Don't waste precious time

worrying about

what you should have done…….

But rather; focus your attention

on what you are doing now,

and what you want to do

in the future

Don't concentrate

on any mistakes that might

              have been made,

but learn from them.

                                    Debbie Avery

وقت گرانمایه را در اندوه،

آنچه باید باشد،

بر باد مده.

بر آنچه اکنون انجام می دهی،

و آنچه در آینده می خواهی انجام دهی، اندیشه کن.

بر لغزشهایی که گمان می کنی داشته ای میندیش،

از آنها بیاموز.                                                   دبی آوری

"You can't take it with you when you die."

When we die we leave everything on earth. We don't take anything with us. Even the richest people cannot take their money with them after death. This proverb reminds us that some material things are not really so valuable as we think.

"Better untaught than ill taught."

This proverb drops the verb "to be". But we understand: "It is better not to be taught at all than to be taught badly." It's better not to learn something than to learn it badly. This idea is echoed in Pope's famous line: "A little learning is a dangerous thing;".

·         taught = past participle of verb "teach" (here used in passive voice)

·         ill taught = badly taught

"If you wish good advice, consult an old man."

Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one.

·         wish (verb) = want, desire

·         advice (noun) = recommendation as to what to do

·         consult (verb) = ask; go to for advice or information

"If you wish good advice, consult an old man."

Old people have a lot of experience. If you want to have good advice or recommendations, ask an old person, not a young one.

·         wish (verb) = want, desire

·         advice (noun) = recommendation as to what to do

·         consult (verb) = ask; go to for advice or information

"You can't tell a book by its cover."

We need to read a book to know if it's good or bad. We cannot know what it's like just by looking at the front or back cover. This proverb is applied to everything, not only books 

Three Gifts

Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother. The first brother, Donald, said, "I built a big house for our mother." The second brother, Robert, said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." The third brother, Joseph, said, "You remember how mom enjoys reading Shakespeare. She can't see very well, so I sent her a remarkable parrot that can recite the complete works of Shakespeare. It took trainers 12 years to teach him - he's one of a kind. Mama just has to name a poem or a play and the parrot recites it." Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks. "Donald," she said, "the house you built is so big. I live only in one room, but I have to clean the whole house." To her second son, she wrote, "Robert, I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home so I rarely use the Mercedes. And that driver is so rude! He's so much trouble!" Finally, to her third son, she wrote, "My dearest Joseph," she said, "the chicken was delicious!"