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

Silence is a source of great strength. View quote
Laozi
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. View quote
Confucius
When throwing dirt at a person, remember: dirt may not reach him, but on your hands it will certainly remain. View quote
The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God! View quote
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Featured parables

The old woman The old woman

After his father’s death, the Son decided to leave his mother at old age home and visited her on and off. Once he ...

Butter and sugar 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? 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 Flowers

Once upon a time, there were two sisters - the elder one was jealous and hated her younger stepsister because it ...

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 ...