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

Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little. (Epicurus)
Parents are the first teachers of the children. View proverb
Myanmar Proverb
A wise man makes his own decisions, but an ignorant man mindlessly follows the crowd. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
People often judge the mistakes of others but are blind to their own. View quote

Featured parables

The best teacher 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 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 Flying clouds

A 24-year-old boy was looking out the window of a train and suddenly exclaimed, "Dad, look, the trees are moving ...

Will I Start Dying Right Away? Will I Start Dying Right Away?

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer in a hospital, I met a little girl named Lisa, who was suffering ...

Attitude towards work Attitude towards work

A man was walking down the road when he suddenly saw three workers carrying bricks. He asked the first one: - ...

Reckless Anger Reckless Anger

There was a snake that crawled over a sharp saw and was cut. In anger the snaked wrapped the saw with its thick body ...