things in Life
Welcome to our collection, featuring selected wise thoughts—quotes, proverbs, and parables, many of which cannot be found anywhere else. These inspiring texts, from ancient times to the present, offer everyone the chance to find something from the Real Things in Life.Quotes of the day
Featured parables
Butter and sugar
The wife of one poor man cooked butter, and he sold it to one of the groceries. She cooked circle-shaped butter, ...
What is poverty?
Once, the father of a wealthy family decided to take his son to the countryside to show him what poverty is. They ...
Flowers
Once upon a time, there were two sisters - the elder one was jealous and hated her younger stepsister because it ...
The best teacher
There’s a story from many years ago that tells of an elementary school teacher whose name was Mrs. Thompson. As she ...
Snake in the Fire
A man saw when a snake was dying burned and decided to take it out of the fire, but when it did, the snake bit him. By ...
Flying clouds
A 24-year-old boy was looking out the window of a train and suddenly exclaimed, "Dad, look, the trees are moving ...
