Origins of personal development

I’m sure you have heard these before!

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
2. What goes around comes around
3. Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you
4. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
5. A friend in need is a friend in deed
6. Birds of a feather flock together
7. Absence makes the heart grow fonder
8. Actions speak louder than words
9. All good things must come to an end
10. All is fair in love and war
11. All that glitters is not gold
12. All’s well that ends well
13. An apple a day keeps the doctor away
14. As you make your bed so must you lie in it
15. Bad news travels fast
16. Beggars can’t be choosers
17. Better late than never
18. Better safe than sorry
19. Blood is thicker than water
20. Business before pleasure
21. Crime does not pay
22. Curiosity killed the cat
23. Diligence is the mother of fortune
24. Divide and rule
25. Do as I say and not as I do
26. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
27. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
28. Every dog has his day
29. Easier said than done
30. Don’t wash your dirty linen in public
31. Failure teaches success
32. First come, first served
33. First think, and then speak
34. Fight fire with fire
35. Finders keepers, losers weepers
36. Garbage in, garbage out
37. Give credit where credit is due
38. God helps them who help themselves
39. Good fences make good neighbors
40. Great minds think a lot
41. He who hesitates is lost
42. Ignorance is bliss
43. Keep your mouth shut and ears open
44. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
45. Live and learn
46. Look before you leap
47. Love is blind
48. Look on the bright side
49. Mind your own business
50. Money is the root of all evil
51. Never judge from appearances
52. Never too late to learn
53. No pain, no gain
54. Nothing succeeds like success
55. Nothing ventured, nothing gained
56. Old habits die hard
57. Out of sight, out of mind
58. Patience is a virtue
59. Practice makes perfect
60. One good turn deserves another
61. Practice what you preach
62. Seeing is believing
63. Strike while the iron is hot
64. The best things in life are free
65. The bigger they are the harder they fall
66. The first step is the hardest
67. The more you get the more you want
68. There are two sides to every question
69. There is a time and place for everything
70. Tomorrow is another day
71. Time heals all wounds
72. Two heads are better than one
73. Variety is the spice of life
74. True love never grows old
75. Two wrongs do not make a right
76. United we stand divided we fall
77. When in doubt do nothing
78. Where there is a will there is a way
79. You can’t please everyone
80. You can’t tell a book by its cover
81. You can’t take it with you when you die
82. You cannot have your cake and eat it
83. You win some you lose some
84. You don’t get something for nothing
85. You can’t win them all

All self-help and personal development techniques stem from the foundation

developed by Proverbs from civilizations of the past.

We might make these Proverbs sound more intellectual today,

but the premise of all development lies in these time-tested phrases.

Keith Miller | The Million Dollar Coach | The Million Dollar Coaching Company | (855) MY-PRO-COACH | https://www.millionDC.com