Perspectives Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Perspectives quotes, Perspectives sayings, and Perspectives proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.


A closed mouth catches no flies.      -- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
Aim for the stars.      -- unknown
Aim high in your career but stay humble in your heart.      -- Korean (on ambition)
Do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today.      -- unknown
First come, first served.      -- unknown
God helps those who help themselves.      -- George Herbert (1593-1632)
If the eyes didn't see, the hands wouldn't take.     -- Yiddish (on opportunity)
Manana (tomorrow) is often the busiest day of the week.      -- ish (on procrastination)
New day, new fate.     -- Bulgarian (on opportunity)
No time like the present.      -- Mrs. Mary De La Riviera Manley (1663-1724)
Once the rice is pudding, it's too late to reclaim the rice.      -- Indonesian (on time and timeliness)
One who waits for chance, may wait a year.     -- Yoruba (West African (on opportunity)
Opportunities come but do not linger.     -- Nepalese (on opportunity)
Strike while the iron is hot.      -- Chaucer (c.1343-1400)
The cream always rises to the top.      -- unknown
When one door shuts, another opens.      -- unknown
Who waiteth for dead man's shoes will go long barefoot.      -- John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Whoever wins the war gets to write the history.      -- unknown