If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself. Spain

Listen to valuable statements, even if they come from your enemy's mouth. Greece

The zebra told the white horse, "I am white," and told the black horse, "I am actually black." Namibia

The sweetness of food doesn't last long, but the sweetness of good words do. Thailand

Hell is paved with good intentions, and roofed with lost opportunities. Portugal

If you make yourself into a doormat, people will wipe their feet on you. America

A mind can make a heaven out of hell, or a hell out of heaven. Costa Rica

Brief encounters can result in long relationships. Cuba

The miserable only keep track of your misses and never count your hits. Paraguay

Help me during the flood, and I will help you during the drought. Tanzania

The person who recognizes his major mistakes is on the road to wisdom. Columbia

Only a heart can find the way to another heart. Iran

He who does not like chattering woman will remain a bachelor. Congo

If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement. Lebanon

On a rainy day, many people volunteer to water the chickens. Armenia

These proverbs and about 1500 others are in the book
A Collection of Wisdom