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

Everyone shouts – you must learn to forgive. But no one even thinks that you must learn not to offend and not to cause pain! (INZ EN)
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. View quote
Anton Chekhov
The intelligence consists not only in the knowledge but also in the skill to apply the knowledge into practice. View quote
Aristotle
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. View quote
Mark Twain

Featured parables

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 ...

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 ...