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

It's amazing how much panic one honest man can spread among a multitude of hypocrites. (Thomas Sowell)
A true man hates no one. View quote
Napoleon Bonaparte
There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with. View quote
Marcus Aurelius
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else. View quote
Charles Dickens

Featured parables

A farmer's donkey fell into a well A farmer's donkey fell into a well

One day, a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The animal cried and grieved for hours while the farmer tried to do ...

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 ...