A number of common sayings, quotes and proverbs give advice and inspire you to learn from them. As we reach the end of the year and the beginning of a new year, it is a great time to make resolutions. The new year gives us a “clean slate”, a fresh start, another chance after wiping out past mistakes or problems. It is time to set goals for yourself and learn from these words of wisdom.
Let these practice quotes remind you of the importance of improving and taking action or developing habits to be the best we can. I hope you find them encouraging. So learn all you can!
1.- “Practice makes perfect”. People are “creatures of habit”, things become much easier when you develop a habit. Moreover, regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it.
2.- “It takes a village to raise a child” is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment. It takes all the people involved in the life of a child to give their best in doing their part in the raising of a child. This is the key to the concept of Total Education.
3.- “Be a lifelong student”. The more you learn, the more you earn and the more self-confidence you will have in today’s work climate. Lifelong learning paves the way for current and future success. It involves not only studying new topics but also developing an open-minded, positive attitude about the dynamic nature of the world. Personal development continues alongside professional development.
4.- “Mistakes are the stepping stones to learning”. Failures are the stepping stones to success. It is those mistakes which make us a better person and strive hard to our dream destination. Our mistakes teach us what went wrong and how to correct them. Each and every human has come across a phase in their life which they thought was their hardest part of their life. However, this particular phase taught them to become bigger and better. Time and experience have proved to be the best teachers they can be. Every wrong or bad decision we take has a life lesson that we learn.
5.- “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” means that it is not enough to simply mean to do well, one must take action to do well. A good intention is meaningless unless it is followed by a good action. Many people have a conscience that tells them what the right thing to do is, in a given situation, but they give in to laziness or selfishness and do not follow through. Another interpretation of the proverb means that trying to do something good often has unintended consequences which make things worse.
6.- “Where there’s a will there’s a way”. Determination will overcome any obstacle. If one is motivated enough to do something, one will find a way to do it. Willpower will defeat any difficulty and strong determination can conquer any problem.
7.- “A word to the wise is enough”. Wise people do not need long explanations. If you are willing to understand, a little word is enough to make things clearer. I like this proverb because we are constantly communicating with other people, sometimes being understood sometimes not. After all, it depends on the person with whom we are communicating and a word to the wise is enough. I learned this proverb from my grandfather.
8.- “Think twice act wise”. Consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it. This piece of advice is the one that I repeat the most to my students. I often use this idiom as a warning, as in “Think twice before asking or doing that!”
9.- “Slowly but surely” used for describing definite but slow progress. In other words: it does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Aim for the sky, but move slowly, step by step, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.
10.- “The sky is the limit”. A lot of students ask me if they can improve their English and if they will be able to speak fluently. The truth is if you put in enough time and effort, the sky’s the limit, which means that if you spend enough time and enough effort on your English, then you can learn as much English as you want.
Learning gives you knowledge and preparation and both together give you opportunity. Continuous learning prepares you to take advantage of opportunities and is a key to success in life. From these words of wisdom, you can grow as a person and find out what it takes to better yourself and climb the ladder.
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