Colective wisdom

A good listener is a silent flatterer.
Human beings have an innate desire to be listened, but only few are good listeners. So, if you listen to someone attentively, you’ll flatter them.
— Colective wisdom
After victory, tighten your helmet chord.
There is no room for complacency. Get down to work after a victory. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, calls it Day 0 mentality.
— Colective wisdom
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Fools lose money because of their foolish conduct.
— Colective wisdom
A drowning man will clutch a straw.
When someone is in a difficult situation, s/he will take any available opportunity to come out of it.
— Colective wisdom
A diamond with a flaw is better than a common stone that is perfect.
A rare, precious opportunity that comes with some problems is better than a regular opportunity that seems to be perfect.
— Colective wisdom
Action speaks louder than words.
Action is a better reflection of one’s character than words because it’s easy to say things, but difficult to act on them and follow through.
— Colective wisdom
A cat has nine lives.
Cat can survive seemingly fatal events.
— Colective wisdom
Absence makes heart grow fonder.
When we’re away from loved ones, we long for their company more than in normal times.
— Colective wisdom
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
Certainty of having something in hand is better than mere probability of having even more things.
— Colective wisdom
A bad workman always blames his tools.
This proverb is used when someone blames the quality of their equipment or other external factors when they perform a task poorly.
— Colective wisdom