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

He is a fool who marries an old woman without teeth. (Somali Proverb)
Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little. View quote
Epicurus
A mother understands what a child does not say. View proverb
Jewish Proverb
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake. View proverb
Persian Proverb

Featured parables

The door accidentally closed The door accidentally closed

A lady worked at a meat distribution factory. One day, when she finished with her work schedule, she went into the ...

Gold coin in a shoe Gold coin in a shoe

A young student was taking a walk one day with a kindly professor who commonly treated his students as friends. As ...

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 ...