Motivational Proverbs to Paint

In addition to collecting motivational sayings and quotes, we have collected Proverbs that we have found motivational. Proverbs are bits of wisdom passed down from generation to generation.

May the wisdom from these proverbs enhance your work!

We paint these proverbs on the bottom of our painted rocks.

People always turn the rocks over and always seem to be delighted to read one of these proverbs.

On any of your country crafts you can paint or write one of these proverbs. They add a special touch to your craft.

Many hands make light work
English

Praise loudly, blame softly
Russian

A little impatience will spoil great plans
Chinese

Grasp no more than thy hand will hold
English

You are never to old to learn
English

A change of work is as good as a rest.
Irish

If and When were planted
and Nothing grew
Turkish

A turtle travels only
when it sticks its neck out.
Korean

A small link will sink a great ship
Russian

Plan your work and work your plan.
American

A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step
Chinese

A plant, often transplanted,
never prospers
Latin

He who laughs, lasts
Norwegian

Go and wake up your luck
Persian

Failures are the pillars of success.
Welsh

A stumble may prevent a fall
English

Who does not tire, succeeds
Portuguese

The smoothest way is full of stones
Yiddish

You never know what you can do
until you try
English

From small beginnings come great things
Dutch

You are as old as you feel
American

One of these days is none of these days
English

He can who believes he can
Latin

Nothing ventured, nothing gained
English

If you can't do as you wish,
do as you can
Spanish

The future is purchased by the present
French

A clear conscience is a good pillow
French

Don't postpone a good deed.
Irish

Patience wears away stones
English

The mistakes of others are good teachers
Estonian

A good example is the best sermon
English

Well done is better than well said
French

Slow and steady wins the race
English

Lose an hour in the morning and
you'll be running after it all day
English

Behave toward everyone
as if receiving a guest
Chinese

There is a piece of fortune in misfortune
Japanese

Every day is a page of your life's history
Arabian

Fortune favors the bold
Spanish

If you want to succeed,
first help others to succeed
Japanese

There are no traffic jams
when you go the extra mile
American

New day, new fate
Bulgarian

Don't let grass grow
on the path of friendship
Native American

Confidence is half of victory
Yiddish

Better a steady dime than a rare dollar
Yiddish

Failure teaches you more than success
Russian

Money grows on the tree of patience
Japanese

"But" is a fence over which few leap
German

If your healthy, your wealthy
Yiddish

If you can - do!
Yiddish